THERE IS / THERE ARE
COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
QUANTIFIERS: SOME – ANY – HOW MUCH – HOW MANY
1. COUNTABLE
AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
COUNTABLE NOUNS
Countable nouns are things we can count. They have singular and plural
forms.
Examples:
· one
apple / two apples
· one
egg / three eggs
· one
sandwich / four sandwiches
· one
bottle / five bottles
· one
tomato / six tomatoes
We can use numbers with countable nouns.
Example:
There are three apples.
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Uncountable nouns are things we usually cannot count individually.
Examples:
· water
· milk
· rice
· sugar
· cheese
· bread
· juice
· coffee
We do not usually say “two waters” or “three milks.”
Example:
There is some milk.
2. THERE
IS / THERE ARE
THERE IS = singular or uncountable nouns.
Examples:
There is an apple.
There is a sandwich.
There is some water.
There is some rice.
THERE ARE = plural countable nouns.
Examples:
There are two apples.
There are three sandwiches.
There are five eggs.
REMEMBER:
THERE IS + singular / uncountable
THERE ARE + plural countable
3. SOME
We use SOME mainly in affirmative sentences.
SOME + plural countable nouns
There are some apples.
There are some eggs.
SOME + uncountable nouns
There is some milk.
There is some rice.
Examples:
There are some bananas in the kitchen.
There is some cheese in the fridge.
4. ANY
We use ANY mainly in negative sentences and questions.
ANY + plural countable nouns
Are there any apples?
There aren't any apples.
ANY + uncountable nouns
Is there any milk?
There isn't any milk.
Examples:
Are there any eggs?
No, there aren't any eggs.
Is there any juice?
No, there isn't any juice.
5. HOW
MANY?
We use HOW MANY with COUNTABLE PLURAL nouns.
HOW MANY + plural countable noun
How many apples are there?
There are five apples.
How many eggs are there?
There are six eggs.
How many sandwiches are there?
There are three sandwiches.
REMEMBER:
HOW MANY = COUNTABLE
6. HOW
MUCH?
We use HOW MUCH with UNCOUNTABLE nouns.
HOW MUCH + uncountable noun
How much water is there?
There is some water.
How much milk is there?
There is a lot of milk.
How much rice is there?
There is some rice.
REMEMBER:
HOW MUCH = UNCOUNTABLE
7. QUICK
REVIEW
COUNTABLE:
apple, egg, banana, tomato, sandwich, bottle
UNCOUNTABLE:
water, milk, rice, sugar, cheese, bread
THERE IS:
There is an apple.
There is some milk.
THERE ARE:
There are three apples.
There are some eggs.
SOME:
There is some cheese.
There are some bananas.
ANY:
Is there any milk?
Are there any apples?
There isn't any milk.
There aren't any apples.
HOW MANY:
How many apples?
How many eggs?
HOW MUCH:
How much milk?
How much rice?
ACTIVITY 1 – Write C for COUNTABLE or U for UNCOUNTABLE.
1. Apple
______
2. Milk
______
3. Egg
______
4. Rice
______
5. Banana
______
6. Cheese
______
7. Tomato
______
8. Water
______
9. Bread
______
10. Sandwich
______
11. Sugar
______
12. Orange
______
ACTIVITY 2 – Complete the sentences with THERE IS or THERE ARE.
1. __________
an apple on the table.
2. __________
three bananas in the kitchen.
3. __________
some milk in the fridge.
4. __________
five eggs in the box.
5. __________
some rice on the plate.
6. __________
two sandwiches in the bag.
7. __________
some cheese in the refrigerator.
8. __________
four tomatoes in the basket.
ACTIVITY 3 – Complete with SOME or ANY.
1. There
are __________ apples in the basket.
2. There
isn't __________ milk in the fridge.
3. Are
there __________ eggs?
4. There
is __________ rice on the plate.
5. Are
there __________ bananas?
6. There
aren't __________ tomatoes.
7. There
is __________ cheese in the sandwich.
8. Is
there __________ water?
ACTIVITY 4 – HOW MUCH OR HOW MANY.Complete the questions.
1. __________
apples are there?
2. __________
milk is there?
3. __________
eggs are there?
4. __________
rice is there?
5. __________
bananas are there?
6. __________
water is there?
7. __________
sandwiches are there?
8. __________
cheese is there?
ACTIVITY 5 –Use THERE IS, THERE ARE, SOME, or ANY.
1. __________
__________ apples in the basket.
2. __________
__________ milk in the fridge.
3. __________
__________ eggs on the table.
4. There
isn't __________ cheese.
5. There
aren't __________ bananas.
6. Is
there __________ rice?
7. Are
there __________ tomatoes?
8. __________
__________ water in the bottle.
ACTIVITY 6 – Write questions using HOW MUCH or HOW MANY.
Example:
apples → How many apples are there?
1. eggs
→ ______________________________________
2. milk
→ ______________________________________
3. bananas
→ ___________________________________
4. rice
→ ______________________________________
5. sandwiches
→ _________________________________
6. water
→ _____________________________________
7. tomatoes
→ __________________________________
8. cheese
→ ____________________________________
ACTIVITY 7 – Find and correct the mistake.
1. There
are some milk in the fridge.
Correct: ______________________________________
2. How
much apples are there?
Correct: ______________________________________
3. There
is three bananas.
Correct: ______________________________________
4. How
many rice is there?
Correct: ______________________________________
5. There
isn't some water.
Correct: ______________________________________
6. There
are an egg on the table.
Correct: ______________________________________
