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Countable and uncountable

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Countable and uncountable

An AR classroom game for Grade 5. Learners can aim with their hands at the camera or play by tapping the screen.

This set has 6 questions in an interactive multiple choice activity.

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A look before you play

Sample questions

A few real prompts from the game to help you choose an activity for your class.

  1. How ___ apples do you have?

    • many
    • much
    • more
    Read the explanation

    "Many" goes with countable plural nouns.

  2. How ___ water is there?

    • many
    • much
    • more
    Read the explanation

    "Much" goes with uncountable nouns, such as water.

  3. There are ___ books on the table.

    • much
    • a
    • some
    Read the explanation

    "Some" goes with plurals in a statement.

Before you play

Game teaching guide

What children will practise

Practise matching quantity words to nouns: many and a few with countables, much and a little with uncountables, some with plurals, and spotting sugar as uncountable, so pupils follow instructions that contain amounts (ต 1.1 ป.5/1).

What's in the worksheet

6 multiple-choice items - How ___ apples do you have? (many) - How ___ water is there? (much) - I have ___ rice. options a little / a number of / a few - There are ___ students in the class. (a few) - Which word is uncountable: pencil / chair / sugar

How to use it in class

Use after teaching countable and uncountable nouns, before a shopping-list activity. 5 minutes, solo mode. - Bring two real piles, such as several pencils and a bag of sugar, and ask which one you can count - If a little rice goes wrong, draw a two-column chart: countable takes many and a few, uncountable takes much and a little Play it linked to a class and the results go into the mark book.

Common sticking points

- I have ___ rice.: choosing a few because Thai pupils think of rice as grains; in English rice is uncountable - There are ___ books: choosing a out of habit with a book; books is plural - How ___ water: choosing many if they think How many is the only quantity question