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Lesson 7 - Food
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Count/Non-count

Count nouns are things that you can count like chairs, apples, and people. Non-count nouns are things that you can't count like liquids and gases or things that are too small to count (like sand). We use different expressions with count and non-count nouns.

Count

To describe quantities
There are a lot.

There are some.
There are a few.
There aren't any.

Questions
Are there any _____?

How many are there?

Non-Count

To describe quantities
There is a lot.

There is some.
There is a little.
There isn't any.

Questions
Is there any _____?

How much is there?

 

Practice
Answer the questions with expressions to describe the quantity. In some there is more than one possible correct answer.

Fruits

Fruit

1. How many grapes are there?

2. How many strawberries are there?

3. How many pears are there?

 

Grains

Grains

4. How much pasta is there?

5. How much juice is there?

6. How much rice is there?

 

Dairy

Dairy

7. How much ice cream is there?

8. How many cucumbers are there?

9. How much yogurt is there?

 

Protein

Protein

10. How much ham is there?

11. How fish is there?

12. How much sausage is there?

 

Find the Mistake

Instructions
Find the errors in the sentences.  Write the sentences correctly.

example
She are a student. --> She is a student. 

1. Is there any bananas? 
  

2. Are there any milk?
  

3. There is a few water.
  

4. There are some strawberrys.
  

5. There is some carrots.
  

 

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