可数名词和不可数名词

可数名词和不可数名词

What are countable nouns?

Countable nouns are individual objects, people, places, etc. which can be counted.

books, Italians, pictures, stations, men, etc.

A countable noun can be both singular - a friend, a house, etc. - or plural - a few apples, lots of trees, etc.

Use the singular form of the verb with a singular countable noun:

There is a book on the table. That student is excellent!

Use the plural form of the verb with a countable noun in the plural:

There are some students in the classroom. Those houses are very big, aren't they?

What are uncountable nouns?

Uncountable nouns are materials, concepts, information, etc. which are not individual objects and can not be counted.

information, water, understanding, wood, cheese, etc.

Uncountable nouns are always singular. Use the singular form of the verb with uncountable nouns:

There is some water in that pitcher. That is the equipment we use for the project.

Adjectives with Countable and Uncountable Nouns.

Use a/an with countable nouns preceded by an adjective(s):

Tom is a very intelligent young man. I have a beautiful grey cat.

Do not use a/an with uncountable nouns preceded by an adjective(s):

That is very useful information. There is some cold beer in the fridge.

Some uncountable nouns in English are countable in other languages. This can be confusing! Here is a list of some of the most common, easy to confuse uncountable nouns.

accommodation

advice

baggage

bread

equipment

furniture

garbage

information

knowledge

luggage

money

news

pasta

progress

research

travel

work

Obviously, uncountable nouns (especially different types of food) have forms that express plural concepts. These measurements or containers are countable:

water - a glass of water equipment - a piece of equipment cheese - a slice of cheese

Here are some of the most common containers / quantity expressions for these uncountable nouns:

accommodation - a place to stay

advice - a piece of advice

baggage - a piece of baggage

bread - a slice of bread, a loaf of bread

equipment - a piece of equipment

furniture - a piece of furniture

garbage - a piece of garbage

information - a piece of information

knowledge - a fact

luggage - a piece of luggage, a bag, a suitcase

money - a note, a coin

news - a piece of news

pasta - a plate of pasta, a serving of pasta

research - a piece of research, a research project

travel - a journey, a trip

work - a job, a position

Here are some more common uncountable food types with their container / quantity expressions:

liquids (water, beer, wine, etc.) - a glass, a bottle, a jug of water, etc.

cheese - a slice, a chunk, a piece of cheese

meat - a piece, a slice, a pound of meat

butter - a bar of butter

ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard - a bottle of, a tube of ketchup, etc.

测试：

The following lesson focuses on helping intermediate to upper-intermediate students solidify their knowledge of countable and uncountable nouns and their quantifiers. It also includes a number of overlooked or idiomatic expressions to help higher level students expand their knowledge of various quantifying terms used by mother tongue speakers.

Aim: Review and solidification of countable and uncountable noun and noun

quantifiers

Activity: Review discussion followed by multiple choice dialogue fill in exercise

Level: Intermediate to upper-intermediate

Outline:

• Begin review by asking students to identify the worksheet list of objects as

countable or uncountable.

• Activate quantifier vocabulary by asking which quantifiers can be used to

modify countable and uncountable nouns. At this point it is a good idea to write the two categories on the board for students to copy.

• Discuss some of the more problematic quantifiers such as the difference

between \"a few\" and \"few\used in question, positive and negative forms.

• Have students complete the multiple choice fill in dialogue in pairs or small

groups.

• Correct worksheet as a class.

• As a follow-up activity ask students to write a description of their room at

home listing the various items that can be found in that room. Ask students to not use exact numbers, rather to use quantifiers.

Countable and Uncountable - Noun Quantifiers

Identify the following objects as countable or uncountable

information, rules, sheep, money, learning, rice, bottles of wine, equipment, traffic, stone, stones, talent, web sites, clothes, music, deserts, land, nations, peoples, fish, pollution, understanding, RAM, art works, orders, food

Choose the correct answers in the following dialogue

CHRIS: Hi! What are you up to?

PETE: Oh, I'm just looking for ( A) many ( B) some ( C) any antiques at this sale.

CHRIS: Have you found ( A) something ( B) anything ( C) nothing yet?

PETE: Well, there seems to be ( A) a few ( B) few ( C) little things of interest. It really is a shame.

CHRIS: I can't believe that. I'm sure you can find ( A) a thing ( B) something ( C) anything interesting if you look in ( A) all ( B) each ( C) some stall.

PETE: You're probably right. It's just that there are ( A) a few ( B) a lot ( C) a lot

of collectors and they ( A) every ( B) each ( C) all seem to be set on finding ( A) a thing ( B) anything ( C) much of value. It's so stressful competing with them!

CHRIS: How ( A) many ( B) much ( C) few antique furniture do you think there is?

PETE: Oh, I'd say there must be ( A) many ( B) several ( C) much pieces. However, only ( A) a few ( B) few ( C) little are really worth ( A) the high ( B) a high ( C) high prices they are asking.

CHRIS: Why don't you take a break? Would you like to have ( A) any ( B) some ( C) little coffee?

PETE: Sure, I'd love to have ( A) any ( B) little ( C) one. I could use ( A) some ( B) a few ( C) a little minutes of downtime.

CHRIS: Great, Let's go over there. There're ( A) a few ( B) some ( C) little seats left.

答案

Identify the following objects as countable or uncountable

information UNCOUNTABLE, rules COUNTABLE, sheep COUNTABLE, money UNCOUNTABLE, learning UNCOUNTABLE, rice UNCOUNTABLE, bottles of wine COUNTABLE,

equipment

UNCOUNTABLE,

traffic

UNCOUNTABLE,

stone

UNCOUNTABLE, stones COUNTABLE, talent UNCOUNTABLE, web sites COUNTABLE, clothes UNCOUNTABLE, music UNCOUNTABLE, deserts COUNTABLE, land UNCOUNTABLE, nations COUNTABLE, peoples COUNTABLE, fish COUNTABLE, pollution UNCOUNTABLE, understanding UNCOUNTABLE, RAM COUNTABLE, art works COUNTABLE, orders COUNTABLE, food UNCOUNTABLE

Choose the correct answers in the following dialogue

CHRIS: Hi! What are you up to?

PETE: Oh, I'm just looking for some antiques at this sale.

CHRIS: Have you found anything yet?

PETE: Well, there seems to be few things of interest. It really is a shame.

CHRIS: I can't believe that. I'm sure you can find something interesting if you look in each stall.

PETE: You're probably right. It's just that there are a lot of collectors and they

all seem to be set on finding anything of value. It's so stressful competing with

them!

CHRIS: How much antique furniture do you think there is?

PETE: Oh, I'd say there must be several pieces. However, only a few are really

worth the high prices they are asking.

CHRIS: Why don't you take a break? Would you like to have some coffee?

PETE: Sure, I'd love to have one. I could use a few ( C) a minutes of downtime.

CHRIS: Great, Let's go over there. There're a few little seats left.