Rice is a grain eaten as food, often after cooking.
The idea
Use some rice or more rice for an amount. Count a container with a bowl of rice, two bowls of rice, or individual seeds with grains of rice.
Examples
- We cooked rice for dinner.
- She put some rice in a bowl.
- The recipe needs two bowls of rice.
- He bought rice at the market.
- Would you like more rice?
- The rice is on the table.
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In ordinary food use, rice is uncountable: the number belongs to the bowl or grain, not to a plural rices.
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Choose the quantity expression for uncountable rice. She put ___ rice in a bowl. (some / many)
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some
Some rice names an unspecified amount of food.
Choose the plural for the containers. The recipe needs two ___ of rice. (bowls / bowl)
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bowls
Bowls counts the containers, while rice remains uncountable.
Choose the word for individual seeds. Count individual seeds: three ___ of rice. (grains / bowls)
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grains
Grains counts individual rice seeds.
Practice round
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Choose the quantity expression for uncountable rice. She put ___ rice in a bowl. (some / many)
Choose the plural for the containers. The recipe needs two ___ of rice. (bowls / bowl)
Choose the word for individual seeds. Count individual seeds: three ___ of rice. (grains / bowls)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Offer rice and say how many bowls are needed for a meal.