Countable and Uncountable Nouns Noun Countable Nouns Explanation Refer to things that can be counted.

. A singular noun can be used with a or an. A plural noun can be used with many, a few, several and a lot of. Refer to things that cannot be counted. Words such as much. some or a little are used with these nouns. Example Singular A tin A glass A sofa A promise An idea An announcement Plural Many tins A few glasses Several sofas A few promises Many ideas A lot of anouncements

Uncountable Nouns

(A little) water (Much) flour (Some) music (Some) salt (A little) advice (Much) rain Irregular Nouns Woman The plural of some nouns Foot are formed by changing Tooth the vowels. Mouse Some nouns are the same, whether they are in the Sheep singular or plural. Trousers Measles

Women Feet Teeth Mice Sheep Trousers Measles

Masculine and Feminine Forms of Nouns Masculine Actor Count Emperor Gentleman Heir King Lion Horse Master Monk Sir Waiter Fox Nephew Ram Drake Feminine

Collective Nouns A collective noun is a word that you use to describe a group of people, animals or things. Look at the examples given. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. She saw a school of colourful fish. Put the bunch of flowers into the vase. We found a litter of kittens in the box. Where did the flock of birds disappear to? The fleet of ships was ready to sail away. There was a herd of cows in the middle of the road. The police were unable to catch the band of thieves. An army of soldiers was sent to stop the riots.