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Uncountable Nouns
What are countable nouns?
Countable nouns are individual objects,
people, places, etc. which can be counted.
Singular: a car
an eggplant
three
Plural: some dolls
many
Uncountable Nouns
A bar of chocolate
Here are some of the most common containers /
quantity expressions for these uncountable nouns:
Countable and
uncountable nouns
(EXERCISE)
Identify the following objects as
countable or uncountable.
1. Q: Information 4. Q: Money
a) countable a) countable
b) uncountable b) uncountable
2. Q: Rules 5. Q: Rice
a) countable a) countable
b) uncountable b) uncountable
3. Q: Sheep 6. Q: Bottles Of Wine
a) countable a) countable
b) uncountable b) uncountable
Put in order the countable
and uncountable nouns
cup (c), plate (c), fork (c), sugar (uc), salt
(uc), bottle (c), cheese (uc), coin (c), water
(uc), milk (uc), box (c), litre (c), tea (uc),
coffee (uc), suitcase (c), bag (c), ham (uc),
cake (uc), dollar (c), animal (c), man (c),
person (c), equipment (uc), traffic (uc),
talent (uc), web site (c), clothes (c), music
(uc), desert (uc), land (c), nation (c), fish
(c/uc), pollution (uc), food (uc).
EXERCISES
KEY
Identify the following objects as
countable or uncountable.
1. Q: Information 4. Q: Money
a) countable a) countable
b) uncountable b) uncountable
2. Q: Rules 5. Q: Rice
a) countable a) countable
b) uncountable b) uncountable
3. Q: Sheep 6. Q: Bottles Of Wine
a) countable a) countable
b) uncountable b) uncountable
Countable
Note/s
Coin/s
Ringgit Malaysia
Uncountable
Money
Put in order the countable
and uncountable nouns
COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
cup sugar
plate salt
fork cheese
bottle water
coin milk
box tea
litre coffee
suitcase rice
bag cake
dollar equipment
animal traffic
man sand
person music
web site land
clothes pollution
fish food
nation desert