Countable and Uncountable

Nouns
The countable and
uncountable nouns in
English have different
rules.
Study the rules below
and then solve the
exercises.
Countable Nouns

Uncountable Nouns

Singular and plural

No plural

a/an, the, number

the

e.g. one egg,two eggs

e.g. milk

e.g. a egg, the egg, one egg

e.g. the milk

there is, there are

there is

e.g. there are two eggs.

e.g. there is milk.

Some and any

Some and any

How many?

How much?

Uncountable nouns: homework, bread, milk, water, money, cheese, pasta, rice, water,
food, juice, _______________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________.
Countable nouns: all that can be counted! (all the others)

1. Write the following names in the correct column.

Banana, homework, sandwich, milkshake, bread, milk, friend, school, vegetable,
water, coin, money, mountain, apple, cheese, tomato, soup, pasta, rice,
ice cream, food, chicken.

Countable

Uncountable

2. Say if the sentences are true (T) or false (T) and correct the false ones.
a) I like bananas.
b) He has two homeworks.
c) Im eating sandwich.
d) There are one milkshake.
e) I want two breads.
f) I like milk.
g) I like vegetable.
h) I want a water.
i) There are two coins there.
j) I need a money.
k) There are two mountains.
l)

Do you want two cheeses?

m) There are two pastas in the kitchen.

n) I like the rice of that restaurant.
o) These foods are great!

3. Ask questions using the foods from above and how much or how many.
a) ______________________________________________?
b) ______________________________________________?
c) ______________________________________________?
d) ______________________________________________?
e) ______________________________________________?
f) ______________________________________________?
g) ______________________________________________?
h) ______________________________________________?
i)

______________________________________________?

j) ______________________________________________?
k) ______________________________________________?
l)

______________________________________________?

m) ______________________________________________?
n) ______________________________________________?
o) ______________________________________________?

4. Complete the following text using some (affirmative sentences) and any
(negative and interrogative sentences).
Rachel is making a picnic today. She needs __________ fruit, __________ sandwiches,
__________ orange juice and __________ bread. Now she is looking in her fridge: she
has __________ grapes, __________ bread, __________ cola and __________
cheese, but she doesnt have __________ water, __________ juice or __________
apples.
She is calling Anna now.
- Hello, Anna! We need some things for the picnic. Do you have __________ water
or __________ juice?
- Hi! I have __________ orange juice, but I dont have __________ apple juice. I
have __________ water, __________ bread and __________ milk, too. But I
dont have __________ biscuits or __________ pasta!
- Ok, thats good! I have __________ pasta and __________ biscuits! Bye! See you
at 4 p.m.!
Rachel has everything for the picnic. And she also has __________ homework to do
before the picnic!

Good work!