Countable Nouns
Countable nouns are nouns that we can
count. They can be singular or plural.
Examples:-
I have a boiled egg for breakfast.
I bought three
story books yesterday.
The students in this
school are very polite.
We use the indefinite article (a/ an) before
singular nouns.
Examples:- a
boiled egg
We use a definite article (the) or a number
before plural nouns.
Examples:-the students
three story books
Uncountable Nouns
Uncountable nouns are nouns that we cannot
count. We cannot count them because they
are too difficult to
count.
Examples:- rice, hair, sugar.
- do not have separate parts.
Examples:- air, water, steam.
- are abstract.
Examples:- friendship, happiness, health.
Uncountable nouns do not have a plural form.
We do not use an indefinite article (a/an) or numerals (one, two, three, etc.)
in front of these nouns.
iii. If we want to show the amount of an
uncountable noun, we use quantity words in front of it.
Examples:- two cups of tea
a
bowl of rice
three
tins of paint
iv. We cannot use many/few
with uncountable nouns, but we can say some/much/ a lot of/ all of the/ most of the
water, butter, cheese, etc.
In
case of Interrogative sentence and Negative sentence we use any.
Examples:-
Is there any water in the glass?
Is there any book in the
almirah?
There is not any milk in the
bottle.
If
Proper Noun, Material Noun, Collective Noun and Abstract Noun used as
Common
Noun , then we can say these are Countable Noun.
Examples:-
The boses are highly cultured.
Africa is a country of woods.
The navies of America are powerful.
She has many virtues.
List of Uncountables Nouns Used as
Countable
Article/Number +
Countable + Of+
Uncountable
A bag of sugar.
Two bags of sugar.
Many bags of
sugar.
Many more bags
of
sugar.
A few bags of sugar.
Many packets of salt.
A few boxes of bread.
Several bottles of honey.
Two tons of coal.
Three pieces of bread.
Four kilos of flour.
Five liters of petrol.
Six bottles of milk.
Seven bales of
cotton.
Eight phials of medicine.
Nine boxes of milk powder.
Ten wagons of limestone.
When
full is added to a countable noun, it becomes full.
Article/Number +
Countable + Of+
Uncountable
A bagfull of sweets.
A spoonful of sugar.
A spoonfuls of salt.
Exercise 1
Underline the noun in each
sentence and write ‘C’ or ‘U’ to show whether the noun is countable or
uncountable.
1.
That
is a very good painting. __________
2.
I don’t
like coffee. __________
3.
I need
two clean glasses. __________
4.
She
bought a new iron yesterday. __________
5.
They’ve
got plenty of coal. __________
6.
Would
you like some chicken? __________
7.
Too
much cake isn’t good for you. __________
8.
She
ate a whole chicken. __________.
9.
How
much flour did you buy? __________.
10.
Hope
keeps me going. __________
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Exercise 2
Use the correct form of
the given nouns to complete the following sentences.
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1.
We can
buy fresh _______________ from the supermarket.
2.
Mrs.
Lee went to the travel agent for some _______________ about the tour to Japan.
3.
I can’t
wear this shirt. The _______________ are too long.
4.
How
many _______________ does Jenny speak?
5.
Miss
Ng spends a lot of _______________ on clothes.
6.
I don’t
know what to do. Please give me some _______________.
7.
Karen
has beautiful _______________.
8.
We had
a lot of _______________ at the party last night.
9.
Susan
enjoys going to _______________.
10.
Alan
eats a lot of _______________.
Exercise 3
Choose the correct answer.
1.
She
burst into _______________ (tear/ tears) when she heard the bad news.
2.
Peter
and Jack shake _______________ (hand/ hands) and become friends again.
3.
She
can’t see what is written on the blackboard without her contact _______________
(len/ lens)
4.
The two
sisters took _______________ (turn/ turns) at sitting up with their sick
mother.
5.
Quite
a number of _______________ (DJ/ DJs) have extended their careers to singing.
6.
If you
want to get well, you should take the doctor’s _______________ (advice/
advices).
7.
Mary
never does her _______________ (homework/ homeworks)
8.
Johnny
has lost his _______________ (luggage/ luggages).
9.
The
factory workers stopped working and took (a rest/ rest).
10.
The
children sat on the _______________ (grass/ grasses).
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Exercise 4
Underline the incorrect
word in each sentence and write the correct word in the space provided.
1. He takes part in a lot
of extracurricular activitys.
______________
2. I always put three
teaspoon of sugar in my coffee.
______________
3. The field is full of
sheeps.
______________
4. The thief was wearing
jean.
______________
5. Money cannot buy
happinesses.
______________
6. They want to finish the
job themself.
______________
7. How many piece of
cheese would you like?
______________
8. A mice was hiding under
the table.
______________
9. Three passer-bys were
shot in the raid. ______________
10.Put on more cloth or
you will get a cold.
______________
Exercise 5
Correct the following
sentences. Corrections should be done as follows.
*words needing to be
changed - (a) underline the incorrect word
(b) write the
correct form of the word above it
** missing word - (a) mark the position of the
missing word with a ‘^’
(b) write the missing word above
it
*** extra word - put a cross ‘X’ on the word you
wish to cross out
1. * This piece of furniture look nice. I will
buy it.
2. * These chairs are made of woods.
3. *** If we want to be happy, we should have a good
health.
4. ** I need two sheets paper to write a letter.
5. * Customer: How many are these jeans?
Shop assistant: $268.
6. *** She burst into a laughter on hearing the
joke.
7. * We need more warm cloth when we visit
Toronto in winter.
8. *** I have absolute the faith in you.
9. * The cars are stuck in the heavy traffics in
Central.
10. ** The workmen stopped working and took rest.
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