COUNTABLE NOUS

They have both singular and plural forms. Those nouns that are
preceded by a/an are always countable and are always singular. A
singular countable noun cannot stand alone: it must always appear
with a, an, the or other determiner.
Ex.: She ate an apple.
Would you like a cup of coffee?
This girl is Bettys sister.
When a countable noun is in the plural, it can stand alone or it may be
preceded by a determiner.
Ex.: She ate three apples.
I bought some books.
Girls play with doolls.

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
There are two types of uncountable nous: mass nouns (they cannot
easily be counted or divided) and abstract nouns (they refer to
general concepts and ideas)

MASS NOUNS
CATEGORY
Liquids
Food

NOUN
Water, wine, tea

Id like some tea.

Flour, butter, bread

I need little sugar.

Natual elemens Rain, snow, heat

Material
Games
Diseases

EXAMPLE

We didnt have much

rain.

Wood, paper, gold

They used wood to

built it.

Tennis, baseball, soccer

I play soccer every

day.

Mumps, measless, arthritis

She suffers from

arthritis.

ABSTRACT NOUNS
NOUN
peace
warmth
hospitality
information
anger
education
melancholy
softness
violence
conduct
courage
leisure
knowledge
safe
liberty
democracy
death
grief

EXAMPLE
shopping
justice
chaos
progress
speed
experience
time
friendship
trouble
work
culture
virtue
taste
evil
piety
advice
news
fun

I need some advice.

She

has

lot

of

information.

You need courage to do

that.
I have a lot of work to do.
They have great news!

We had so much fun

yesterday.
I just saw evil in person.

I really appreciate your

friendship.
The boys got into trouble.

CLASSIFY THE NOUNS IN BOLD IN COUNTABLE OR UNCOUNTABL

1. There is some wine is this bottle, but no wissky in that glass.
2. Please, add a little more salt and some oil.
3. I need some flour, some sugar, a little butter, three eggs and a
lemon to make a cake.
4. There is a book, a pen and some dust on this desk.
5.Statistics say that there is a lot of crime in big cities; a lot crimes
could be avoided ir criminals were more severely punished.
6.She took her glasses off and put them in her handbag.
7.Dentists can give you advice anout how to clean your teeth
effectively.
8.Sometimes anxiety doesnt allow us to take the right decision.
9.Last night I had chicken soup and I drank a lot of water.
10.Would you lend me some paper and a pencil to write a letter?
11.Pauls girlfriend wants him to cut his hair.

Further practice
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