Count and Non-Count Nouns 6th Grade ELA

Count Nouns A count noun is something we can count. It has a singular form and a plural form.

Car/Cars Book/Books Apple/Apples Horse/Horses Child/Children

Count Nouns A singular count noun must have a determiner (or a helping word). a, an, the, this, that, my

Non-Count Nouns A non-count noun is something we don’t count. It does not have a plural form.

Bread Rice Furniture Cereal Traffic

Non-Count Nouns We use quantifiers before non-count nouns: some fruit a slice of bread a lot of homework a little information

Count Nouns Crayon Eggshell Allergy Type Desert Desktop Robot Category Bunny Element Rocket Frequency Eggshell Type Desktop Category Compound Median Range

NonCount Nouns Grass Fabric Milk Furniture Data Strength Lotion Warmth Water Bread Traffic cereal Fabric Furniture Strength Participation Poetry Comprehension First aid Lab safety

Activity: Noun Alphabet Create a noun alphabet. Find one noun for each letter of the alphabet 10 must be non-count nouns Make your Count Nouns one color and your Non-Count Nouns a different color Bonus: Pictures for each noun (internet, draw, magazines)

Noun Alphabet A – Apple - Count B – Banana - Count C – Cat - Count D – Data- Non-Count E – Elephant – Count F – Furniture – Non-Count

NOTES: Count and Non-Count Nouns 6th Grade ELA

Count Nouns A count noun is something we can count. It has a singular form and a plural form.

Count Nouns A singular count noun must have a determiner (helping word). a, an, the, this, that, my

Car/Cars Book/Books Apple/Apples Horse/Horses Child/Children

Non-Count Nouns A non-count noun is something we don’t count. It has no plural form.

Bread Rice Furniture Cereal Traffic

Non-Count Nouns We use quantifiers before non-count nouns: some fruit a slice of bread a lot of homework a little information