Noun phrases Primary 4

We can use a noun phrase before a noun to show the quantity. a bowl of… a glass of… a cup of… a plate of… a can of… For example:

The noun ‘rice’ is uncountable. We can use noun phrases with both countable and uncountable nouns. The noun ‘rice’ is uncountable. This is a bowl of rice. This is a plate of rice.

The noun ‘noodles’ is countable. This is a bowl of noodles. This is a plate of noodles.

Here are some more examples: a bottle of water a can of cola a carton of milk a packet of potato chips a tin of fish a bar of chocolate

We can put an ‘s’ on a noun phrase to form a plural. a bowl of noodles two bowls of noodles

When forming the plural, we only put the ‘s’ on the noun phrase, not the uncountable noun. a bowl of rice two bowls of rices

Practice I would like ______ of __________ and __________________. a cup lemon tea a glass of orange juice

two packets of potato chips Practice cartons of milk I would like three ______________ and ________________________. two packets of potato chips

Practice I would like ___________________ and ___________________ . five cans of cola a bar of chocolate

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