Countable Nouns
Countable nouns are easy to recognize. They are things that we can count. For example: "pen". We can count pens. We can have one, two, three or more pens. Here are some more countable nouns:- dog, cat, animal, man, person
- bottle, box, litre
- coin, note, dollar
- cup, plate, fork
- table, chair, suitcase, bag
- My dog is playing.
- My dogs are hungry.
- A dog is an animal.
- I want an orange. (not I want orange.)
- Where is my bottle? (not Where is bottle?)
- I like oranges.
- Bottles can break.
- I've got some dollars.
- Have you got any pens?
- I've got a few dollars.
- I haven't got many pens.
Uncountable Nouns
Uncountable nouns are substances, concepts etc that we cannot divide into separate elements. We cannot "count" them. For example, we cannot count "milk". We can count "bottles of milk" or "litres of milk", but we cannot count "milk" itself. Here are some more uncountable nouns:- music, art, love, happiness
- advice, information, news
- furniture, luggage
- rice, sugar, butter, water
- electricity, gas, power
- money, currency
- This news is very important.
- Your luggage looks heavy.
- a piece of news
- a bottle of water
- a grain of rice
- I've got some money.
- Have you got any rice?
- I've got a little money.
- I haven't got much rice.
"Some", "a lot of" and "plenty of" are word used to descibe both countable and uncountable nouns.
Exercises
A. Are these nouns countable or uncountable?
1. water = _______2. fruit = _______
3. coconut = _______
4. brea = _______
5. DVD = _______
6. meat = _______
7. ball = _______
8. snack = _______
9. glasses = _______
10. pen = _______
11. milk = _______
12. chair = _______
13. gasoline = _______
14. table = _______
15. cream = _______
16. money = _______
17. oil = _______
18. insect = _______
19. sofa = _______
20. yogurt = _______
21. school = _______
22. bus = _______
23. food = _______
24. chocolate = _______
25. ship = _______
Answers
1. water (U)2. fruit (U)
3. coconut (C)
4. bread (U)
5. DVD (C)
6. meat (U)
7. ball (C)
8. snack (C)
9. glasses (C)
10. pen (C)
11. milk (U)
12. chair(C)
13. gasoline (U)
14. table (C)
15. cream (U)
16. money (U)
17. oil (U)
18. insect(C)
19. sofa (C)
20. yogurt(U)
21. school (C)
22. bus (C)
23. food (U)
24. chocolate (U)
25. ship (C)
More exercise here
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-countable-uncountable-nouns.phphttp://www.esolcourses.com/uk-english/beginners-grammar/countable-uncountable/lesson-9/picture-quiz.html
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