HOW CAN WE COUNT UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS?

Today is Friday, september 18th,2026

HOW CAN WE COUNT UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS?

We can use a unit or container.

Examples:

a bottle of water

two bottles of water

a glass of milk

three glasses of milk

a piece of advice

two pieces of advice

a piece of information

some pieces of furniture

Other useful expressions:

• a cup of coffee
• a cup of tea
• a bowl of rice
• a loaf of bread
• a slice of bread
• a piece of cake
• a kilo of rice
• a bag of sugar
• a bottle of oil

 

ACTIVITY 1 – COUNTABLE OR UNCOUNTABLE?

Write C for countable or U for uncountable.

1. Apple ______

2. Water ______

3. Information ______

4. Chair ______

5. Money ______

6. Rice ______

7. Student ______

8. Advice ______

9. Book ______

10.             Furniture ______

11.             Milk ______

12.             Question ______

13.             Homework ______

14.             Computer ______

15.             Sugar ______

 

ACTIVITY 2 – CHOOSE THE CORRECT QUANTIFIER

Choose the correct option.

1. There aren't ______ students in the classroom.

a) much
b) many
c) a little

2. I don't have ______ money.

a) many
b) a few
c) much

3. She bought ______ apples at the supermarket.

a) some
b) much
c) a little

4. We need ______ water.

a) a few
b) some
c) many

5. How ______ information do you have?

a) many
b) much
c) few

6. How ______ books did you read?

a) much
b) many
c) little

7. There is ______ milk in the refrigerator.

a) a little
b) a few
c) many

8. I have ______ friends at school.

a) a little
b) a few
c) much

9. There isn't ______ rice left.

a) many
b) much
c) a few

10.             We have ______ homework today.

a) many
b) a few
c) a lot of

 

ACTIVITY 3 – SOME OR ANY?

Complete with some or any.

1. I have ______ questions.

2. Do you have ______ money?

3. There isn't ______ milk in the fridge.

4. She bought ______ bread.

5. Are there ______ students outside?

6. We need ______ information about the project.

7. I don't have ______ homework today.

8. Would you like ______ coffee?

 

ACTIVITY 4 – HOW MUCH OR HOW MANY?

Complete each question.

1. __________ students are in your class?

2. __________ water do you drink every day?

3. __________ money do you need?

4. __________ books do you have?

5. __________ rice should we cook?

6. __________ friends do you have?

7. __________ information do you need?

8. __________ chairs are in the classroom?

 

ACTIVITY 5 – CORRECT THE MISTAKES

Each sentence has a mistake. Rewrite it correctly.

1. I have much friends.

2. She gave me an advice.

3. There are much students in the classroom.

4. I don't have many money.

5. How much books do you have?

6. There is a few water in the bottle.

7. He bought two breads

8. I need an information.

 

ACTIVITY 6 – COMPLETE WITH YOUR OWN IDEAS

Complete the sentences using an appropriate quantifier.

1. I have a lot of ______________________________.

2. I don't have much ____________________________.

3. I have a few _________________________________.

4. I have a little ________________________________.

5. I don't have any ______________________________.

6. There are many ______________________________.

7. There isn't much ______________________________.

8. There are some _______________________________.

CONDITIONAlS: ZERO, FIRST AND SECOND CONDITIONAL

 

Today is Friday, september 18th,2026

CONDITIONAlS: ZERO, FIRST AND SECOND CONDITIONAL

1. WHAT ARE CONDITIONALS?

Conditional sentences are used to talk about a condition and its result.

A conditional sentence usually has two parts:

IF + CONDITION, RESULT

Example:

If I study, I pass the exam.

• Condition: If I study
• Result: I pass the exam

The word IF introduces the condition.

 

2. ZERO CONDITIONAL

USE

We use the Zero Conditional to talk about:

• General truths
• Facts
• Scientific facts
• Things that always or usually happen
• Rules and instructions

The result is considered certain or generally true.

STRUCTURE

IF + PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT SIMPLE

OR

PRESENT SIMPLE + IF + PRESENT SIMPLE

EXAMPLES

If you heat water, it boils.

If people don't sleep, they feel tired.

