Expressing quantity

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Countable  Nouns

Uncountable Nouns

telbaar en ontelbaar zelfstandige naamwoorden

What are the ingredients?

Countable nouns

• can be counted, can be combined with numbers
  (eg. two tomatoes)
  
  
• can be singular and plural
  
  
• can take definite and indefinite article (a/an, the)
  - a tomato, the tomato

Uncountable nouns

• cannot be counted
  
  
• can only be singular form
  
  
• can only take a definite article
  (eg. the butter, the money)

Countable 

Uncountable

butter

salt

milk

egg

sugar

flour

cocoa powder

water

Rice

1. countable
2. uncountable

Money

1. countable
2. uncountable

Bread

1. countable
2. uncountable

water

1. countable
2. uncountable

countable

uncountable

Coffee

1. countable
2. uncountable

Write 2 example sentences with 'coffee' being countable and uncountable

paper: uncountable

paper: countable

SOME or ANY

SOME

positive sentences (+)
I have some coffee for you.

Questions when we expect a positive answer:
Can I have some milk?
In offers:

Would you like some tea?

ANY

negative sentences (-)

I don't have any flour.

Questions when we don't know:

Do you have any flour?

Can I have ... of these kiwis?

1. some
2. any

We saw ... dolphins in the sea.

1. some
2. any

They don't have ... money.

1. some
2. any

We need _______ eggs. Do you have _________ eggs?

Some

Bij bevestigende zinnen (+) gebruik je some.

Bijv: I would like some oranges.

I want to drink some milk.

I need some money.

Any

Bij ontkennende en vragende zinnen, bijv:

(-) I don't want any sugar in my coffee.

(?) Do you have any friends?

Much/Many

Much (-)

Uncountable

I don't have much time.
We don't have much money.

Many (+)

Countable

I have many friends.
There are many museums.

QUANTIFIERS 

Quantifiers indicate the amount or quantity of something 

Quantifiers duiden de hoeveelheid van iets aan 

e.g. 

There are a lot of apples in the basket = er zijn veel appels in de mand 

There are few apples in the basket = er zijn weinig appels in de mand

Queen Elizabeth II

1926 - 2022

The End of an Era

Queen Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II was born in April 1926, and died on September 8 2022 at the age of 96...

There is much to say about her life and about the many changes that her country went through during her reign.

So, here's a quiz with a lot of questions !

Elizabeth II had 4 children.
.... grandchildren does she have ?

1. How much
4. How many

She had eight grandchildren (and 12 great-grandchildren) 

Elizabeth II was queen of the British Empire, which was the biggest empire the world had ever known.
How .... people did she rule over when she was made queen ?

1. much
2. plenty
3. many
4. number of

She ruled over ca. 458 million people worldwide.

she ruled over 458 million people !.

Though Charles is now officially king, there are still ... Brits who would rather have his son on the throne.

1. plenty of
2. a few
3. much
4. many

King Charles III is now the official sovereign of the United Kingdom

Queen Elizabeth II was the longest serving monarch in British history.
She was queen for ... years - do you know how ... ?

1. many - many
2. plenty of - many
3. many - much
4. a lot of - much

She was on the throne for 70 years, and that makes her the second-longest serving monarch in the world, after King Louis XIV (72 years)

Jamie Oliver's
Brownie Recipe

1. Watch the video

2. Do the worksheet

3. Write your recipe and make it your own!