Countable and Countable and Uncountable NounsUncountable Nouns

Countable and Countable and Uncountable NounsUncountable Nouns

What are countable nouns?What are countable nouns?

Countable nouns are individual objects,Countable nouns are individual objects,

people, places, etc. which can be counted.people, places, etc. which can be counted.

A countable noun can be both singular A countable noun can be both singular - a friend, a house, etc. a friend, a house, etc. - or plural - a few apples, lots of trees, etc. or plural - a few apples, lots of trees, etc.

Use the singular form of the verb with a Use the singular form of the verb with a

singular countable noun:singular countable noun: dog, cat, animal, man, person dog, cat, animal, man, person bottle, box, litre bottle, box, litre coin, note, dollar coin, note, dollar cup, plate, fork cup, plate, fork table, chair, suitcase, bagtable, chair, suitcase, bag

Countable nouns can be singular or plural:Countable nouns can be singular or plural: My dog is playing. My dog is playing. My dogs are hungry.My dogs are hungry.

Countable nouns have a plural form

Singular: a car an eggplant

three Plural: some dolls many

Uncountable NounsUncountable Nouns

Uncountable nouns are substances, Uncountable nouns are substances, concepts etc that we cannot divide into concepts etc that we cannot divide into separate elements. We cannot "count" separate elements. We cannot "count" them.them.

For example, we cannot count "milk". We For example, we cannot count "milk". We can count "bottles of milk" or "litres of can count "bottles of milk" or "litres of milk", but we cannot count "milk" itself. milk", but we cannot count "milk" itself. Here are some more uncountable nouns: Here are some more uncountable nouns:

Uncountable NounsUncountable Nouns

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

We usually treat uncountable nouns as singular : We We usually treat uncountable nouns as singular : We use a singular verb. For example:use a singular verb. For example:

This news is very important. This news is very important. Your luggage looks heavy.Your luggage looks heavy.

You can count uncountable nouns if you use:You can count uncountable nouns if you use: A piece of… cheese A bowl of… soup A cup of… tea A bottle of…wine A carton of…milk A bar of… chocolate

MILK

Here are some of the most common containers / Here are some of the most common containers /

quantity expressions for these uncountable nouns:quantity expressions for these uncountable nouns: advice - a piece of advice advice - a piece of advice baggage - a piece of baggagebaggage - a piece of baggagebread - a slice of bread, a loaf of breadbread - a slice of bread, a loaf of breadequipment - a piece of equipmentequipment - a piece of equipmentfurniture - a piece of furniturefurniture - a piece of furnituregarbage - a piece of garbagegarbage - a piece of garbageinformation - a piece of informationinformation - a piece of informationknowledge - a factknowledge - a factluggage - a piece of luggage, a bag, a suitcaseluggage - a piece of luggage, a bag, a suitcasemoney - a note, a coinmoney - a note, a coinmusica – a song, a piecemusica – a song, a piecenews - a piece of newsnews - a piece of newspasta - a plate of pasta, a serving of pastapasta - a plate of pasta, a serving of pastaresearch - a piece of research, a research projectresearch - a piece of research, a research projecttravel - a journey, a triptravel - a journey, a tripwork - a job, a position work - a job, a position

Here are some more common uncountable food types Here are some more common uncountable food types

with their container / quantity expressionswith their container / quantity expressions: :

liquids (water, beer, wine, etc.) - a liquids (water, beer, wine, etc.) - a glass, a bottle, a jug of water, etc.glass, a bottle, a jug of water, etc.cheese - a slice, a chunk, a piece of cheese - a slice, a chunk, a piece of cheesecheesemeat - a piece, a slice, a pound of meatmeat - a piece, a slice, a pound of meatbutter - a bar of butterbutter - a bar of butterketchup, mayonnaise, mustard - a ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard - a bottle of, a tube of ketchup, etc. bottle of, a tube of ketchup, etc.

EXERCISESEXERCISES

Identify the following objects as Identify the following objects as countable or uncountable.countable or uncountable.

1. Q: Information1. Q: Information 4. Q: Money4. Q: Money

a) countable a) countable a) countable a) countable

b) uncountable b) uncountableb) uncountable b) uncountable

2. Q: Rules2. Q: Rules 5. Q: Rice5. Q: Rice

a) countable a) countablea) countable a) countable

b) uncountable b) uncountable b) uncountable b) uncountable

3. Q: Sheep3. Q: Sheep 6. Q: Bottles Of Wine 6. Q: Bottles Of Wine a) countable a) countablea) countable a) countable

b) uncountable b) uncountable b) uncountable b) uncountable

Put in order the countable Put in order the countable and uncountable nounsand uncountable nouns

cup, plate, fork, sugar, salt, bottle, cup, plate, fork, sugar, salt, bottle, cheese, coin, water, milk, box, litre, tea, cheese, coin, water, milk, box, litre, tea, coffee, suitcase, bag, ham, cake, dollar, coffee, suitcase, bag, ham, cake, dollar, animal, man, person, equipment, traffic, animal, man, person, equipment, traffic, talent, web site, clothes, music, desert, talent, web site, clothes, music, desert, land, nation, fish, pollution, foodland, nation, fish, pollution, food. .

EXERCISESEXERCISES

KEYKEY

Identify the following objects as Identify the following objects as countable or uncountable.countable or uncountable.

1. Q: Information1. Q: Information 4. Q: Money4. Q: Money

a) countable a) countable a) countable a) countable

b) uncountable b) uncountableb) uncountable b) uncountable

2. Q: Rules2. Q: Rules 5. Q: Rice5. Q: Rice

a) countable a) countablea) countable a) countable

b) uncountable b) uncountable b) uncountable b) uncountable

3. Q: Sheep3. Q: Sheep 6. Q: Bottles Of Wine 6. Q: Bottles Of Wine a) countable a) countablea) countable a) countable

b) uncountable b) uncountable b) uncountable b) uncountable

Put in order the countable Put in order the countable and uncountable nounsand uncountable nouns

COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE

cupplateforkbottlecoinboxlitresuitcasebagdollaranimalmanpersonweb siteclothesdesertnation

sugarsaltcheesewatermilkteacoffeehamcakeequipmenttraffictalentmusiclandfishpollutionfood