N7.1 - Countable / Uncountable, Basics Lesson 1/3

N7.
1 – Countable / uncountable,
basics
Lesson 1/3
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nouns, nouns with plural forms only
jeans an orange a milk

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What is the plural of these nouns?
A B C
bus house potato
D E F
umbrella church leaf

Plural nouns
noun singular +/- plural

most nouns cat +s cats
ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x bush + es bushes
ending in -y baby > ies babies
ending in -ay, -oy, -ey day +s days
ending in -f, -fe knife > ves knives
some nouns ending in -o potato + es potatoes

Use a plural noun
day leaf egg lady church
1. In winter the leaves fall off most trees.
2. There are seven __________ in a week.
3. London is a city with many __________.
4. Three __________ are waiting for a bus.
5. You need three __________ to bake this chocolate cake.

Use a plural noun
city sandwich watch box knife
6. There are three __________ on the kitchen table.
7. Moscow and St Petersburg are __________ in Russia.
8. Isaac eats two __________ for lunch each day.
9. The store sells expensive __________ and jewelry.
10. John and Alice are moving houses so they are packing their
clothes into __________.
Match the nouns and pictures
A B
scissors
jeans
C
shorts
D E
glasses
pajamas
Some nouns only have a plural form
pants
binoculars tongs pliers
/trousers
He uses his He uses his

binoculars to look binocular to look at
at the birds. the birds.
Use a plural noun below
shorts pajamas glasses
11. Where are my _________? I want to read this book.
12. She told her young son to put on his __________ and clean his
teeth. Time for bed!
13. In hot weather many people like to wear __________ and a

T-shirt.
trousers scissors tongs pliers
14. Where are the __________? I need to cut some paper.
15. My father always wears __________ with a shirt and tie to

work.
16. The electrician used __________ to cut the wire.
17. If you cook a barbeque, you can use __________ to flip the
sausages and meat.
overalls glasses jeans
18. Sarah and Andrew both wear __________ to read.
19. The mechanic wears __________ when he works on cars.
20. I like to dress in __________ and a shirt on the weekend.

Singular and plural
singular plural
book books
bush bushes
baby babies
monkey monkeys
potato potatoes
shelf shelves
- scissors
Match the nouns and pictures
A B
butter
rice
C
orange
D E
egg
money
Countable and uncountable nouns
In English, some nouns are countable and some are
uncountable.
countable nouns have uncountable nouns only

singular and plural forms have singular forms
one (an) egg, two eggs, three rice, never: (one rice, two
eggs, four eggs rice, three rice, four rice)
Countable or uncountable?
sand is uncountable / car is countable
A B C
water soap orange

D E F
orange milk fork

juice
A B C
olive oil salt money
D E F
music tooth brush tooth paste

milk is uncountable / banana is countable
Uncountable nouns only have one form
The money, my money, some Not: my monies, some

money, a lot of money, etc. monies, any monies
Countable nouns with a/an
You can use a/an with You don’t use a/an with
singular countable nouns. plural countable nouns.
Roger is eating a hamburger. Roger is eating two

hamburgers for lunch
Not: Roger is eating
today.
hamburger.
Not: Roger is eating a two
hamburgers for lunch
today.
Uncountable nouns with a/an
In English, you cannot use a a/an with uncountable nouns.
I like music.
I love rock music.
Not: I like a music.

a/an with nouns
countable uncountable
take a/an? example take a/an? example
I have an
singular yes no We eat rice.
orange.
I have five
plural no no plural -
oranges.
Correct or incorrect?
21. Terence likes to eat bananas.
22. Tracey likes to eat egg for breakfast.
23. Can you ride bike?
24. Music makes people happy.
25. Tristen and Alexa like to eat a cheese.
26. Can you give me a money?

Correct or incorrect?
27. Heidi made fruit salad with an apples and an oranges.
28. Trudy drinks a milk every morning.
29. I can’t read well and I need to buy a glasses.
30. I want to buy a blue jeans.
31. David loves to eat soup.
32. Can you please buy a bread?

A B C
chocolate
donut ketchup
milk
D E F
mayonnaise cream spinach

Are these countable or uncountable?
A B C
salt chilli onion
D E F
iced tea bread pepper

Do these nouns take a/an or nothing?
My name is James. I like to eat ___ banana with ___ yogurt for
breakfast. My sister likes to eat ___ fruit like ___ apple or ___
orange in the morning. My mum usually doesn’t eat breakfast. She
prefers to eat ___ bread and ___ cheese. My father never eats
breakfast at home during the week, but on Saturday and Sunday he
loves to eat ___ sausages, ___ eggs and ___ baked beans.
Use a/an (or nothing) + a noun
glasses beaches blood battery
33. I cut myself with a knife and now there is blood on my shirt.
34. Sydney has beautiful __________.
35. My grandfather doesn’t wear __________ and he’s 80 years

old.
36. I need __________ for my calculator.

Correct the sentences
37. The mechanic wears an overalls at work.
38. I left my glass at home and I need them for driving!
39. You can eat a orange but you cannot have an orange juice.
40. He has a blood on his face.
41. You need to put a salt and pepper in the soup. It has no flavor!

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ESL Lesson Plan

jeans an orange a milk

This teacher-led lesson plan is designed using the

To access the Teacher Notes and Answer Key, or to assign

Don’t forget to join the discussion on Facebook to get

bus house potato

umbrella church leaf

noun singular +/- plural

ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x bush + es bushes

ending in -y baby > ies babies

ending in -ay, -oy, -ey day +s days

ending in -f, -fe knife > ves knives

some nouns ending in -o potato + es potatoes

1. In winter the leaves fall off most trees.

2. There are seven __________ in a week.

3. London is a city with many __________.

4. Three __________ are waiting for a bus.

5. You need three __________ to bake this chocolate cake.

6. There are three __________ on the kitchen table.

7. Moscow and St Petersburg are __________ in Russia.

8. Isaac eats two __________ for lunch each day.

9. The store sells expensive __________ and jewelry.

He uses his He uses his

11. Where are my _________? I want to read this book.

13. In hot weather many people like to wear __________ and a

14. Where are the __________? I need to cut some paper.

15. My father always wears __________ with a shirt and tie to

16. The electrician used __________ to cut the wire.

18. Sarah and Andrew both wear __________ to read.

19. The mechanic wears __________ when he works on cars.

20. I like to dress in __________ and a shirt on the weekend.

countable nouns have uncountable nouns only

water soap orange

orange milk fork

olive oil salt money

music tooth brush tooth paste

The money, my money, some Not: my monies, some

Roger is eating a hamburger. Roger is eating two

I love rock music.

Not: I like a music.

22. Tracey likes to eat egg for breakfast.

23. Can you ride bike?

24. Music makes people happy.

25. Tristen and Alexa like to eat a cheese.

26. Can you give me a money?

28. Trudy drinks a milk every morning.

29. I can’t read well and I need to buy a glasses.

30. I want to buy a blue jeans.

31. David loves to eat soup.

32. Can you please buy a bread?

mayonnaise cream spinach

salt chilli onion

iced tea bread pepper

orange in the morning. My mum usually doesn’t eat breakfast. She

breakfast at home during the week, but on Saturday and Sunday he

34. Sydney has beautiful __________.

35. My grandfather doesn’t wear __________ and he’s 80 years

36. I need __________ for my calculator.

38. I left my glass at home and I need them for driving!

40. He has a blood on his face.

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