Ms. Shannen C.

Mayani
Countable Nouns

Example:
1. I eat banana every day.
2. I like bananas.

Banana is the countable noun.

Count Nouns
 A count noun can be
1. singular (banana) or
2. plural (bananas)

Countable nouns are things we can

count.
So we can say ‘one banana’ ,‘two
bananas’ etc.
Count Nouns
Examples of Count Nouns
singular plural
 apple apples
 pineapple pineapples
 cucumber cucumbers
 strawberry strawberries
 grape grapes
Count Nouns
We add -es to most nouns in -o:
tomato tomatoes
potato potatoes

But we just add -s to:

radio radios

photo photos
Mass nouns
Example:
1. I eat rice everyday.
2. I like rice.

Rice is a mass noun.

Mass Nouns
 Mass noun has only one form. (rice)

Mass nouns are things we cannot

count.
We cannot say ‘one rice’, ‘two rices’,
etc.
Mass Nouns
Examples of Mass Nouns:

 salad dressing
 lettuce
 ham
 water
 milk