A) IDENTIFY FOOD. WRITE THE CORRESPONDING NUMBER IN THE BOX (in class)
1. asparagus
2. broccoli
3. carrots
4. cauliflower
5. celery
6. cheese
7. eggs
8. lentils
9. meat
10. milk
11. mushroom
12. onion
13. parsley
14. pasta
15. potato
16. red pepper
17. ricotta
18. soybeans
19. sprout
20. wheat
21. white kidney beans
22. yellow bell pepper
23. yellow squash
24. chives
B) CLASSIFY THE FOLLOWING ITEMS INTO COUNTABLE OR UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS:
- “Carrots” are countable. You can say “one carrot, two carrots, …”.
- “Bread” is uncountable. You cannot say * “one bread, two breads”. You can say “one loaf of bread”.
Cover the examples in the table below. Circle the correct words in bold type. Then look at the examples to check.
RULES EXAMPLES
1) Uncountable nouns have/ don´t have a plural with -s Bread NOT *breads
2) Uncountable nouns are /aren´t used with a singular verb My toast is cold/ This spaghetti’s nice
3) Uncountable nouns are used with some, any/a/an We need some bread/ There isn´t any water
Here is a list of some of the uncountable nouns in this quarter's vocabulary and some ways to make them countable.
ReplyDeleteasparagus---- A bunch of asparagus.
beef -----A slice of beef.
bread -----A slice of bread.
broccoli---- A piece of broccoli.
butter---- A pat (porción) of butter.
corn ----An ear (espiga)of corn.
fruit---- A piece of fruit.
garlic----- A bulb (cabeza) of garlic.
jam -----A jar of jam.
lamb -----A leg of lamb.
pork ----A joint of pork.
rice ----A grain of rice.
salt ----A pinch of salt.
spaghetti ----A strand of spaghetti.
sugar -----A cube of sugar.
toast----A slice of toast.
cheese---- a lump (pedazo)of cheese.
Funny weekend with this list of some of the uncountable nouns. I don´t mind.
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