jueves, 24 de septiembre de 2026

HOW CAN WE COUNT UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS? PART 2

 


Today is Thursday, September 24th, 2026

PART 2

1. QUICK REVIEW / REPASO RÁPIDO

Remember:

COUNTABLE NOUNS can be counted individually.

Examples:

  • one apple → two apples
  • one book → three books
  • one student → ten students

We can use:
many, a few, few, some, any, a lot of

Example:
There are many students.

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS cannot normally be counted individually.

Examples:

  • water
  • milk
  • rice
  • money
  • information
  • advice
  • furniture
  • homework

We can use:
much, a little, little, some, any, a lot of

Example:
There isn't much water.

IMPORTANT:

We do NOT usually say:

  • an advice
  • an information
  • two breads
  • three furnitures

Instead, we say:

  • a piece of advice
  • a piece of information
  • two loaves of bread / two pieces of bread
  • three pieces of furniture

 

2. A LOT OF / LOTS OF

A LOT OF and LOTS OF can be used with BOTH countable and uncountable nouns.

COUNTABLE:

I have a lot of books.

There are lots of students in my school.

UNCOUNTABLE:

She drinks a lot of water.

We have a lot of homework.

Both expressions mean a large quantity.

 

3. FEW AND LITTLE

Be careful with few and little.

FEW → COUNTABLE NOUNS

I have a few friends.

There are a few apples on the table.

LITTLE → UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

I have a little money.

There is a little milk in the fridge.

Remember:

FEW = COUNTABLE

LITTLE = UNCOUNTABLE

 

ACTIVITY 7 – SORT THE WORDS

Put the words in the correct column.

bread – chairs – money – apples – homework – bottles – information – rice – students – furniture – eggs – advice – water – computers – sugar – books

COUNTABLE









UNCOUNTABLE









 

ACTIVITY 8 – COMPLETE WITH A FEW OR A LITTLE

Complete the sentences.

  1. I have __________ friends in my new school.
  2. There is __________ water in the bottle.
  3. She bought __________ apples.
  4. We need __________ sugar for the recipe.
  5. There are __________ students in the library.
  6. He has __________ money in his wallet.
  7. I need __________ information about the activity.
  8. There are __________ chairs in the classroom.
  9. She has __________ homework to finish.
  10. We have __________ minutes before the class starts.

 

ACTIVITY 9 – MUCH, MANY, A LOT OF

Choose the best option.

  1. There are __________ people at the concert.

a) much
b) many
c) little

  1. I don't drink __________ coffee.

a) many
b) much
c) a few

  1. She has __________ books at home.

a) a lot of
b) much
c) little

  1. We don't have __________ time.

a) many
b) much
c) a few

  1. There are __________ questions on the test.

a) much
b) a little
c) many

  1. He eats __________ rice.

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

  1. I have __________ homework today.

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

  1. How __________ students are absent today?

a) much
b) many
c) little

  1. How __________ money do you need?

a) many
b) much
c) a few

  1. There isn't __________ information on the website.

a) many
b) much
c) a few

 

ACTIVITY 10 – MAKE IT CORRECT

Rewrite each sentence correctly.

  1. I have a few money.
    → __________________________________________
  2. She has many homework.
    → __________________________________________
  3. There is a little students in the