Countable and Non-countable Nouns A countable noun is a noun that can be counted or quantified as individual units. These nouns have both singular and plural forms. Here are a few examples of countable nouns: Book: singular - I have a
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Countable and Non-countable Nouns<br>
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A countable noun is a noun that can be counted or quantified as individual units. These nouns have both singular and plural forms. Here are a few examples of countable nouns:
Book: singular - "I have a book," plural - "I have three books."
Table: singular - "I need a table," plural - "We have six tables."
Car: singular - "She drives a car," plural - "They own two cars."
Student: singular-"The student is studying," plural - "The students are studying."<br>
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Uncountable nouns: are things we can not count. An uncountable noun has only one form (rice). Examples:
I eat rice every day.
I like rice.
We do not have enough water.<br>
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We use how much and how many to ask about quantities.
How much + uncountable nouns
How many + countable nouns
Examples:
Countable: How many apples do you want?
Uncountable: How much rice do you want?<br>
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Much We use much in negative sentences and questions, with uncountable nouns. We never use much in affirmative sentences. Examples:
I don’t eat much salt.
Do you eat much salt?<br>
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Many We use many in negative sentences and questions with countable nouns. Examples:
I don’t eat many cakes.
Do you have many books?<br>
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Exercise Complete the questions with much or many
1- How (many- much) food do we need to bring to the picnic?
2- How ( many- much) apples do we need?
3- How ( many– much ) sleep did you get last night?
4- How ( much – many) hours sleep did you get the night before?<br>
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Exercise 5. How ( many– much ) cookies should I bake for the party?
6. Do you know how ( many– much ) students passed the exam?
7. Can you tell me how ( many– much ) miles we need to drive to reach the destination?
8. I'm curious about how ( many– much ) languages you can speak fluently.
9. How ( many– much ) songs are there in the playlist?<br>
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Exercises: A. Write whether these are countable or uncountable: 1.milk → uncountable
2. room →
3. finger →
4. song →
5. paper →
6. minute →
7. tea →
8. child →
9. key →<br>
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C. Use “How many” or “How much”. 1. _________ stars are there in the sky?
2. __________ people live on Iraq ?
3. __________ birds are there?
4. __________water is in the ocean?
5. _____________countries are there in the world?
6. ____________ friends are coming to the party?
7. ____________ bones are there in the human body?
8. ___________ sand is in the deserts?
9.______________ information is on the internet?<br>
