16578 countable uncountable nouns

Countable Uncountabletable experience doing something country hair on a person/animal Teacher Notes:... Objective: to decide whether a noun is countable/uncountablePrep: Make 2 copies fo

Countable Uncountable

table experience (doing something)

country hair (on a person/animal)

Teacher Notes:

Objective: to decide whether a noun is countable/uncountable

Prep: Make 2 copies for each pair Cut apart one set (page) of cards for each pair

Instructions:

In pairs/small groups, students decide whether each noun is more commonly used as a countable

or uncountable noun then place it under the correct heading Once students have finished, give them a copy of the answer key to compare their answers with and make corrects Discuss common errors as a class

Expansion:

1 Have student make sentences using the most common errors

2 Have students look through magazines and add to list (by categories – ex sports, food)

3 For higher level students add another heading (Both) for those nouns that can be used as countable and uncountable