English Class

Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Miss Gabriela Guidos

 Countable Nouns
Count nouns can be separated into individual
units and counted. They usually have both a
singular and a plural form. Most English nouns
are count nouns.
•one phone, two phones
•one dog, two dogs
•one shirt, two shirts

However, a few countable nouns only have a

plural form in English. Here are a few
examples:
•clothes
•pants
•jeans
•shorts
•pajamas
When do we use much and when many?
•much: uncountable nouns (milk,
marmalade, money, time etc.)
•many: countable nouns (bottles of milk,
jars of marmalade, dollars, minutes etc.)

Examples:
•How much money have you got?
•How many dollars have you got?
Uncountable Nouns
Uncountable nouns are for the
things that we cannot count with
numbers. They may be the names
for abstract ideas or qualities or for
physical objects that are too small or
too amorphous to be counted
(liquids, powders, gases, etc.).
Uncountable nouns are used with a
singular verb. They usually do not
have a plural form.
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