1. Count and Non-Count Nouns
6th Grade ELA

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

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

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

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

6. Bread
Rice
Furniture
Cereal
Traffic

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

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

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

10. 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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

17. Bread
Rice
Furniture
Cereal
Traffic

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