Countable Nouns
Countable nouns are things we can count – for example, cats:
- My brother has a cat.
- My sister has two cats.
- My friend has three cats.
Other examples of countable nouns:
- Things – book, table, computer, banana, shirt, television, pen, house.
- People – man, woman, child, friend, brother, sister, uncle, teacher, boss.
With countable nouns, you can use many, a few, some, or any:
- How many brothers do you have?
- I have a few books in my backpack.
- She bought some bananas at the store.
- Does he have any children?
Uncountable Nouns
Uncountable nouns are words that we can’t count, or can’t divide into separate parts:
- Ideas and concepts – love, fun, sadness, work, money, peace, safety
- Information – advice, information, news, knowledge
- Categories – music, furniture, equipment, jewelry, literature, meat
- Liquids and foods that can’t be counted – water, butter, rice, flour, milk
With uncountable nouns, you can use much, a little, some, or any:
- Our teacher gives us too much homework!
- Add a little butter to the recipe.
- We heard some great music on the radio this morning.
- He doesn’t have any furniture in his new house.
Don’t add -s to make uncountable nouns plural:
- I need some informations about the course.
- I need some information about the course.
You can use other words to help:
- She bought three bottles of wine and five boxes of rice.
- He gave me two pieces of advice: eat less and exercise more.
Countable and Uncountable Nouns
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Question 1 |
__________________ think English grammar is difficult.
Much people | |
A lot of person | |
Many people |
Question 2 |
He has ______________ to do over the weekend.
some work | |
many work | |
a lot of works |
Question 3 |
How ______________ do you drink?
lots of tea | |
many tea | |
much tea |
Question 4 |
Don't go to that part of the city at night - there's __________________.
a few violence | |
many violences | |
a lot of violence |
Question 5 |
Their relationship has ___________________. They argue almost every day.
a lot of problems | |
much problems | |
many problem |
Question 6 |
I didn't understand the lesson, so I asked ________________.
a lot of questions. | |
a little question. | |
many question. |
Question 7 |
I like ______________ by Lady Gaga.
a few songs | |
many music | |
some musics |
Question 8 |
There are ________________ in the classroom.
so many chair | |
twenty chairs | |
much chairs |
Question 9 |
________________ of books were delivered to the school yesterday.
A few boxes | |
Any boxes | |
Some box |
Question 10 |
My father's going on _______________ next month.
four business travels | |
four business trips | |
much business trips |
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