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Nouns, quantities and articles
I can use countable and uncountable nouns and articles.
Countable, uncountable and plural nouns
Spelling rules
Most nouns: + -s
pencil - pencils car - cars
Nouns ending in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x: -es
glass - glasses box - boxes
Nouns ending in-o: -s
piano- pianos radio- radios
There are two exceptions:
potato - potatoes tomato - tomatoes
Nouns ending in consonant + -y: y -» ies
s tra wberry - s tra wberr es city - cities
But nouns ending in vowel + -y: -s
toy - toys day - days
Nouns ending in -f or -fe: -> -ves
leaf-leafes knife- knives
Countable nouns have singular and plural forms.
A few nouns have irregular plurals.
one ruler two rulers
man -» men fish -»fish
one woman three women
woman -» women mouse -> mice
Uncountable nouns only have a singular form. We child -» children goose -» geese
cannot count them. person people foot -» feet
sheep sheep tooth teeth
waters water moneys money
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Write the words in the correct place. %2 O 1.1 Circle the correct answer. Then listen
apple burger cheese coffee egg fruit and check.
grape oil orange pasta rice salt ÿ I like fast car/cars.
sandwich toast vegetable water 1 Have you got any bread / breads?
2 I often eat grape/grapes for lunch.
Countable Uncountable 3 Do you listen to music / musics in the car?
4 Tony doesn't enjoy exam / exams.
fl-pple
5 They don't understand the homework /
homeworks.
6 Have you got any information / informations
about the museum?
7 I can't find my money / moneys.
8 Lucy bought some T-shirt /T-shirts for her holiday.
9 He arrived late because of the traffic / traffics.
10 I offered him some fruit/fruits.
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