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Activities: “What are mass nouns in English?”

By: Erin Kuester, Isabel McKay

Activity 1: Grocery List

Ana is doing her grocery shopping for the next week and has written a list of groceries that she needs. Each grocery item is a mass noun and requires a unit word + ofin front of it. Can you figure out which unit word below goes with each mass noun on Ana’s grocery list?

You will use every word, but you can use each one more than once!

A photo of a woman gathering groceries into a basket.

GROCERY LIST
Word BankChoose a word, then choose a blank. You can also drag.
  1. a of bread
  2. a of orange juice
  3. a of cheese
  4. a of chocolate
  5. a of milk
  6. a of cereal
  7. a of jam
  8. a of butter
  9. a of pasta
  10. a of lettuce
  11. a of soup
  12. a of water
  13. a of flour
  14. a of sugar
  15. a of tea bags
  16. a of gum
  17. a of olive oil
  18. a of salsa

Activity 2: Mass noun or count noun?

Select the phrase that describes each picture. In some cases, both are correct!

  1. Select your answer
    A glass platter containing three cupcakes with pink icing.

  2. Select your answer
    A plate contains five slices of steak along with some mixed vegetables.

  3. Select your answer
    Two glasses with straws containing cola and ice.

  4. Select your answer
    Three pies sit on a tablecloth.

  5. Select your answer
    A photo shows a cutting board with 5 slices of bread against a white marble background.

  6. Select your answer
    A photo shows a pair of hands holding 8 small potatoes.

  7. Select your answer
    A plate of sandwiches.

  8. Select your answer
    A hand holds up a carrot against a blue sky.