Countable/uncountable

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

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Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Today's goals

After this lesson:

- you know the difference between countable & uncountable nouns

Countable & uncountable nouns

How many are there?

How much is there?

Countable & uncountable nouns

Telbare en ontelbare zelfstandige naamwoorden

3 apples --> telbaar. Je kunt de appels tellen

Money --> ontelbaar. Je kunt niet zeggen: '3 money'

Meervoud

Singular - enkelvoud

1 apple, 1 dog

Plural - meervoud

5 dogs, 8 cats

Wat zijn countable en uncountable nouns?

Countable nouns: Telbaar (1 bottle -> 2 bottles = many bottles)

Uncountable nouns:(1 water - niet 2 waters -> much water)

Woorden die lijken alsof ze countable zijn:

Water, food, bread, money

countable & uncountable nouns

Countable= you can count them

1 apple 2 apples - 1 money 2 money

apple

shirt

table

glass

dollar

money

water

love

milk

Countable & uncountable nouns from the text

Countable

Uncountable

photos

magazine

window

music

time

weddings

market

outfit

money

How .... water do you drink a day?

1. much
2. many

I don't drink .... water during the day.

1. some
2. any

I do drink ..... glasses of milk when I have breakfast.

1. any
2. some
3. much
4. a lot

How ..... milk do you drink during breakfast?

1. much
2. many
3. any
4. a lot

Would you like to have ..... tea?

1. any
2. much
3. a lot
4. some

Are there ..... cookies to go with my cup of tea?

1. some
2. any
3. much
4. a lot

There are ...... of different cookies to choose from.

1. much
2. many
3. a lot
4. any