If you mix blue and yellow, you get green.

Plants die if they don't get water.

IMPORTANT

Both parts use the Present Simple.

❌ If you heat water, it will boil.
✅ If you heat water, it boils.

The Zero Conditional is about things that are generally true, not a specific future possibility.

 

3. FIRST CONDITIONAL

USE

We use the First Conditional to talk about:

• Real or possible situations in the future
• Things that may happen
• Consequences of future actions

The situation is possible.

STRUCTURE

IF + PRESENT SIMPLE, WILL + BASE VERB

OR

WILL + BASE VERB + IF + PRESENT SIMPLE

EXAMPLES

If I study, I will pass the exam.

If it rains tomorrow, we will stay at home.

If you work hard, you will achieve your goals.

She will call you if she has time.

IMPORTANT

After IF, we do NOT normally use WILL.

❌ If I will study, I will pass.
✅ If I study, I will pass.

The if-clause uses Present Simple, while the result usually uses will + verb.

 

4. SECOND CONDITIONAL

USE

We use the Second Conditional to talk about:

• Imaginary situations
• Unreal or unlikely situations
• Hypothetical situations
• Dreams and possibilities
• Situations that are not true or are unlikely at the moment

STRUCTURE

IF + PAST SIMPLE, WOULD + BASE VERB

OR

WOULD + BASE VERB + IF + PAST SIMPLE

EXAMPLES

If I had a million dollars, I would travel around the world.

If I were rich, I would buy a big house.

If she studied more, she would get better grades.

If I lived in another country, I would learn another language.

IMPORTANT: "WERE"

With the verb BE, we commonly use WERE for hypothetical situations:

If I were you, I would study more.

If he were here, he would help us.

If she were older, she would travel alone.

The expression "If I were you..." is especially common when giving advice.

Example:

If I were you, I would talk to the teacher.

 

5. ZERO vs. FIRST vs. SECOND CONDITIONAL

ZERO CONDITIONAL

General truth / fact

If + Present Simple → Present Simple

Example:

If you don't eat, you get hungry.

Meaning: This is generally true.

 

FIRST CONDITIONAL

Real future possibility

If + Present Simple → Will + Verb

Example:

If I study tonight, I will pass the test.

Meaning: Studying tonight is possible, and passing the test is a possible result.

 

SECOND CONDITIONAL

Imaginary or unlikely situation

If + Past Simple → Would + Verb

Example:

If I studied every day, I would get better grades.

Meaning: This is hypothetical or unlikely in the present situation.

 

6. QUICK COMPARISON

ZERO:
If I don't sleep, I feel tired.

FIRST:
If I don't sleep tonight, I will feel tired tomorrow.

SECOND:
If I didn't have to work tomorrow, I would sleep all day.

Notice the difference:

ZERO = what generally happens

FIRST = what may happen

SECOND = what I imagine or consider unlikely

ACTIVITY 1 – IDENTIFY THE CONDITIONAL

Read each sentence and write:

ZERO – FIRST – SECOND

1.   If you put ice in the sun, it melts.

2.   If I finish my homework early, I will watch a movie.

3.   If I had more free time, I would learn another language.

4.   If people don't drink water, they become thirsty.

5.   If she studies for the exam, she will get a good grade.

6.   If I were famous, I would travel around the world.

7.   If you heat chocolate, it melts.

8.   If we don't leave now, we will be late.

 

ACTIVITY 2 – COMPLETE THE SENTENCES

Complete each sentence with the correct form of the verb.

ZERO CONDITIONAL

1.   If you ________ (heat) ice, it ________ (melt).

2.   If people ________ (not eat), they ________ (get) hungry.

3.   If you ________ (mix) red and blue, you ________ (get) purple.

FIRST CONDITIONAL

4.   If I ________ (study) tonight, I ________ (pass) the exam.

5.   If it ________ (rain) tomorrow, we ________ (stay) home.

6.   If she ________ (finish) her homework, she ________ (go) out.

SECOND CONDITIONAL

7.   If I ________ (have) more money, I ________ (travel) more.

8.   If he ________ (be) more organized, he ________ (have) fewer problems.

9.   If you ________ (live) anywhere in the world, where ______