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Countables and

Uncountables Nouns
Countables nouns
Things you can count or measure.

Examples:

3 apples 3 pizzas 2 litres 12 kilograms


of water of fruits
Uncountable nouns
Things you can’t count or measure.

Examples:

water coffee sugar time


Quantifiers
• Countable nouns:
MANY / FEW

I spend many hours in front of the TV


There are many dogs

I eat many biscuits everyday


I eat few oranges every day

There are few students in the classroom


Quantifiers
• Uncountable nouns:
MUCH / LITTLE

I spend much time to study English


I have much money


• I drink much milk everyday
There is little juice in the glass

I have little time to sleep


How to ask question about quantities?

• Countable nouns:

How many litres of water do you drink?

• I drink three litres


• I drink few litres
How many hours do you spend in
front of the computer?

• I spend two hours


• I spend many hours
How to ask question about quantities?

• Uncountables nouns:

How much tea is there in the cup?

• There is much tea.


• How much money do you have?

I have little money

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