UNIT -II ENGLISH 4
WEEK 2
Name: ________________________________________ Date: __________________________________
Grade & Section: IV-Nicolaus Capernicus Subject Teacher: MR. SILVERIO V. ESTEVES Jr.
Lesson 2 Mass and Count Nouns
At the end of this lesson, learners are able to:
• identify nouns that can be counted (Count Noun) and cannot be counted
(Mass Noun); and
• identify the count noun and mass noun in the sentences.
What is a Count noun?
Count Nouns – are nouns that you can count.
There can be more than one.
Examples:
one brother, two brothers, three brothers one school,
five schools, three schools
Aside from numbers, you can also use: a, an, the, some,
many, and few to quantify them
Examples:
1. a notebook
2. an apple
3. some oranges
4. few pupils
What is a Mass noun?
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.
Examples:
bottle of milk ` strands of hair
counter mass noun counter mass noun
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A lot of mass nouns comes in liquid or mass form like clay, tea, and soup.
Abstract nouns are considered mass nouns too.
Learning Task No. 3
A. Directions: Classify the words in the box as count nouns or mass nouns.
glass of water books oil rice sand
plates honesty juice months strands of hair
COUNT NOUN MASS NOUN
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B. Directions: Write three (3) sentences with mass nouns and three (3) sentences with
count nouns. Use the list above for the nouns to use.
Mass Noun
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1.________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.________________________________________________________________________________________________
Count Noun
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1.________________________________________________________________________________________________
2.________________________________________________________________________________________________
3.________________________________________________________________________________________________
Learning Task No. 4
A. Directions: Read the sentences and tell whether the underlined words are mass or count
nouns, write your answer on the table below.
Answer
1.She puts sugar on the cake. 1
2.The new table created was mine. 2
3.We bought soy sauce at the supermarket. 3
4.New set chairs were donated to our school. 4
5.She needs flour for baking. 5
B. Directions: Identify whether the noun use in the sentence is a mass noun or count noun.
Shade the circle of the correct answer.
1. The accident involved three vehicles.
Count noun Mass noun
2. He had blood on his shirt.
Count noun Mass noun
3. The weather was hot all week.
Count noun Mass noun
4. The train pulled into the station.
Count noun Mass noun
5. The heat made me feel sick.
Count noun Mass noun
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Lesson 3 Possessive Nouns
At the end of this lesson, learners are able to:
• identify the rules of possessive noun; and
• analyze the use of apostrophe (‘s) in singular nouns in show possession
and after -s in plural nouns to show possession/(s’).
What is Possessive Nouns?
Possessive nouns express ownership or possession.
✓ To make most singular nouns show possession, add an apostrophe s. (‘s)
✓ However, for singular nouns that end with -s, add an apostrophe after -s to show possession. (s’)
✓ For plural nouns that end in -s, add an apostrophe after the s to show possession. (s’)
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Learning Task No. 5
A. Directions: Match the community helpers with their possessions. Write the possessive form
correctly. The first one is done for you.
Ex. camp police officer Police officer’s camp
1. pen writer _________________________
2. net fisher folk _________________________
3. camp Boy Scouts _________________________
4. hose firefighter _________________________
5. keys clerk _________________________
B. Directions: Rewrite the sentences below by changing the underlined words to their possessive
forms. The first one is done for you.
The chairs of the men were arranged in a semicircle
The men’s chair were arranged in a semicircle
1. The art work of the girls were neatly arranged.
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2. The glasses that belong to the boys were found in the box.
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3. The Science dictionary of Miss Tan was placed in the library.
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4. The experiment of the boys will show the law of magnets.
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5. The projects of the pupils will be brought to the library.
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6. The pupil will put up their exhibits in the room of the teachers.
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7. Rabies is found in the saliva of the dogs.
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8. Milk is food for the baby.
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