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Countable and

Uncountable Nouns

English nouns are often described as


"countable" or "uncountable".
Nouns are the names of
1) People
2) Places
3) Things

EXAMPLES… School
Poi Ching School
Pupils
Mary and Tom

Apples
Countable Nouns
Nouns that can be counted 1,2,3...
Examples
girls

trees

flowers

pencils
more
examples
apples
eggs
tomatoes
buns
Uncountable Nouns
Nouns that cannot be counted.

Examples
Hair
Sand

Salt and
Pepper
Milk
more
examples
bread
jam
honey
milk
butter
cheese
rice
water
Exercise
Circle the countable nouns and
cross out the uncountable nouns.
Countable Uncountable

1. The children are drinking their milk.


Countable
Countable
x
2. The girls wear uniforms to school.
Countable
3. The man is buying a packet of
sugar.
X Uncountable
Now…you do!
Circle the countable nouns and cross out the
uncountable nouns.
Uncountable

x
Countable

1. My brother like to eat rice.


Countable

2. The postman is sending a lot of


mail. x Uncountable

Countable

3. The ants are eating the


x
sugar. Uncountable

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