There are two types of nouns:
  • Countable
  • Uncountable


COUNTABLE NOUNS

As their name suggests, count nouns can be counted.

Examples:

1 dog, 3 chairs, 5 houses, 7 people, 10 pencils


Count nouns can be single or plural.

1 pencil       2 pencils
1 dog           3 dogs
1 chair         5 chairs


Words for Countable Nouns





  • There is 1 pencil on the table.
  • There are 2 pencils on the table.

  • There is 1 dog in the park.
  • There are 3 dogs in the park.




  • There are many cats in the house.
  • Are there many dogs in the park?
  • I need many books for my English class.



UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

They are things that we can not count:

Examples:

Tea, sugar, water, air, rice, etc.

Uncountable nouns do not have a plural form.

Incorrect:        I have 3 rices.

Remember:  If you can’t count it…..it’s an uncountable noun!!

Words for Uncountable Nouns



  • There is salt on my pasta.
  • There is water on the table.




  • There is much sugar in this coffee.
  • There is not much pollution in Toronto.
  • Is there much juice in the glass?



Practice Countable and Uncountable Nouns with these tests:

There is, There are Test

How Much, How Many Test
There is
 Single
There are
 Plural
Many
 Plural
There is
 Uncountable Nouns
Much
 Uncountable Nouns

Countable and Uncountable Nouns

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