Quantifiers (1TL/H)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 1

a or an?

Do you remember when to use a or an?

Let's find out.

banana

1. a
2. an

apple

1. a
2. an

cookie

1. a
2. an

ice cream

1. a
2. an

Waar op letten?

A - het woord erachter begint met de medeklinker klank

AN - het woord erachter begint met de klinker klank

Het gaat om de uitspraak van het woord erachter

A unit (spreek uit joenit)

An honest person (spreek uit onest)

Ezelsbruggetje klinkers: AU &

OEI

What do you remember?

coffee

1. countable
2. uncountable

coffee = uncountable. Cups of coffee = countable.

banana

1. countable
2. uncountable

one banana - two bananas

money

1. countable
2. uncountable

The word 'money' = uncountable. 

You can count coins, dollars, yens, etc.

Euro

1. countable
2. uncountable

one Euro - two Euros

cola

1. countable
2. uncountable

The word 'cola' = uncountable. 

You can count glasses of cola.

Countable / Uncountable

Remember this:

countable = telbaar

Tip: je kunt meervoud maken van het ZNW.

one apple > two apples

uncountable = ontelbaar

(three glasses of) milk > NOT three milks

Quantifiers

a/ an = een

much/ many = veel

some/ any = een paar/ geen

a lot of/ lots of = veel

When do you use which?

Which sentence is correct?

1. We need an pepper.
2. We need a peppers.
3. We need some pepper.
4. We need any pepper.

Which sentence is correct?

1. Would you like a apple?
2. Would you like an apple?
3. Would you like some apple?
4. Would you like much apple?

Which sentence is correct?

1. Have a butter on your toast.
2. Have some butters on your toast.
3. Have some butter on your toast.
4. Have a lot of butter on your toast.

Which sentence is correct?

1. Here's an lemon from our tree.
2. Here's a lemon from our tree.
3. Here's some lemon from our tree.
4. Here's many lemon from our tree.

What to do next?

Make sure you finish your homework for:

- unit 2.4 = exs. 1, 2, 3, 5

- unit 2.3 (reading) = exs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Hand in your homework by Thursday 21 January via Teams.