• book --a
• wine some
• rice --some
• apple --an
• music --some
• tomato --a
• rain --some
• cassette --a
• egg --an
• food --some

Look at these rules

• We use "a" with objects we can count the begin with a consonant Example: a book
• We use "some" with object we can not count Example: some milk
• We use "an" with object we can count that begin with a vowel Example: an orange

Asking questions for countable and uncountable objects

Complete the questions using much or many

Look at these rules

• We use "How many" for questions using countable or plural objects Example: How many books do you have?
• We use "How much" for questions using a non-countable or singular object Example: How much does juice is left?
• We use "How much" for questions asking about ONE object Example: How much does the book cost?
• Most plurals are formed by adding "-s" to the noun or object Example: book + -s = books. Some of the more important exceptions include: man - men, child - children, person - people, woman - women

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