Countables and uncountables

Countable Uncountable

Things you can count (singular or plural)

Countable nouns are easy to recognize. They are things that we can count.

Example: "pen".We can count pens. We can have one, two, three or more pens

Things you can´t count (they can’t be plural).

Butter, meat… Some nouns can be

countable or uncountable but the meaning is different.

Example: chocolate

a / an / some / anya / an / some / any

how much / how how much / how many?many?

Use a / an with singular countable nouns.

Use some with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns in + sentences.

Use any with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns in – or ? sentences.

We can also use some in ? to ask for and offerings

music, art, love, happiness advice, information, news furniture, luggage rice, sugar, butter, water electricity, gas, power money, currency

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.

I've got some money.

Have you got any rice?

Sometimes, the same noun can be countable and uncountable, often with a change of meaning.

There are two hairs in my cofee!

I don’t have much hair.

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Countable Uncountable

CountableUncountable

banana

Countable Uncountable

Uncountable

butter

Uncountable

Countable Uncountable

clown

Countable

Countable Uncountable

Uncountable

water

Uncountable

Countable Uncountable

Uncountable

sugar

Uncountable

Countable Uncountable

Uncountable

rice

Uncountable

Countable Uncountable

dogs

UncountableCountable

Countable Uncountable

CountableUncountable

grapes

1.There are ____________ in the river.

a) Some fish

b) Some fishes

c) Any fishes

2. Is there any ___________ (water) in the jar?

a) Waters

b) Water

3. Is there ________ orange juice?

a) Some

b) Any

4. ___ there any sugar?

a) Is

b) Are

5. ___there any apples?

a) Is

b) Are

By: Jhessika X. Pinedo