Grammar: Count/Noncount Nouns, Some/Any, Would Like, Too & Enough

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Lesson idea

Distinguish count and noncount nouns; use some/any, would like, partitives, too/too much/too many and enough.

Key points

• Count nouns: a burger, two burgers. Noncount nouns (rice, tea, juice) have no a/an and no plural.
• some → affirmative statements and offers (Would you like some coffee?); any → negatives and questions.
• too + adjective (too salty); too much + noncount noun; too many + count noun.
• adjective + enough (salty enough); enough + noun (enough eggs). too/enough + infinitive: too hot to eat.

Vocabulary

Lesson questions (15)

1. Which noun is noncount?
   Answer: rice
2. Which noun is count?
   Answer: carrot
3. There ____ some juice in the fridge.
   Answer: is
4. There aren't ____ fries.
   Answer: any
5. Is there ____ pie?
   Answer: any
6. Yes, there's ____ apple pie.
   Answer: some
7. "Do you have any cheesecake?" – "Sorry, we don't have ____ today."
   Answer: any
8. Offer: "Would you like ____ coffee?"
   Answer: some
9. "What would you like?" – "____"
   Answer: I'd like a steak sandwich.
10. I don't like the soup. It's ____ salty.
    Answer: too
11. There's ____ salt in this soup.
    Answer: too much
12. There are ____ carrots in the soup.
    Answer: too many
13. Don't add more salt. The soup is ____.
    Answer: salty enough
14. We have ____ eggs, but we don't have enough sugar.
    Answer: enough
15. The soup is ____ to eat.
    Answer: too hot

More lessons in Unit 5: Is There Any Ice Cream?

• Unit 5 Vocabulary: Food & Ordering
• Reading & Writing: Globalization of Foods
• Unit 5 Test