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Countable / uncountable nouns

Countable Noun
Countable nouns are nouns which we can count. They have
singular and plural forms.
Examples:
Singular Form Plural Form
an apple six apples

a banana four bananas


an orange ten oranges
a potato two potatoes
2. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Uncountable nous are an object that can not be calculated. It


has no plural nouns.
Examples:
rice salt Love money
pepper cheese coffee sugar
water air tea fur
butter dust foam
COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
Before them you can Before them you can
use: use:
A /an a house Some/any
The the table There is some water in the
glass
Numbers two children
There isn't any cheese on the
Some /any (when they table
are plural only) But you can't use: a /an or
There are some apples on the numbers before them.
table
Keyword of Countable and
Uncountable Nouns
COUNTABLE UNCOUNTABLE
Many Much
There are many children in the There isn't much sugar in my
park coffee.

Few /a few Little / a little


There are few apples (not They know little English (not
enough). enough to manage)
There are a few apples (enough). They know a little English
(enough to manage)
How many
How many apples do you want?
How much
How much money do you need?

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