List 2 - Uncountable Nouns made Countable

An uncountable noun can be made countable by using a partitive. The word partitive is
used to show that only a part of a whole or a piece of something is referred to, for
example a slice of bread, a lump of coal or a bar of chocolate.
The following table shows each item as a single unit (e.g. a drop of paint, a plot of
land). It can very well be more than a single unit, for example drops of paint, plots of
land).
The content in the table includes other expressions such as a release of a strong
emotion, for example an outburst of anger, an aspect of something, for example an
element of danger, etc which may not be termed partitives.
Uncountable nouns

Partitives

activity

an outburst of

advice

a morsel of

anger

a fit/an outburst of

applause

a burst/ripple of

bacon

a piece/rasher/slice of

banknotes

a bundle/ wad of

beer

a barrel/bottle/can/crate/glass/keg/tankard/pint of

biscuit

a box/crumb/packet/tin of

blood

a drop/pool/trickle of; spots/traces of

bread

a chunk/crumb/hunk/loaf/piece/slice of

butter

a knob/lump/pat of

cake

a crumb/piece/slice/sliver/wedge of

cardboard

a piece/sheet of cardboard

cement

a block of

cheese

a chunk/hunk/morsel/slice/wedge of

chess

a game of

china

a chip/set of

chocolate

a bar/box/slab/square of

clay

a lump of

cloth

a bale/length/piece/scrap/shred/strip of

coal

a load/lump/piece of

coffee

a jar of

concrete

a layer/slab of

cotton

a bundle/strand of

cream (whipped)

a dollop of

cutlery

a set of

danger

an element of

delight

a cry/gasp/shriek/squeal/whoop of

derision

a hoot of

dirt

a speck of

disapproval

a shout of

dizziness

a rush of

doubt

a hint

dust

a cloud/film/puff/speck of

earth

a clod/clump/lump of

envy

a stab of

evidence

a scrap/shred of

exasperation

a hint

excitement

a ripple of

flame

a sheet of

flu

a bout/dose of

food

scraps of

genius

a flash/stroke of

glass

a pane/piece/sheet/fragment/sliver/splinter of

glue

a blob/pot/tube of

gossip

a bit/piece/titbit

grass

a clump of

grease

a film/spot of

guilt

a twinge of

gum

a wad of

hair

a head/strand of

hay

a bundle of

history

a piece/slice of

homework

a piece of

hope

a glimmer/shred of

ice

a block/slab/thick sheet of

ice cream

a dollop of

information

a scrap of

ink

a pot of

inspiration

a flash of

iron

a scrap of

jam

a dollop/jar/pot of

jealousy

a fit/pang/rush/stab/twinge

land

a parcel/plot/strip; tracts of

laughter

a fit/gale/ howl/outburst/peal/ripple/roar/shriek/snort of

lemon

a slice/ wedge of

light

a beam/gleam/glimmer/flash/ray/shaft of

lightning

a bolt/flash of

liquid

a drop/pool/squirt of

luck

a stroke of

meat

a chunk/hunk/piece/slab/slice of

medicine (e.g. penicillin) a dose of

metal

a scrap/sheet/strip/wedge of

mint

a sprinkling of

money

an amount/a sum of

moonlight

a shaft of

mud

a lump of

music

a piece of

mustard

a spoonful of

news

an item/a bit/piece of

news (bad)

a dose of

newspaper

a copy/edition/sheet

nonsense

a load/lot of

oil

a barrel/drop/film/pool/squirt of

orange

a segment of

pain

a howl of

paint

a blob/coat/drop/flake/speck/splash of

paper

a bundle/piece/scrap/sheet/slip/strip of

perfume

a bottle/puff of

poetry

an anthology/a book/collection/line/volume of

rage

a bellow of rage

rain

a drop/trickle of

rock

a chunk/lump/piece/slab of

rope

a length of

rubbish

a bag/load/pile; tons of

saliva

a dribble of

salt

a grain/pinch of

sand

a grain of

sauce

a dash/drop of

scorn

a shout of

skepticism/scepticism

a pinch of

smoke

a cloud/puff/wisp of

snow

a flake of; flakes of

soap

a bar/cake of

spaghetti

a strand

speed

a burst of

steam

a cloud, jet of

steel

a strip of

stone

a slab of

sugar

a cube/lump/pinch/spoonful/bag/packet of

sunlight

a shaft of

thread

a length, piece, strand of

thunder

a clap/crash/peal/roll/rumble of

timber

a baulk/length/piece

tissue

a wad of

traffic

a roar of

truth

an element/a grain of

understanding

a level of

underwear

a change/set of

unease

a ripple of

violence

a level of

water

a drop/jet of

wire

a length, piece, strand of

wood

a baulk/block/splinter/wedge of

wool

a bundle of

work

a bit/collection/exhibition/piece of

writing

an anthology/a collection/piece of