COUNTABLE NOUNS

nouns we can count have a singular and plural form.

one car four cars
can use a,an or a number
a house five houses
use a singular or plural verb:
- the table is new
- the tables are new
 UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
nouns we cannot count have only one form(no plural)
milk milks
cannot use a,an or a number
a rice two rices
always use a singular verb
parrot is pretty.
the wine is rich.
 ABSTRACT IDEAS
have no physical existence. refer to ideas, emotions and
concepts that you cannot see or touch.
examples:
love – education – freedom
Respect – luck - help
Beauty – music - thunder

music
 LIQUIDS AND GASES
you can coun't the container it is in,but not the liquid or gas
five bottles of wine.
Examples:
Water – milk - wine
Oil - coffee - rain
Soup – air - smoke
Blood –juice - fog
three glasses of juice
 MADE OF SMALLER PARTS
something that is made of smaller parts though is considered as whole.

examples:
Sugar - rice - salt
Sand – flour - dust
Dirt – traffic - grass
spaghetti
four teaspoons of salt
 MATERIALS
nouns that say what something is made of are normally uncountable
nouns.
Examples:
Wood – glass – paper
Gold – iron – ice
Silver – cotton - steel

glass is transparent
 SOME FOOD
some food is uncountable, usually it is food that needs to be cut up or
eaten in smaller pieces.

Examples:
Bread – fish – cheese
Chocolate – meat – bacon
Food - ham

slices of meat ✅
pieces of meat✅
meats
 BE CAREFUL!
be careful with the following uncountable nouns as they may be considered
countable in other languages
example:
furniture – advice - work
News - information - luggage
money

I have five shorts. ✅

I have ninety euros ✅
I have five money