A noun can be countable or uncountable

How much....? = Uncountable nouns

For example: How much coffee do you
drink?
How many....? = Countable nouns
For example: How many cups of coffee do
you drink?


Countable nouns in the singular take the article a or an and can be plural.

For example:
I bought an apple.
I bought some apples.
I planted a tree.
I planted some trees.










Countable nouns

Noun























COUNTABLE A dog
You can
count
dogs.
An apple
You can
count
apples,
but you
cant
count
fruit.
A car
You can
count
cars, but
you cant
count
traffic.
An
umbrella
You can
count
umbrellas,
but you
cant
count
rain.
A glass
You can
count
glasses,
but you
cant
count
glass.
A candle
You can
count
candles, but
you cant
count wax.
QUESTION How
many
dogs are
there?
How
many
apples
are
How
many
cars are
there?
How
many
umbrellas
are there?
How
many
glasses
are
How many
candles are
there?


there?
How
many fruit
is there?
How
much
traffic is
there?
there?
ANSWER There is
one dog.
There are
two
apples.
There is
some
fruit.
There are
three
cars.
There is
some
traffic.
There are
four
umbrellas.
There are
five
glasses
made of
glass.
There are
six candles
made of
wax.

Uncountable nouns
Uncountable nouns do not take an article and do not have a plural form.
For example:
We have run out of sugar.
I bought some sugar.
NOUN





UNCOUNTABLE Sugar Jewellery cheese wine furniture money
QUESTION How
much
sugar is
in the
bowl?
How
much
jewellery
is there?
How
much
cheese
is there?
How
much
wine is
in the
bottle?
How
much
furniture
is there?
How much
money is
in the
bag?


ANSWER There is
some
sugar in
the bowl.
There is
some
jewellery
in the
box.
There is
some
cheese
on the
plate.
There is
some
wine in
the
bottle.
There is
some
furniture
in the
room.
There is
some
money in
the bag.

Complete the next sentences with HOW MUCH/ HOW MANY according to the correct
form.
1. __________ apples are in that three?
2. __________ money do you need for the concert ticket?
3. __________ air do we breathe in a day?
4. __________ water is there in the Indian Ocean?
5. __________ pencils do you have?
6. __________ chairs are there in the classroom?
7. __________ computers are there in your house?
8. __________ milk is in the bottle?
9. __________ fruit is there in that red bowl?
10. __________ coffee do you drink in the morning?










Match the nouns with an X in the correct column.

NOUNS HOW MUCH
(uncountable)
HOW MANY
(countable)
Bread
Books
Ballons
Cake
Computers
Clothes
Flour
Glass
Jackets
Hair
Meat
Oranges
Purses
Rice
Salt
Tables
Water


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