1. Noun phrases
Primary 4

2. 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:

3. 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.

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

5. 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

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

7. 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

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

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

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

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