A Little Grammar–Nouns
Easy ways to recognise a countable noun are;
if you can put the word ‘a’ in front of it..
eg..a bird;
or, if it has a plural form by adding the letter ‘s’ at the end….
eg..house–plural=houses
Listen to the passage and answer the question.
On Saturday, my Dad did some building, with bricks, cement and some sand. My Mum went to the shop to buy some rice and some sugar. I also went to the shop to buy a pencil and a notebook.
Question
Which of these is a countable noun?
a)sand
b)sugar
c)rice
d)pencil
One easy way to recognise an uncountable noun , is if you can not put the word ‘a’ in front of it.
e.g soil– we do not say “a soil” we say “some soil”
Please listen to the passage again and answer the question.
Which of these is an uncountable noun?
a)pencil
b)brick
c) sugar
d)notebook
Singular means ‘one of’. Listen to the sentences and answer the question.
There are cattle in the field.
Both of my feet were sore.
I am a good child.
My cat likes to catch mice.
Which of these is a singular noun?
a)cattle
b)feet
c)child
d)mice
Plural means ‘more than 1′.
Listen to the sentences and answer the question.
A bus carries many people.
My Dad wants a new car.
The woman next door is very friendly.
Some men came to school today to build a new classroom.
Which of these is a plural noun?
a)bus
b)men
c)car
d)woman.
The plural noun is different from the singular noun.
Listen to the short passage and answer the question.
Today I went to the dentist and he checked all of my teeth. One tooth needed a filling.
Which is the plural noun?
a)tooth
b)teeth.
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