English Supplementary

Countable nouns and Uncountable Nouns  
Nouns which count as Countable Noun: - cars, cups, boxes, rulers
Nouns which counts as Uncountable Noun: - flour, sugar, salt, water
  i. We use ‘a’ and ‘an’ with singular countable nouns.  
  -There is a fish in the pond.
  -May is eating an orange.  
  ii. We use ‘a few’, ‘many’, ‘some’ and ‘any’ with plural countable nouns.
  -They found a few balls in the basement.
  -There are many birds.
  -There are some apples.
  -I didn’t see any fishes in the sea.
  iii. We use ‘a little’, ‘much’, ‘some’ and ‘any’ with uncountable nouns.  
  -There is a little sugar in the tin.
  -Grandpa doesn’t have much hair.
  -Mother bought some flour.
  -Is there any water in the tank?
  iv. We use singular verbs (e.g. ‘is’, ‘was’) for singular countable nouns and all uncountable nouns.
  -There is a cat in the garden.
  -There is a little sugar in your tea.
  v. We use plural verbs (e.g. ‘are’, ‘were’) for plural countable nouns.
  -There are many dresses in the cupboard.

Exercise:-
Put ‘a’ or ‘an’ in the blanks. Do not write anything if no word is necessary.
  1. _____ little pepper should be added to the porridge to make it tastier.
  2. ______apple ______day keeps the doctor away.
  3. She is drinking _______glass of orange juice and reading ______magazine.
  4. A ________flies_________airplane.
  5. _________cheese is made from_______ milk.
  6. He draws _________square on _______ piece of _________paper.
  7. We cannot live for _________hour without air.

Exercise:-
Fill in the blanks with ‘many’, ‘much’, ‘a few’ or ‘a little’. Do not write anything if no word is necessary.
  1. The farmer rears only_____________ pigs on the farm.
  2. Ken purchased____________ fruits yesterday, so he gave __________to his colleagues.
  3. ________________detergent and ____________water should remove the stains from your white blouse.
  4. There is some...