Think Unit 3/4-Y1-lesson 3

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Welcome back!

Today:

• Countable and uncountable nouns
• Small quiz

• Articles a/an?
• Small quiz

Countable & uncountable nouns

The next slides will inform you  about countable and uncountable nouns. In Dutch these are called: "telbare- en ontelbare zelfstandige naamwoorden".

Countable nouns

You can say a number before these nouns. There is a plural form: one banana, two bananas, one orange, three oranges. You can use a/an: a banana, an orange.

Uncountable nouns
You can’t say a number or a/an before these nouns.
There is no plural form: five pastas, three breads.

countable or uncountable?
mushroom

1. countable
2. uncountable

countable or uncountable?
pear

1. countable
2. uncountable

countable or uncountable?
sandwich

1. countable
2. uncountable

countable or uncountable?
sugar

1. countable
2. uncountable

countable or uncountable?
sugar cubes

1. countable
2. uncountable

countable or uncountable?
tomato

1. countable
2. uncountable

countable or uncountable?
bread

1. countable
2. uncountable

countable or uncountable?
chocolate

1. countable
2. uncountable

countable or uncountable?
pancake

1. countable
2. uncountable

countable or uncountable?
glass of milk

1. countable
2. uncountable

countable or uncountable?
milk

1. countable
2. uncountable

A or an?

• When do we use a ?
• When do we use  an ?
• Spelling or pronuncuation?
  

Don't let the first letter of the word fool you!

a or an?
axe (= bijl)

1. a
2. an

a or an?
hospital

1. a
2. an

a or an?
owl

1. a
2. an

a or an?
tiger

1. a
2. an

a or an?
carrot

1. a
2. an

a or an?
island

1. a
2. an

a or an?
ear

1. a
2. an

a or an?
woman

1. a
2. an

a or an?
European

1. a
2. an

a or an?
honest man

1. a
2. an

a or an?
valley

1. a
2. an

a or an?
umbrella

1. a
2. an

a or an?
hook

1. a
2. an

a or an?
unicorn

1. a
2. an

That's it for today! Don't forget your homework, though! See next slide...

How did it go?

Do you still have questions about countable & uncountable nouns? Watch the video on the next slide.