In the previous lesson you learnt about various kinds of nouns.In this lesson you will look at two types of nouns-counteble and uncountable.
Countable Nouns
Lesson 3
Read the text and underline the nouns in it.
Then discuss the following questions in pairs.
• Which nouns can you count?
• Can you find any nouns that you cannot count?
• Which nouns take an article before them?
When I am free, I listen to the radio. There are some good radio stations that play music I like, and other stations play a lot of music i don't really ike. I like to listen to both old songs and new songs. In fact, I listen to a lot of different music,from classical to modern. Some music on the radio reminds me of when I was
younger. I stil like those old songs.
Have you got any idea about countable and uncountable nouns from your
discussion? Read the section below,
Nouns can be divided into two categories countable and uncountable.Countable nouns are words that represent things we can count. For example,the word song is a countable noun. Here are some more examples:
An old song, two new songs, etc.
A collection of 100 songs
Uncountable nouns are words that represent things we do not count.For example,the word music is an uncountable noun.Here are some examples:
• a lot of music
• the music of the 70s
Now let's look at countable and uncountable nouns in more details.
Countable nouns
Countable nouns are either singular or plural. They can be counted and
expressed in numbers.
• I need to buy four new suitcases. - Suitcase (s) is a countable noun as
adding 's' to it makes it plural.
• I want five oranges?- Here five is used to count the number of
oranges.
Countable nouns are easy to recognise. They are things that we can count. For example: 'pen'. We can count pens. We can have one, two, three or more pens.Most countable nouns become plural by adding an 's' at the end of the word.
We can use the indefinite article a/an with countable nouns:
. a good book
When a countable noun is singular, we must use a word like a/the/my/this with
. I want an orange. (not I want orange.)
. Where is my watch? (not Where is watch?)
We can use some and any with countable nouns:
. I've got some coins.
Have you got any pens?
We can use a few and many with countable nouns:
l've got a few coins.
l haven't got many pens.
Now, the above examples you must have noticed the way plural nouns are
formed. Discuss with a partner the following questions:
1. How do we convert singular nouns into plural?
2. Do we follow the same rules for making plurals with all nouns?
3. What do the names 'regular nouns' and 'irregular nouns' suggest?
Read the sections below to check your ideas.
Formation of plural of regular nouns
Most nouns form the plural by adding -s.
A noun ending in s,x,ch,sh makes the plural by adding - es
A noun ending in a consonant and then y,makes the plural by dropping the y and adding -ies
Formation of plural of irregular nouns
There are some irregular formation of plural nouns.Some of the most common ones are listed below:
Some nouns have the same form in the singular and the pluarl
Remember,there are singular nouns
new: The news is at 6.30 p.m
darts: Darts is a popular game
politics: Politics is played all over the world
Some nouns have a fixed plural form and take a plural verb
★Next,i will talk about Uncountable Noun
*if you don't read my previous post.plz read that first
Also Read this:
* Parts of speech
* Noun
Countable Nouns
Lesson 3
Read the text and underline the nouns in it.
Then discuss the following questions in pairs.
• Which nouns can you count?
• Can you find any nouns that you cannot count?
• Which nouns take an article before them?
When I am free, I listen to the radio. There are some good radio stations that play music I like, and other stations play a lot of music i don't really ike. I like to listen to both old songs and new songs. In fact, I listen to a lot of different music,from classical to modern. Some music on the radio reminds me of when I was
younger. I stil like those old songs.
Have you got any idea about countable and uncountable nouns from your
discussion? Read the section below,
Nouns can be divided into two categories countable and uncountable.Countable nouns are words that represent things we can count. For example,the word song is a countable noun. Here are some more examples:
An old song, two new songs, etc.
A collection of 100 songs
Uncountable nouns are words that represent things we do not count.For example,the word music is an uncountable noun.Here are some examples:
• a lot of music
• the music of the 70s
Now let's look at countable and uncountable nouns in more details.
Countable nouns
Countable nouns are either singular or plural. They can be counted and
expressed in numbers.
• I need to buy four new suitcases. - Suitcase (s) is a countable noun as
adding 's' to it makes it plural.
• I want five oranges?- Here five is used to count the number of
oranges.
Countable nouns are easy to recognise. They are things that we can count. For example: 'pen'. We can count pens. We can have one, two, three or more pens.Most countable nouns become plural by adding an 's' at the end of the word.
We can use the indefinite article a/an with countable nouns:
. a good book
When a countable noun is singular, we must use a word like a/the/my/this with
. I want an orange. (not I want orange.)
. Where is my watch? (not Where is watch?)
We can use some and any with countable nouns:
. I've got some coins.
Have you got any pens?
We can use a few and many with countable nouns:
l've got a few coins.
l haven't got many pens.
Now, the above examples you must have noticed the way plural nouns are
formed. Discuss with a partner the following questions:
1. How do we convert singular nouns into plural?
2. Do we follow the same rules for making plurals with all nouns?
3. What do the names 'regular nouns' and 'irregular nouns' suggest?
Read the sections below to check your ideas.
Formation of plural of regular nouns
Most nouns form the plural by adding -s.
| Singular | Plural |
| house | houses |
| cat | cats |
| river | rivers |
| boat | boats |
A noun ending in s,x,ch,sh makes the plural by adding - es
| Singular | Plural |
| bus | buses |
| wish | wishes |
| pitch | pitches |
| box | boxes |
A noun ending in a consonant and then y,makes the plural by dropping the y and adding -ies
| Singular | Plural |
| spy | spies |
| baby | babies |
| city | cities |
| daisy | daisies |
Formation of plural of irregular nouns
There are some irregular formation of plural nouns.Some of the most common ones are listed below:
| Singular | Plural |
| woman | women |
| man | men |
| child | children |
| tooth | teeth |
| foot | feet |
| person | persons |
| leaf | leaves |
| mouse | mice |
| goose | geese |
| half | halves |
| knife | knives |
| wife | wives |
| life | lives |
| elf | elves |
| loaf | loaves |
| potato | potatoes |
Some nouns have the same form in the singular and the pluarl
| Singular | Plural |
| sheep | sheep |
| fish | fish |
| deer | deer |
| species | species |
| aircraft | aircraft |
Remember,there are singular nouns
new: The news is at 6.30 p.m
darts: Darts is a popular game
politics: Politics is played all over the world
Some nouns have a fixed plural form and take a plural verb
| Plural noun with plural verb | Sentence |
| trousers | My trousers are too tight |
| jeans | Her jeans are black |
| glasses | Those glasses are new |
★Next,i will talk about Uncountable Noun
*if you don't read my previous post.plz read that first
Also Read this:
* Parts of speech
* Noun
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