WHAT DO YOU EAT?

We use some cuantifiers to make uncountable nouns into countable nouns.

LIQUID CONTAINERS

a spoonful of

• honey
• medicine
• ice cream
• sugar

a glass of, a bottle of

• milk
• water
• beer
• wine
• cola

a cup of, a mug of, a pot of

• coffee
• tea
• cocoa
• hot water

a mug of , a glass of, a stein of, a barrel of

• beer
• cola
• lemonade
• soda 

a gallon of, a liter of

• milk
• wine
• oil
• orange juice
• water

MOSTLY DRY CONTAINERS

a bag of  (paper or plastic)

• flour
• sugar
• oats
• beans}
• flour
• rice

• corn
• wheat

a carton of   (liquid or dry)

• eggs
• milk
• yogurt
• soup

a pound of, a kilo of

• meat
• apples
• onions
• potatoes
• coffee

a slice of

• salami
• bread (squarish)
• ham
• cheese

a loaf of

• bread
• banana bread
• meat loaf  (ground meat mix)

a bar of, a square of  

• chocolate
• ice-cream (bar)

 

To practice, click here.