[F-E] Countable And Uncountable Nouns

LET'S READ! 📖

Direction: Read the short paragraph then answer the questions being asked.

WAVES

Grains of sand are really very small pieces of rock. It takes a long time to change rock into sand. On beaches, waves hit the rock and break it up. The salt in the sea water also attacks the rocks. Rain, ice and wind are important, too. The sand on the beach can be many different colors. Tropical white sand usually comes from white limestone rock. Red sand means there is iron in the rocks. Sand from volcanic rock can be black or even green.

QUESTIONS:

1. What breaks up the rock on beaches?

2. What else attacks the rocks?

3. What does it mean when the sand is red?

LET'S UNDERSTAND! 📚

I. Countable Nouns

1. Countable Nouns are nouns we can count. They have singular and plural forms. Use the articles a or an before a singular noun.

Example:

a key
a man
an accident

We can't get into the house without a key. | ~~We can't get into the house without key.~~

Use words like some, many, the or nothing before a plural noun.

Example:

the keys
some men
many accidents

There aren't many cars in the park.

II. Uncountable Nouns

2. Uncountable nouns are nouns that we can't count. They often refer to liquids, materials, general concepts, and abstract qualities. Uncountable nouns are singular, they don't usually have plural forms.

Example:

water
money
rice

Don't use a or an before uncountable nouns; use words like some, any, no or no article.

Example:

no rain
some time
homework

The homework is easy. | ~~The homeworks are easy.~~

3. Some nouns can be both countable and uncountable with a different meaning.

Countable	Uncountable
a rock (a piece of rock)	rock (the material)
a coffee (a cup of cofee)	coffee (the substance)
a hair (one hair)	hair (uncountable)

4. Uncountable nouns can be countable if we use expression such as:

Example:

a piece of advice / fruit / information / news
a slice of bread / toast / cheese
a bar of chocolate
a cup of coffee / tea
a glass of water

In English, these nouns are uncountable:

accommodation	furniture	knowledge	music
advice	homework	luggage	news
fruit	infomation	money	pasta
traffic	transport	weather	work

Example:

Can I have some information? | ~~Can I have some informations?~~

LET'S PRACTICE! 📝

Direction: Name at least five examples for each column.

Countable Nouns	Uncountable Nouns
1.	1.
2.	2.
3.	3.
4.	4.
5.	5.

Direction: Choose 2 countable nouns and two uncountable nouns and use them in sentences.

Countable Noun

Uncountable Noun