2.3.1 Word Classes: Nouns

• Count and non-count nouns in science and health texts
• Singular and plural forms, including irregular plurals
• Using a, an, some, much, many with the right type of noun

• identify count, non-count, singular, and plural nouns from a variety of texts
• use count, non-count, singular, and plural nouns in sentences
• appreciate the importance of the correct use of nouns in communication

“How can you group things that cannot be counted?”

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1. Count and non-count nouns
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Count nouns take a number. Non-count nouns take some or much, or a unit such as a glass of water.
2. Singular and plural nouns
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Make plurals with -s or -es, learn a few irregular forms, and keep non-count nouns unnumbered.