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5.  A _________ of musicians is marching down the street in the parade.

                        6.  A __________of puppies stays very close to the mother dog.

                        7.  A ___________ of fish was swimming in the shallow water.

                        8.  The ____________ of geese made a terrible squawking sound.



              Countable and Uncountable Nouns

              A.  Look at the pictures. Count and write the correct numbers.


















                         ______ girls                     ______ apples                     ______ flowers

















                      ______ sparrow                       ______ cars                        ______ chair



                    You are able to count the number of things in each picture above. Thus, they all
                    are countable nouns.

                    The nouns that can be counted are known as countable nouns.

              B.  Now, look at these pictures.













                     Can you count these things in the pictures?
                     No, you cannot. The nouns that cannot be counted are known as uncountable
                     nouns.                                       32
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