Claudia ÁLVAREZ* - English Teacher

Countables and uncountables nouns

We count them We count them

But…
What CAN we count and what we CAN’T?

 Animals  Liquids
 objects  Materials
 People  Feelings
 Units  Gases
 Plants  Small particles

How
can I
know ?
 Claudia ÁLVAREZ* - English Teacher

Countables

Animals: cat, dog, bird, horse, cow, rabbit, etc.

Objects: pencil, apple, bike, house, doll, etc.


 People: a boy, a girl, a teacher, a cousin, an uncle, etc.

Units: a word, a family, a kilo of, a piece of, etc.

Plants: a tree, a rose, a flower, a violet, a bush, etc.

Uncountables

Liquids: caffee, milk, water, juice, etc

Materials: wool, silk, fabric, wood, iron, etc.

Feelings: love, hate, laugh, death, etc.

Gases: smoke, air, steam

Small particles: rice, sugar, sand

 Claudia ÁLVAREZ* - English Teacher

Money
Can I count money? Yes, but only by units.
Ex: A bill, a coin.

money a bill of dollar

Ball
Can I count balls? Yes!
Ex: One ball, two balls, ten balls.

ball one ball two balls

Pizza
Can I count pizza? Yes, but only a unit.
Ex: A piece of pizza.

pizza a piece of pizza

house
Can I count houses? Yes.
Ex: A house, two houses, ten houses..

house one house two houses