Understanding Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Countable nouns have singular and plural forms and can be used with articles like "a" and "the," while uncountable nouns have only one form and cannot be quantified with numbers. Countable nouns can stand with numbers or articles, while uncountable nouns can be used with specific words like "some" or "any." Some nouns can be summarized as countable or uncountable, like baggage and furniture. Examples of countable and uncountable nouns are provided, demonstrating their usage in sentences.
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un/countable nouns - Lennart Solbrig -
countable nouns most nouns are countable they have a singular and a plural form Example: I eat an apple every day. Apples are healthy.
countable nouns in front of countable nouns can stand a number or an indefinite article Example: one two an apple apples apple
countable nouns articles singular: usage only with: a/the/your Examples: I saw your sister yesterday. (wrong: I saw sister yesterday.) Can you give me a hand? (wrong: Can you give me hand?) plural: can be used without Examples: Did you buy apples? Yes, but I forgot to buy strawberries.
uncountable nouns uncountable nouns have only one form Examples: I drink milk every day. Milk is healthy.
uncountable nouns uncountable nouns can t be used with numbers Examples: money (wrong: one money/two moneys) milk (wrong: one milk/two milks) bread (wrong: one bread/two breads)
uncountable nouns uncountable nouns can be used without an article Examples: We need flour and chocolate to make a cake. Can you buy milk on the way home? uncountable nouns can be used with: some/any/little/much Examples: We can buy some bread at the bakery. We don t have any milk. There s a little flour in the pantry. Mike doesn t have much money.
un/countable nouns most nouns can be summarized countable nouns with an uncountable Examples: suitcases, bags, trunks = baggage tables, chairs, couches = furniture materials, liquid or preambles are often uncountable Examples: material paper, wood, gold, glass, liquid water, milk, oil, coffee,
unit Uncountable Noun Example a glass milk/water/juice Can I have a glass of milk and 2 glasses of water, please? a cup of tea/coffee I can t drink more than 2 cups of coffee a day. a slice of bread/cake/pizza Molly eats 2 slices of bread for breakfast every morning. bread/paper/information/ advice/chewing gum/equipment furniture/luggage/news Laura forgot to tell them an important piece of information. Nathan stood on a piece of chewing gum. a piece of a loaf of bread He went to the bakery to buy a loaf of bread. a bottle of how to make uncountable nouns countable water/wine/beer There were 39 bottles of beer in the cellar. a jar of honey/jam/peanut butter Paul bought 2 jars of honey. a block of chocolate/gold A block of chocolate a day keeps the doctor away. a can of cola/soft drink I remember when a can of cola cost $0.50! a gram/kilo of chicken/flour/rice/butter We need half a kilo of chicken and 250 grams of rice. a litre of milk/water/oil Michael drinks three litres of milk a week. a grain of sand/salt/rice It s impossible to count all the grains of sand on the beach. a spoon of sugar A spoon of sugar helps the medicine go down. a bowl of pasta/cereal/yogurt I had a bowl of pasta for lunch.
countable and uncountable nouns countable uncountable example meaning example a paper (newspaper) paper (the paper) The man is reading a paper. Her necklace was made of paper. I have been to Ireland three times. times (how often) time Hurry up! we don t have much time. (how much) hair a hair I ve got a hair in my mouth. (all the hair on his head) Michael died his hair blue. (a single hair)
uncountable nouns singular/plural many uncountable nouns are only used in singular verb after = 3. person singular examples: advice, bread, equipment, furniture, grass, information, knowledge, money, milk, news, progress, rain, rice, traffic, work, Examples: money Money makes the world go around. (wrong: Money make the world go around.) milk The milk has gone sour. (wrong: The milk have gone sour.) news The news was wonderful. (wrong: The news were wonderful.)
uncountable nouns singular/plural some nouns are only used in plural form examples: clothes, remains, thanks, groceries, glasses, jeans, scissors, trousers/pants Examples: clothes His clothes are too big. (wrong: His clothes is too big.) groceries The groceries were expensive. (wrong: The groceries was expensive.)
usage in German in German some nouns switch there type English German example clothes (plural uncountable) Kleidung (singular) Her clothes are elegant. Ihre Kleidung ist elegant. furniture (singular uncountable) M bel (often plural) The furniture in the kitchen is new. Die M bel in der K che sind neu. glasses (plural uncountable) Brille (countable) My glasses are broken. Meine Brille ist kaputt. Can I find that information on the internet? Kann ich diese Informationen im Internet finden? information (singular uncountable) Informationen (often plural)
No news is good news. Keine Neuigkeiten sind gute Neuigkeiten. news (singular uncountable) Neuigkeiten (often plural) The student hasn t made progress. Der Sch ler hat keine Fortschritte gemacht. progress (singular uncountable) Fortschritt/Fortschritte (both possible) scissors (plural uncountable) Schere (countable) I don t know where my scissors are. Ich wei nicht, wo meine Schere ist. thanks (plural uncountable) Dank (singular) Many thanks for your help. Vielen Dank f r deine Hilfe. trousers/pants (plural uncountable) Hose (countable) Your trousers are filthy. Deine Hose ist schmutzig.
exercise I don't like black coffee. I usually have it with ______________. A two sugar and one milk B many milk C two pieces of sugar D milk and sugar The receptionist at the front desk gave me two _____________________. A informations B information C pieces of information D lots of information My cousin is very beautiful. She has green eyes and _________. A long hair B long hairs C a long hair D a long length of hair I went shopping last weekend and I bought _____________________. A two clothes B two cloth C two clothings D two items of clothing ______________ have you got in the bank? Is it enough to buy a house? A How many moneys B How many money C How much money D How much moneys On Saturday, my friend Paul went fishing and he caught __________. A three fish B three fishes C three items of fish D three of fish What would you like in your sandwich? I'll have ____________, lettuce and mayonaise. A a chicken B some chicken C some chickens D an item of chicken Can I borrow ________________ from you? I've left mine at home and I want to write some notes. A paper B a paper C a slice of paper D a piece of paper How many __________________ did the teacher give us today? He always gives us a lot to do. A homework B homeworks C lots of homework D pieces of homework When I listened to the radio this morning, ____________ very bad. England are out of the World Cup. A the new's B the new was C the news was D the news were Every morning before I come to school, I spend thirty minutes doing ________. That's how I stay so slim. A exercise B an exercise C some exercises D some pieces of exercise Your sister is a great pianist. She played _______________________ at the party. A a lovely music B some lovely musics C lovely musics D a lovely piece of music
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