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Countables and Uncountables

This document discusses countable and uncountable nouns in English. It provides examples of countable nouns like "apples" and "books" which can take singular or plural forms, and questions using "how many". It also gives examples of uncountable nouns like "rice" and "sugar" which do not change form and use quantifiers like "some" and "any" as well as the question "how much". Finally, it provides exercises choosing between articles, quantifiers and questions based on whether a noun is countable or uncountable.

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Countables and Uncountables

This document discusses countable and uncountable nouns in English. It provides examples of countable nouns like "apples" and "books" which can take singular or plural forms, and questions using "how many". It also gives examples of uncountable nouns like "rice" and "sugar" which do not change form and use quantifiers like "some" and "any" as well as the question "how much". Finally, it provides exercises choosing between articles, quantifiers and questions based on whether a noun is countable or uncountable.

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Countables and Uncountables

Countables – coisas que se contam/quantificam – singular e plural

Apples

Books

Children

Bags

Mugs

An apple - apples

A book – books

How many – Quantos/quantas?

Uncountables – coisas que não se contam/quantificam – singular

Rice

Sugar

Tea

Bread

Cheese

Some rice

Some sugar

Some tea

Some – affirmative Ex: I want some sugar.

Any – negative e interrogative Ex: I don’t want any sugar. Do you want any sugar?

How much sugar do you want? I want to spoons (of sugar). I want to packets.

Coisas incontáveis.
Choose a, an, some or any
 
a)  It is   dog.                             b) Have you got   
friends?                      c)  I bought   milk.
 
d) Linda has not got   pets.        e) There is   orange on the
table.              f) Tim eats   cheese every day.
 
g) We don't have    bread.        h) My brother found   
money.                  i) My sister found   pen.
 
j) Do you have   eggs?             k) There are   students in the
classroom.   l) Is there   pencil on the desk?      

Choose How  much or How many


 
a)    cheese do you buy?
 
b)   books are there in your bag?
 
c)   films did Tom see last week?
 
d)   money do you spend every week?
 
e)   friends does Linda have?
 
f)   sugar do we need?
 
g)   tomatoes are there in the fridge?
 
h)   meat are you going to buy?
 
i)   milk did you drink yesterday?
 
j)   apples do you see?
 

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