Countable or Uncountable?

Countable nouns (C)...

• can be singular or plural

• don't have a plural form

Uncountable nouns (U)...

• can be singular or plural

• don't have a plural form

Bread

• Countable (C)

• Uncountable (U)

• Both

Answer explanation

Bread IS NOT a countable (C) noun.

BUT you can make it countable by saying, for example:

1. 1. I want one/two/three slices of bread, please.

Ice Cream

• Uncountable (U)

• Countable (C)

• Both

Answer explanation

Sausage

• Uncountable (U)

• Countable (C)

• Both

Coffee

• Uncountable (U)

• Countable (C)

• Both

Answer explanation

Coffee can be BOTH uncountable (U) and countable (C)! For example:

1. 1. Do you like Coffee? (Uncountable)

2. 2. We asked for two coffees. (Countable)

Eggs

• Uncountable (U)

• Countable (C)

• Both

Soup

• Uncountable (U)

• Countable (C)

• Both

Cereal

• Uncountable (U)

• Countable (C)

• Both

Answer explanation

Money

• Uncountable (U)

• Countable (C)

• Both

Answer explanation

Money IS NOT countable. Why?

You can't say: I have 1 money, 2 money, 3 money!

BUT you can say: I have 1 euro, 2 euros, 3 euros!