Count+Noncount+Nouns

G9 2010 English Grammar

Countable vs. Uncountable Nouns

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Activity #0. Introduction: This is the website we looked at in class: [] Activity #0.0 Resources: Dave is a very helpful teacher. Here are 7 websites to help guide you through the maze that is the difference between countable and uncountable nouns. These should be seen before you take the assessment. Lesson 1 [] Lesson 2 [] Lesson 3 [] Lesson 4 [] Lesson 5 [] Lesson 6 [] Lesson 7 []

Activity 1: Introduction: [] In your notebook, title “Introduction” This is a good introduction to countable vs. uncountable nouns. Take a look at the list of uncountable nouns, also known as non-count nouns, or MASS nouns. Write down the **__categories__** that these nouns fall into. If you are unsure what category it is, list the noun and write ‘not sure’ next to it. Use activity #0 as a resource for help with categories.

Activity 2: [] In your notebook, title “English Zone Count/Uncount 1”. In your notebook, write the noun, and then C or U if it is countable or uncountable. Record any mistakes you made. Example: 1. Banana - C 2. Meat – U

Activity 3: [] In your notebook, title “Countable vs. Uncountable 1”. Click on the link above to review the difference between countable and uncountable nouns. Write down any examples of uncountable nouns you didn’t know before. Then click: [] In your notebook, write the noun, and then C or U if it is countable or uncountable. Record any mistakes you made. Example: 1. Banana - C 2. Meat – U

Activity 4: [] Title in your notebook “Multiple Choice 1” Do the activity, record your score, and note any errors you made.

Activity 5: [] In your notebook, title “Multiple Guess 1”. Make a chart: Countable, Uncountable, Both. Write down where each noun, 1-12 should go. Record your score, and correct any errors you made.

Activity 6: [] In your notebook, title “Cloze 1”. Complete the activity, typing in ‘some’ or ‘a’ before each noun. In your notebook, list the phrases: ‘some meat’ or ‘a cat’. Note and correct any errors you have made.

Activity 7: [] Title in your notebook “Multiple Choice Much/Many” Do the activity, record your score, and note any errors you made.

Activity 8: [] In your notebook, title “Dave’s Quiz”. Complete the multiple choice activities, and record any mistakes you made.

Activity 9: [] In your notebook, title “English Zone Count/Uncount 2”. In your notebook, write the noun, and then C or U if it is countable or uncountable. Record any mistakes you made. Example: 1. Banana - C 2. Meat – U

Activity 10: [] In your notebook, title “Quantifiers”. Read the lesson to review using //some, any, a few, little, many, and much//. Then click: [] List the ten phrases (example: much meat, many buses, etc.) Check your answers, and record any mistakes you made.

Activity 11: [] Title in your notebook “Multiple Choice 2” Do the activity, record your score, and note any errors you made.

Activity 12: [] Title in your notebook “Multiple Choice Some/Any” Do the activity, record your score, and note any errors you made.

Activity 13: [] In your notebook, title ‘Quantifier Quiz’. Do the activity, and list 1-15 the phrases you used (For example, ‘a lot of books’). Note any errors you made.

Activity 14: [] In your notebook, title “Cloze 2”. In each gap, type either "much" or "little" (for uncountable nouns) or "many" or "few" (for countable nouns). In your notebook, list the phrases: “much money” or “many stores”. Note and correct any errors you have made.

Activity 15: [] In your notebook, title “Counting Uncountable Nouns”. Read the lesson to review. Write down the uncountable nouns that are new for you. Then click: [] Match the uncountable nouns with the ways to count them. Then list in your notebook all five phrases. Record your score, and note any errors you made.

Activity 16: [] Title your notebook “Some/Any”. Do the activity, and record your score. Please write down any questions you have, or didn’t understand.

Games:

17. Concentration: [] Click the link. In your notebook, title, “Concentration”. Make a T-Chart of Countable Nouns/Uncountable Nouns. Play the game, and write each noun where it belongs, either countable or uncountable. Record your score.

18. Much/Many Columns [] In your notebook title, “Much/ManyColumns”. Make a T-Chart of ‘Many’(Countable) vs. ‘Much’ (Uncountable)’ Nouns. Play the game, and write each noun where it belongs, either countable or uncountable. Record your score.

19. Column Matching: [] In your notebook title, “Columns”. Make a T-Chart of ‘A Large Number of…’(Countable) vs. ‘A Great Deal of…(Uncountable)’ Nouns. Play the game, and write each noun where it belongs, either countable or uncountable. Record your score.

20. Crossword puzzle [] In your notebook, title “Crossword 1”. Complete the crossword, and write down the nouns that were there. After each noun, write C if it is countable, and U if it is uncountable.

Pre-Assessment

21. [] This is a good review before you take the assessment. In your notebook, title “Review”. Note any errors you made.

Pre-Assessment: [] 22. This pre-assessment has 107, that’s right, 107 questions! Obviously, you don’t need to list every single answer, but DO record your errors, and whether the nouns you missed are countable ‘C’ or uncountable ‘U’. At the end, note your final score.

Assessment:

23. Correcting Sentences.

24. Choose between Quantifiers

25. Countable or Uncountable

26. Choose the correct form

27. How to count uncountable nouns/much v. many

28. Supermarket shopping

29. Conversation

30. Extension Activity Pretend you have to survive on a desert island. Make a list of everything you would need to have with you. Then, either draw pictures, cut out pictures from magazines, or find images from the internet of everything you would need. Put the images into a collage, labeling them and telling whether they are COUNTABLE or UNCOUNTABLE nouns.

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