Countable & Uncountable Nouns

Countable & Uncountable Nouns

Lengua Extranjera II

Mtro. Gonzalo Olivares Oropeza

Countable and Uncountable

• In English, there are some things (nouns) (remember, a noun can be a person, animal, place, or thing) you can count, but there are some others you can’t.

• For example, you can say 1 apple, 2 apples, 3 apples, but you can’t say 1 rice, 2 rices, 3 rices, that is not common.

Countable and Uncountable

• There are also some differences. Maybe, in your language, you can count a noun that in English is not possible.

• For example, in Spanish, you can say 1 tarea, 2 tareas 3 tareas, but in English you just say "homework" because is not possible to count it.

Check the examples to have a better idea.

Countable

• As you can see, the nouns we count are the ones you can number, for example:

• Singular

  There’s an apple.

  There’s a carrot.

  There’s a banana.

• Plural

  There are three apples.

  There are four carrots.

  There are five bananas

Uncountable

• The uncountable nouns are the ones we cannot count, we cannot say the number of them, for example:

• Singular

  There is rice in the bowl.

  There is water in the glass.

  There is bread in the basket.

• Remember, uncountable things are always in SINGULAR.

Answer the following questions, if you want to participate raise your hand! ✋

What is your favorite food?

What do you usually eat for breakfast?

What do you usually eat for dinner?

Choose the best option for the following exercises.

Choose if the noun is countable or uncountable.

Multiple Choice

Milk

• Countable

• Uncountable

Multiple Choice

Coffee

• Countable

• Uncountable

Multiple Choice

Avocado

• Countable

• Uncountable

Multiple Choice

Orange

• Countable

• Uncountable

Multiple Choice

Eggs

• Countable

• Uncountable

Multiple Choice

Bacon

• Countable

• Uncountable

Multiple Choice

Strawberries

• Countable

• Uncountable

Multiple Choice

Candy

• Countable

• Uncountable

Multiple Choice

Water

• Countable

• Uncountable

Multiple Choice

Lettuce

• Countable

• Uncountable

Multiple Choice

Cheese

• Countable

• Uncountable