Unit6 Grammar
Countable & Uncountable Nouns
Nouns
Countable
Nouns
Uncountable
Nouns
名词
Countable nouns and uncountable nouns
Can you help the nouns in the box find their home?
可数名词
countable nouns
不 可 数 名 词
uncountable nouns
apple
rice
lemon
meat
hamburger
carrot
juice
sheep
milk
sweet
man
pork
beef
chicken
Countable Nouns
a dog
a tomato
a carrot
a page
a present
a library
a sheep
a fish
a useful book
an e-dog
an uncle
an apple
an aunt
an hour
an eight-year-old girl
an American
an umbrella
an “f”
不定冠词“a”用于辅音音素开头的名词前,“an”用于元音音素开头的名词前,而不是元音字母前。
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
an
a
a
a
an
an
a
an
an
a
a
an
an
an
an
a
a
an
an
a
a
a
a
an
a
a
“a” or “an”
______ interesting match
______hour
______US ship
______11-year-old boy
______umbrella
______useful magazine
______old story
______unhealthy lifestyle
______800-word letter
______exciting match
______one-day holiday
______open park
______orange dress
“a” or “an”
an
an
a
an
an
a
an
an
an
an
a
an
an
______ interesting film
______important news
______useful book
______elephant
______activity
______English girl
______exciting news
______nice weather
______difficult work
______easy question
______good luck
have ______fun
have ______wonderful time
“a” , “an” “/”
an
/
a
an
an
an
/
/
/
an
/
/
a
Singular(单数) Plural(复数)
Most nouns
cake →cakes , hamburger →hamburgers , banana →bananas , …
Nouns ending in a consonant +y
story →stories , family →families ,…
Nouns ending in s, sh, ch, or x
glass →glasses, wish →wishes,
watch →watches, box →boxes , …
Nouns ending in o
potato →potatoes, photo → photos, tomato →tomatoes, …
Nouns ending in f or fe
half →halves, life →lives, knife →knives, wife →wives, leaf →leaves,
P73
+S
-y +ies
+es
+s or +es
-f or fe +ves
the Special
man
woman
policeman
foot
tooth
mouse
sheep
deer
fish
Chinese
Japanese
men
women
policemen
feet
teeth
mice
sheep
deer
fish
Chinese
Japanese
Change the words into plural forms.
bus ________ bag_________
half________ family_______
photo_______ tooth________
player_______ kilo__________
day_________ wife__________
potato_______ child_________
watch_______ fish__________
buses
halves
photos
players
days
potatoes
watches
bags
families
teeth
kilos
wives
children
fish
写出下列名词的复数形式。
match________ 2. shelf________
3. month_______ 4. box _______
5. library _______ 6. key______
7. radio _______ 8. foot _______
9. woman ______ 10. baby ______
matches
shelves
months
boxes
libraries
keys
radios
feet
women
babies
Uncountable Nouns
bread
water
chicken
salt
a piece of bread
a glass of water
a plate of chicken
a packet of salt
Here are some examples:
?[glɑ?s]?
[ple?t]?
?[pi?s]?
?[s??lt]?
rice
tea
meat
milk
juice
two bags of rice
three cups of tea
four kilos of meat
five cartons of milk
six bottles of juice
数字 +量词+ of+ 不可数名词
Tip
['ki?l??]?
['kɑ?t(?)n]?
['bɑtl]
Translation
一袋盐
两袋大米
三杯茶
四千克肉
五盒牛奶
六杯果汁
a packet of salt
two bags of rice
three cups of tea
four kilos of meat
five cartons of milk
six glasses of juice
几袋大米
八公斤牛肉
一张纸
两片面包
九杯茶
十盒牛奶
some bags of rice
eight kilos of beef
a piece of paper
two pieces of bread
nine cups of tea
ten cartons of milk
1、李小姐经常喝两杯绿茶。
2、我妈妈需要买三袋盐。
3、中秋节我们将吃5盒月饼。
4、厨房里有两篮 土豆。
5、他早餐吃几片面包。
Miss Li often________________________________.
My mother __________________________________.
On Mid-Autumn Festival ______________________________________________.
There are two ____________________in the kitchen.
He ______________________________________.
drinks two cups of green tea.
needs to buy three packets of salt.
we will eat five boxes of mooncakes.
baskets of potatoes
has some pieces of bread for breakfast
测
Countable Nouns
an apple
a pear
an orange
a banana
an egg
a carrot
I want to buy
a
hamburger. ['h?mb?g?]
cake [ke?k].
an
egg [eg] .
orange [??r?nd?] .
