count and mass nouns; collective nouns grade 4

Checking of Prior

Knowledge

COUNT OR NON-COUNT?

Count – raise your two arms

Non-Count - stand

Individual Response:

bottleCount or Non-Count?

juiceCount or Non-Count?

bookCount or Non-Count?

teacherCount or Non-Count?

meatCount or Non-Count?

hairCount or Non-Count?

Count Nouns

Mass Nouns

Nouns

Count nouns are nouns that we can count. There can be more than one of them.

COUNT NOUNS

Let’s see some examples

One brotherTwo brothersThree brothers

One schoolFive schoolsTwenty schools

COUNT NOUNS

Aside from numbers, you can also use: a, an, the, some, many, and few to quantify them

COUNT NOUNS

Examples:A notebook

An appleSome oranges

Few pupils

COUNT NOUNS

Mass nouns are nouns that cannot be counted. Generally, they do not have plural forms. We do not use numbers to count them. We use counters instead.

MASS NOUNS

Let’s see some examples

bottle of milk strands of

hair

MASS NOUNS

counter Massnoun

Massnoun

counter

It is important to use appropriate counters for mass nouns so that others can understand what we mean.

cup ofdash ofpinch ofbox ofpail of

teaspoon ofpack ofheap of (a pile of)

Other examples of counters

A lot of mass nouns come in liquid or mass form like clay, tea, and soup. Abstract nouns are considered mass nouns, too.

NOUNS

Count Nouns Count nouns are

nouns that we can count.

They have plural forms.

We use numbers to count them.

Mass Nouns

Mass nouns are nouns that cannot be counted.

Generally, they do not have plural forms

We use counters to quantify them.

salt

Mass Noun or Count Noun?

Mass noun

vinegar

Mass Noun or Count Noun?

Mass noun

friend

Mass Noun or Count Noun?

count noun

book

Mass Noun or Count Noun?

count noun

hope

Mass Noun or Count Noun?

mass noun

school

Mass Noun or Count Noun?

count noun

rice

Mass Noun or Count Noun?

mass noun

friendship

Mass Noun or Count Noun?

mass noun

sugar

Mass Noun or Count Noun?

mass noun

Much or Many

Auction

sugar

Much or Many Auction:

pencils

Much or Many Auction:

love

Much or Many Auction:

oil

Much or Many Auction:

books

Much or Many Auction:

coffee

Much or Many Auction:

chocolate

Much or Many Auction:

money

Much or Many Auction:

happiness

Much or Many Auction:

things

Much or Many Auction:

We use much with mass nouns

(uncountable nouns)We use many with

count nouns (countable nouns)

Much or Many?

Collective nouns

these are nouns that names groups

composed of members.

Examples:cast of actors

board of directorsschool of fish

Collective nouns

Examples:Batch of bread

Team of athletesTroop of monkeysTower of giraffes

Collective nouns

Examples:Pack of wolves

Staff of employeesBouquet of flowersClass of students

Army of ants

Collective nouns