Countable and uncountable nouns
Veronika Vestrik
Form 11
2013
• Countable nouns
• Uncountable nouns
• Countable & uncountable nouns
Countable nouns
• Countable nouns are things that we can count.
• Countable nouns can be singular or plural:
My dog is playing.
My dogs are hungry.
• We can use the indefinite article a/an with
countable nouns:
A dog is an animal.
• When a countable noun is singular, we must
use a word like a/the/my/this with it:
I want an orange. (not I want orange.)
Where is my bottle? (not Where is bottle?)
• When a countable noun is plural, we can use it
alone:
I like oranges.
Bottles can break.
• We can use some and any with countable nouns:
I've got some dollars.
Have you got any pens ?
• We can use a few and many with countable
nouns:
I've got a few dollars.
I haven't got many pens.
Uncountable nouns
• Uncountable nouns are those that cannot be
counted.
• Uncountable nouns take a singular verb and
are not used with a/an.
• We usually treat uncountable nouns as singular.
We use a singular verb. For example:
This news is very important.
Your luggage looks heavy.
• We do not usually use the indefinite
article a/an with uncountable nouns. We cannot
say "an information" or "a music". But we can
say a something of:
a piece of news
a bottle of water
a grain of rice
• We can use some and any with uncountable
nouns:
I've got some money.
Have you got any rice?
• We can use a little and much with
uncountable nouns:
I've got a little money.
I haven't got much rice.
Countable & uncountable nouns
Countable
Uncountable
dollar
money
song
music
suitcase
luggage
table
furniture
battery
electricity
bottle
wine
report
information
tip
advice
journey
travel
job
work
view
scenery
Exercise
Are these nouns countable or uncountable?
1. water ____________
2. fruit ____________
3. coconut ____________
4. bread ____________
5. DVD ____________
A / an / some / any ?
6. Lisa´s got a / an towel.
7. Ana´s got a / some rucksack.
8. Lucía’s got an / some insect repellent.
1. water (U)
2. fruit (U)
3. coconut (C)
4. bread (U)
5. DVD (C)
6. Lisa´s got a towel.
7. Ana´s got a rucksack.
8. Lucía’s got an insect repellent.
A / an / some / any ?
1. There isn´t _________ electricity at the campsite.
2. There aren´t _________ sunglasses in the shop.
3. I´ve got _________ apple in my bag.
4. There are _________ sandwiches.
5. I´ll buy _________ bottle of water at the beach.
6. I haven´t got _________ radios in my room.
7. Is there _________ internet café in your town?
8. There aren´t _________ computers in my
classroom.
9. Have you got _________ brothers and sisters?
10. My teacher´s got _________ new car.
1. There isn´t any electricity at the campsite.
2. There aren´t any sunglasses in the shop.
3. I´ve got an apple in my bag.
4. There are some sandwiches.
5. I´ll buy a bottle of water at the beach.
6. I haven´t got any radios in my room.
7. Is there an internet café in your town?
8. There aren´t any computers in my classroom.
9. Have you got any brothers and sisters?
10. My teacher´s got a new car.
• http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/nounsun-countable.htm
• http://www.languageworksheets.com/countable-uncountableelementary.html
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