Countable and
Countable and
uncoutable nouns
uncoutable nouns
Most common nouns are countable.
Most common nouns are countable.
They can be singular or plural.
They can be singular or plural.
Uncountable nouns have no plural.
Uncountable nouns have no plural.
We can’t count liquids (water),
We can’t count liquids (water),
materials (wool) or abstract qualities
materials (wool) or abstract qualities
(progress, behaviour). We use some
(progress, behaviour). We use some
or any with uncountable nouns (some
or any with uncountable nouns (some
progress), it is not possible to say ‘a
progress), it is not possible to say ‘a
progress’.
progress’.
Common uncountable nouns
Common uncountable nouns
include:
include:
Accommodation
Accommodation
Advice
Advice
Behaviour
Behaviour
Bread
Bread
Butter
Butter
Electricity
Electricity
Food
Food
Fun
Fun
furniture
furniture
Common UN nouns:
Common UN nouns:
Health
Health
Information
Information
Knowledge
Knowledge
Luggage
Luggage
Money
Money
Music
Music
News
News
Research
Research
salt
salt
Common UN nouns:
Common UN nouns:
Scenery
Scenery
Spaghetti
Spaghetti
Traffic
Traffic
Travel
Travel
Trouble
Trouble
Weather
Weather
work
work
Some nouns can be either
Some nouns can be either
countable or uncountable
countable or uncountable
Chicken (some chicken, a chicken)
Chicken (some chicken, a chicken)
Chocolate (some chocolate, a
Chocolate (some chocolate, a
chocolate)
chocolate)
Coffee
Coffee
Hair
Hair
Paper
Paper
business
business
Some uncoutable nouns can be
Some uncoutable nouns can be
limited by using a countable
limited by using a countable
expression:
expression:
A piece / a bit of bread, information,
A piece / a bit of bread, information,
advice
advice
A drop of water, milk
A drop of water, milk
A slice of bread, toast, cake
A slice of bread, toast, cake
An item of news, clothes
An item of news, clothes
Determiners:
Determiners:
Countable:
Countable:
Many
Many
A few, few
A few, few
A lot of, lots of,
A lot of, lots of,
loads of
loads of
Uncountable:
Uncountable:
Much
Much
A little, little
A little, little
A lot of, lots of,
A lot of, lots of,
loads of
loads of