UNIT 16 Countable and uncountable nouns; Collective nouns; Compound nouns
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Write whether the following words are countable (C) or uncountable (U).
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milk girl poetry USB stick orange air mountain artist computer book rain
__________ U __________ C __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________
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blood music ice dress umbrella darkness tennis butter tea shop cheese
__________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________ __________
Divide the food items from the box into countable and uncountable nouns. Write the singular and plural forms of the countable nouns. beef bread butter cheese chicken grapes lemon lettuce peas milk pork rice salmon tomato pasta tuna yoghurt peach Countable
Uncountable
a lemon/lemons _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________
butter _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________
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Underline the correct answer. 1 My grandfather is very wise. He always gives me good advice / advices. 2 I had to buy an / some garlic for my recipe. 3 I finally have some / a good news to tell you. 4 I love a / – pork with roast potatoes / potato and a / – vegetables for Sunday lunch. 5 I had the most terrifying experience / experiences during my trip. 6 We had – / a great time on holiday. 7 I’d like to leave Jessica a note, but first I need a sheet of / – paper. 8 I had trouble / troubles finishing my exercises. 9 Her luggage is / are downstairs. 10 All the furniture in her house is / are made of a / – wood and iron / irons.
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11 The police has / have arrested the thief. 12 Look! There are a lot of sheep / sheeps on that hill. 13 Would you get me a / – glass of water, please. 14 I’m looking for work / works. 15 I’ve found a / – job. 16 We’ve been having a / – beautiful weather lately. 17 You’ve made an / – excellent progress. 18 There is / are too much furniture in this room. 19 Vegetable / Vegetables are very important in a healthy diet. 20 I got to work quite quickly as there wasn’t much traffics / traffic.