Primary 3 English

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Primary 3 English

• S.T.F.A. Leung Kit Wah Primary School

Countable nouns Uncountable nouns
by Chan Chau Sze 1999
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Introduction

• Title Primary 3 English Countable nouns
• and Uncountable nouns
• Author Chan Chau Sze
• Software used MS Powerpoint
• Teaching points
• 1. Use nouns to refer to countable objects.
• 2. Use nouns to refer to uncountable objects.
• 3. Use some and any to show quantities.

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How to Use?

• Start the programme with the MS Powerpoint.
• Click the Outline View for the overview
  purpose.
• Sort the specific slide with the Slide Sorter
  View.
• Click on the Slide View for any amendment.
• Make any notes with the Notes Page View.
• Start the presentation with the Slide Show.

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• Chapter 1

• Countable nouns

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Countable nouns

• e.g. I eat banana every day.
• I like bananas.
• Banana is the countable nouns.

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Countable nouns

• A countable noun can be
• 1. singular (banana) or

2. plural (bananas)

• Countable nouns are things we can count.
• So we can say one banana ,two bananas etc.

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Countable nouns

• Examples of countable nouns
• singular plural
• ? apple apples

? pineapple pineapples
? cucumber cucumbers
? strawberry strawberries
? grape grapes
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Countable nouns

• We add -es to most nouns in -o
• ?tomato tomatoes
• ?potato potatoes

But we just add -s to ?radio radios ?photo p
hotos
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• Chapter 2

• Uncountable nouns

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Uncountable nouns

• e.g. I eat rice everyday.
• I like rice.
• Rice is an uncountable noun.

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Uncountable nouns

• An uncountable nouns has only one form. (rice)

• Uncountable nouns are things we cannot count.
• We cannot say one rice, two rices, etc.

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Uncountable nouns

• Examples of uncountable nouns
• ? salad dressing

? lettuce
? ham
? water
? milk
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• Chapter 3

• The Use of 'is/are some' 'isn't/aren't any'

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Is/are some

• Study the following table

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Is/are some

• We use is some when there is the uncountable
  noun. (meat, cheese.)
• We use are some when there is the plural
  countable noun.(rulers, pencils.)

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Isnt/arent any

• Study the following table

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Isnt/arent any

• We use isnt any when there is the uncountable
  noun. (milk, coffee.)
• We use arent any when there is the plural
  countable noun.(dishes, watches)

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• Chapter 4

• Quiz

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I. Put the correct form of the given words into
the spaces.
potatoes

• 1.John is eating some __________(potato).
• 2.Is there any ___________ (water) in the jar?
• 3.Mother says, Gogo, please give me some
  __________ (jam).
• 4.There are some _________ (fish) in the river.
• 5.There arent any ______________(tomato) on the
  table.

water
jam
fish
tomatoes
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II. Put the correct answer into the spaces with
some or any.

• 1.There is not ________sugar in the coffee.
• 2.There are ___________ stars in the sky.
• 3.There arent ________ roses on the table.
• 4.Father says, Please give me ________ oil.
• 5.Is there ________ orange juice?
• 6.There is ________ paper on the desk.

any
some
any
some
any
some
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Look! How many mark(s) you get?

• 8-11 Well done!

• 4-7 You can do much better!

• 0-3 Work hard! Dont give up!

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• "Thats all, Folks!"

• Thank You Very Much!!