COUNTABLE AND

UNCOUNTABLE
NOUNS
 Nouns
that we can count
are
countable.
One book

Two books

Three books
One pen

Two pens

Three pens
 Nouns
that we cannot count
are
u n c o u n t a b l e.
Water

Milk

Sugar
 Put the nouns in the right column:

Egg,cheese,girl,pencil,butter,jacket,oil,
Salt,juice,school,meat,cat

COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
egg,girl, cheese,butter,
Jacket,cat, oil,salt,
Pencil,school juice,meat
SOME AND ANY

are used
to state the quantity,
amount of something.
 SOME AND ANY
ARE USED WHEN

1.The exact number is not known;

2.The exact number is not important.

 SOME
IS USED IN POSITIVE SENTENCES .

There are some apples on the table .

/ countable /
There is some water in the glass.
/ uncountable /
 ANY
IS USED IN QUESTIONS AND NEGATIVE
SENTENCES .
Are there any apples in the basket ?
Is there any milk in the fridge ?

There aren’t any apples in the basket.

There isn’t any milk in the fridge.
 SOME or
ANY ?

 I have apples but I don’t have

bananas.

 Mary didn’t buy flowers.

 Don’t buy pasta , we have

got in the cupboard.

 I can see a house and trees.

• There isn’t water in the
bottle.
• I can’t find books about
dinosaurs.
• Are there oranges in the
fridge?
• There are pictures on the
wall.
CHECK YOUR
ANSWERS

NOW
 SOME or
ANY ?

 I have some apples but I don’t

have any bananas.

 Mary didn’t buy any flowers.

 Don’t buy any pasta , we have

got some in the cupboard.

 I can see a house and some trees.

• There isn’t any water in the
bottle.
• I can’t find any books about
dinosaurs.
• Are there any oranges in the
fridge?
• There are some pictures on
the wall.
GOODBYE !