Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Countable nouns are words like book, table, cat. They are the
names of the things you can count. You can say ‘one book’, ‘two
tables’, ‘three cats’.
Countable nouns can be singular (a car, one book)
or plural (two dogs, lots of people, ten houses)
Uncountable nouns are words like oil, rice, sand, water.
Theses are things that you can’t count.
You can say sand, but NOT ‘one sand’ or ‘two
rices’ or ‘three oils’.
Uncountable nouns are only singular.
Look at the following list of nouns and write them in the correct
group in the table.
Consulta el diccionario
| ·rain ·children ·microphone ·bird ·music |
·cups ·women ·mouth ·phones ·blood |
·ice ·meat ·songs ·mountains ·desk |
·love ·sofa ·river |
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singular countable
nouns
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plural countable nouns
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uncountable nouns
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Complete the gaps in the table.
Consulta el diccionario
 Countable |
 Uncountable |
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There are a lot of peanuts* There are not many peanuts Are there many peanuts? There are too peanuts There are far too many peanuts There are few peanuts There are a few peanuts There are peanuts There are too peanuts There are far too few peanuts There are more peanuts There are peanuts There are a little more peanuts There are fewer peanuts |
There is a lot of beer* There is not beer Is there much beer? There is too much beer There is beer There is little beer There is beer There is very little beer There is too little beer There is far too little beer There is beer There is much more beer There is beer There is beer |
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*peanuts
= cacahuetes (maní) (peanuts are countable) |
*beer = cerveza
(beer is a liquid and, like coffee, wine, sater, oil, etc. it is an uncountable noun) |
Choose the best uncountable noun for each sentence.
Consulta el diccionario|
1. I’ve got too much and not enough free time at the moment. I’m
feeling really stressed. 2. I love your antique . Did it belong to your grandparents? 3. I called my accountant to get some on this new contract we’re supposed to sign. I honestly don’t know what to do. 4. I didn’t expect you to arrive with so much . Why do you need 3 suitcases? 5. They say that ‘ broadens the mind’. In my case it certainly empties the wallet! 6. Let’s go to that Italian restaurant in the centre. I really fancy some tonight. 7. Do you mind if I put the BBC on? I want to catch up with the . 8. Excuse me. Is there anyone who can give me some on train times?. |
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