Quantifiers for Non-count Food Nouns Nouns

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Food substances are not usually countable unless they have quantifiers!

NON-COUNT FOOD NOUN	QUANTIFIERS FOR FOOD NOUN
milk	a glass, a bottle, a carton, a gallon

QUANTIFIERS FOR FOOD
RICE a grain, a bowl, a sack, a box	PASTA a piece, a package, a bag	BREAD a loaf, a slice, a piece
CHOCOLATE a piece, a square, a bar,	BEER a mug, a glass, a bottle, a keg	HONEY a spoonful, a jar
MEAT a slice, a steak, a chop, a roast	PAPER a piece, a slice, a pat, a stick, a pound, a cup	COFFEE a cup, a pot

NON-COUNT NOUNS (just a few!)
fluids	water, coffee, tea, milk, oil, wine, beer, soda, etc.
solids	ice, bread, butter, cheese, meat, etc.
particles	rice, corn, flour, sugar, popcorn, pepper, salt, cinnamon, oregano (spice names)
groups	food, fruit

list of uncountable nouns

Practice

Animals and Meat

The names for meat from different animals varies.

	ANIMAL SOURCE	FOOD NAME - YOUR RESPONSE	CHECK ANSWER
1.	a calf (the baby)	Would you like some ?
2.	a pig	Would you like some ?
3.	a bull or steer	Would you like some ?
4.	a sheep	Would you like some ?
5.	a rooster	Would you like some ?
6.	a deer	Would you like some ?
Meat Portions
7.	beef / veal	I would like .
8.	beef / lamb/ pork / veal turkey / chicken / any meat	I would like .
9.	lamb or pork	I would like .
10.	pork leg	I would like .
11.	turkey / chicken / beef lamb / pork / any meat	I would like .
12.	turkey / chicken / beef lamb / pork / any meat bread / pizza / cheese	I would like .
13.	chicken / turkey / lamb	I would like . *
14.	fish / beef	I would like . **

Note in a restaurant, people usually refer to a menu item or dish using the.

" I would like the lamb (dish)."
" I will try the fresh fish of the day."

* Other parts of turkey and chicken: wing, breast, thigh, back, neck, feet
** Also, spelled fillet.

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Julie Sevastopoulos - ESL Department - College of San Mateo - San Mateo, CA 94402 USA