We use ‘a’ or ‘an’ before a singular countable noun.
a 用于以辅音音素开头的单词前,如 a pen / a desk
a ‘u’ etc
an 用于以元音音素开头的单词前,
如 an apple / an interesting story
an ‘h’ ‘f’ ‘l’ ‘m’ ‘n’ ‘s’ ‘x’ ‘r’ etc
More examples:
___ US ship
___ hour
___ uncle/aunt
There is ___ ‘u’ and ___ ‘s’ in the word ‘use’.
a
an
a
an
an
‘a’ or ‘an’
1. _____ old bike
2. _____ tall tree
3. _____ orange coat
4. ______ big apple
5. half ______ hour
6. _____English book
7. _____ American boy
Fill in the blanks with a/an.
an apple
apples
a banana
bananas
a cake
cakes
a carrot
carrots
rule
可数名词复数一般是直接在名词后面加s
watches
boxes
fishes
buses
rule
以字母s,x,ch,sh结尾的单词,
变为复数时在其后加es
hero---heroes
tomato---tomatoes
potato---potatoes
mango---mangoes
Heroes like tomatoes, potatoes and mangoes.
rule
其他以“o”结尾的单词直接加“S”
piano---
radio---
photo---
pianos
radios
photos
zoo ---
kilo ---
zoos
kilos
Heroes like tomatoes, potatoes and mangoes.
a story book
rule
元音字母+y结尾的:y +s
辅音字母+y结尾的:y--ies
a toy
some toys
many stories
two story books
rule
以f或者以fe结尾的单词,
通常把f或者fe变成v,再加es
例:half, wife, knife, life
a knife
knives
man →men woman →women
mouse →mice foot →feet
tooth →teeth child →children
sheep →sheep fish →fish
Chinese →Chinese
Japanese → Japanese
可数名词
(1) 可以计数的名词。
(2) 可以用冠词a, an限定,表示一个……。
(3) 可以用one, two, three…限定。
(4) 有复数形式。
Summary: countable and uncountable nouns
不可数名词
(1)是指不能计数的名词。
(2)不可以用a , an限定。
(3)不可以用one, two, three…限定。
(4)没有复数形式。
(5)计量用数字+量词+of+不可数名词的结构。
a glass of juice, two kilos of meat
At the supermarket Millie: Mum, what do we need to buy?
Mum: We need some _________, a ______ of
______ and a _______ of ________.
Millie: Do we need to buy ____________?
Mum: Yes. Let’s buy some ________ and ________.
Millie: I want to buy some ________. They are
Grandpa’s favourite. And we have only an ______
at home. We need to buy some too.
Mum : OK. We can also buy a few________of ______.
chicken
bag
rice
packet
salt
vegetables
carrots
potatoes
oranges
apple
bottles
juice
bag
packet
apple
vegetables
carrots
potatoes
oranges
bottles
chicken
rice
salt
juice
What’s wrong with the sentences?
1.There is some oranges juice in the glass.
2.There are no bread on the table.
6.There are an orange and two bags of rice there.
4.There is some pork and beefs on the table.
5.There is an meat in the box.
3.Is there two glasses of milk in our classroom?
?
Help!!
orange
is
Are
beef
is
some
1、李小姐经常喝两杯绿茶。
2、我妈妈需要买三袋盐。
3、中秋节我们将吃5盒月饼。
4、厨房里有两篮 土豆。
5、他早餐吃几片面包。
Miss Li often________________________________.
My mother __________________________________.
On Mid-Autumn Festival ______________________________________________.
There are two ____________________in the kitchen.
He ______________________________________.
drinks two cups of green tea.
needs to buy three packets of salt.
we will eat five boxes of mooncakes.
baskets of potatoes
has some pieces of bread for breakfast
测
三碗米饭
七瓶牛奶
五千克肉
六把小刀
两篮土豆
四袋盐
three bowls of rice
seven bottles of milk
five kilos of meat
six knives
two baskets of potatoes
four packets of salt
三袋大米
两公斤肉
一张纸
两片面包
四杯茶
五盒牛奶
three bags of rice
two kilos of meat
a piece of paper
two pieces of bread
four cups of tea
five cartons of milk
用所给单词的正确形式填空。
There are some ________ (tomato) in the
basket.
They are from different ________ (country).
I often drink some ____ (milk) and eat
some _________ (vegetable) for breakfast.
I watch TV for about 30 _______ (minute).
tomatoes
milk
countries
minutes
vegetables
My breakfast, lunch and dinner
For breakfast:
For lunch:
For dinner:
Let’s go shopping!
I want to buy … .
Homework
1. Remember the rules of singular forms to plural forms for countable nouns .
2. Talk with your friends about healthy diet for three meals.