Here is a presentation on countable and uncountable nouns.

2. Countable nouns are individual objects, people, places, etc. which
can be counted.
• books, Italians, pictures, stations, men, etc.
A countable noun can be both singular - a friend, a house, etc. - or
plural - a few apples, lots of trees, etc.
Use the singular form of the verb with a singular countable noun:
•There is a book on the table.
•That student is excellent!
Use the plural form of the verb with a countable noun in the plural:
There are some students in the classroom.
• Those houses are very big, aren't they?

3. Uncountable nouns are materials, concepts, information, etc. which
are not individual objects and can not be counted
• Information, water, understanding, wood, cheese, etc.
Uncountable nouns are always singular. Use the singular form of the verb
with uncountable nouns:
• There is some water in that pitcher.
• That is the equipment we use for the project.

4. Some uncountable nouns in English are countable in other
languages. This can be confusing! Here is a list of some of the
most common, easy to confuse uncountable nouns.
furniture accommodation
garbage advice
information baggage
knowledge bread
luggage equipment
money
news
pasta
progress
research
travel
work

5. Obviously, uncountable nouns (especially different types of
food) have forms that express plural concepts. These
measurements or containers are countable:
water - a glass of water
equipment - a piece of equipment
cheese - a slice of cheese

6. COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
• A or an before the noun (e.g. an • They don’t have a, or an before
apple, a banana) the noun.
• They have plural form (two • They don’t have plural form.
bananas, three apples) • They have the form There is…
• They have the form there is for • They have some, much, a lot of,
singular, and there are for plural. lots of, a little before the noun.
• In the plural form they have • Most of categories are
some, many, a lot of, lots of, a uncountable nouns.
few before the noun. • Liquids are uncountable nouns.
• Question form: HOW MANY…? • Question form: HOW MUCH…?

7. Is there a banana on the table?
Yes, there is.
No, there isn’t any banana on the table./ No, there is no banana
on the table
Isn’t any = is no
Aren’t any = are no
Are there any oranges in the fridge?
Yes, there are.
No, there aren’t any oranges in the fridge/ No, there are no oranges
in the fridge.
any = for questions and
negative statements.
Would you like some coffee?
Yes, I would. some = for offers
No, I wouldn’t.

8. COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE - NOUN QUANTIFIERS
Identify the following objects as countable or uncountable. When
you are finished click on the "Next Question" button. There are 25
questions to this quiz. Try to use only 10 seconds per question.
Q: Rules
Q: Clothes
__ Countable
__ Countable
__ Uncountable
__ Uncountable
Q: Music
Q: Information
__ Uncountable
__ Countable
__ Countable
__ Uncountable
Q: Deserts
__ Countable
Q: Sheep
__ Uncountable
__ Countable
Q: Land
__ Uncountable
__ Countable
__ Uncountable
Q: Nations
__ Countable
__ Uncountable

9. Q: Money Q: Traffic
__ Countable __ Countable
__ Uncountable __ Uncountable
Q: Learning Q: Stone (the material)
__ Countable __ Countable
__ Uncountable __ Uncountable
Q: Rice Q: Stones
__ Countable __ Countable
__ Uncountable __ Uncountable
Q: Bottles Of Wine Q: Talent
__ Countable __ Countable
__ Uncountable __ Uncountable
Q: Equipment Q: Web Sites
__ Countable __ Countable
__ Uncountable __ Uncountable

11. A glass of … A carton of…
A kilo of…
A bottle of …
A dish of…
A stick of…
A package of … A dozen eggs
A cup of…
A slice of…
A cup of…
A can of…

12. 1. Bag
2. Bar
3. Bottle
4. Box
5. Bunch
6. Can/tin
7. Carton
8. Container
9. Dozen**
10. Ear
11. Head
12. jar
**A dozen eggs instead of a dozen of egges

13. 13. Loaf/loaves
14. Pack
15. Package
16. Roll
17. six-pack
18. stick/bar
19. Tube
20.Pint
21.Quart
22. Half-gallon
23. Gallon
24. Liter
25. Pound

14. WITH COUNTABLE NOUNS WITH UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
There are too many bananas. There is too much fruit.
a few apples. a little milk.
(very) few donuts. (very) little cheese.
not many biscuits. not much orange juice.
plenty of peas. plenty of salt.
a lot of / lots of nuts. a lot of / lots of sugar.
(not) enough tomatoes. (not) enough water.
hardly any eggs. hardly any rice.
no pineapples. no butter.

15. Complete these sentences with phrases from the box above:
1. There __________________ snow in the winter, but
there___________________ rain in the summer.
2. Unemployment is high in the north of the country because
there ___________ industry there.
3. It’s best to visit in April or May. There ____________
tourist then, and it’s easy to get an hotel room.
4. Unfortunately, there ____________ pollution because
there ___________ factories in the city.
5. If there _________ rain in the spring, then we often have a
drought in July.
6. It’s a safe city because there ___________ crime.

16. • Use too + adjective or adverb (+full infinitive). Too has a
negative meaning and it means ‘more than necessary’.
Too means "more than enough" or "more than is needed or
wanted".
e.g.: You’re too to stay out late.
This kind of food is too fat.
• Use adjective or adverb + enough (full infinitive) or nouns.
Enough has a positive meaning.
Enough means "sufficient", or“ as much or many (of something)
as necessary".
e.g.: It’s a healthy enough diet.
The water isn’t warm enough.
We have enough food for tonight.
Does such a diet have enough protein?
• Too and enough are often followed by full infinitive.
e.g.: It’s never too late to eat healthy.
Maria is old enough to drive.
We have enough money to go to the movies.

17. EQUIVALENT PHRASES: Match the two columns
Too low Not high enough
too warm Not cool enough
too far Not fast enough
too short Not light enough
too stupid Not long enough
too narrow Not close enough
too small Not big enough
too cowardly Not wide enough
too sad Not old enough
too boring Not happy enough
too slow Not cheap enough
too young Not intelligent enough
too expensive Not interesting enough
too dark Not brave enough