Countable Uncountable Nouns

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Nouns are divided into two groups.

Countable Nouns

Countable nouns are also called count nouns.
Countable : The toys are in the box.

Some Countable Nouns:

idea mistake city car

worker teacher star sister

bear bottle room coin

Examples:

He has got a lot of books.
There aren't many cars outside.

Uncountable Nouns

Uncountable nouns are called mass nouns.
Uncountable : The water is cold.

Some Uncountable Nouns:

water ice juice rice

sand butter information science

hair soap time money

Examples:

There is little meat in the kitchen.
We haven't got much time.
Adam loves science.
Ali doesn't like milk.

Quantifiers that are used with countable and uncountable nouns.

With Countable Nouns	With Uncountable Nouns	Both With Countable and Uncountable
many a great number of a large number of a great many (a)few a number of	much (a) little a great deal of a great amount of	some any a lot of lots of plenty of

Hints:

A few is more than few and a little is more than little.

He has little money. I have a little money(I have more money)
Tim has few friends. I have a few friends. (I have more friends)


Some terms used with uncountable nouns:

a cup of coffee a box of tea a loaf of bread a piece of chalk a slice of bread a bottle of perfume a dish of fresh fruit a pound of cheese a bar of soap a can of coke a head of lettuce a tube of toothpaste a kind of shaving cream a jar of honey

two slices of bread three pieces of chalk three loaves of bread two bottles of perfume five boxes of tea two cups of coffee two dishes of fresh fruit a few pounds of cheese two bars of soap two cans of coke three heads of lettuce five tubes of toothpaste two kinds of shaving cream> three jars of honey

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