NOUNS
COUNTABLE NOUNS
→ table, car, lamp, boy, girl, box, dog, apple, bottle, cup, person, women
USED WITH COUNTABLE NOUNS ONLY
a a doctor, a pen, a meal, a class, a college
many cups, many books, many libraries,
many
many flights
few questions, few tables, few apples,
few
few holidays, few countries
a few a few questions, a few problems, a few issues
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
→ homework, equipment, luggage, clothing, furniture, machinery, gold, silver, cotton, glass,
jewlery, perfume, soap, paper, wood, petrol, gasoline, baggage, hair, traffic
→ food, flour, meat, rice, cake, bread, ice cream, cheese, toast, pasta, spaghetti, butter, oil, honey,
soup, fish, fruit, salt, tea, coffee
→ mathematics, economics, physics, ethics, civics, art, architecture, music, photography, grammar,
chemistry, history, commerce, engineering, politics, sociology, psychology, vocabulary, poetry,
archaeology
→ advice, help, fun, recreation, enjoyment, information, knowledge, news, patience, happiness,
progress, confidence, courage, education, intelligence, space, energy, laughter, peace, pride
→ thunder, lightning, snow, rain, sleet, ice, heat, humidity, hail, wind, light, darkness
→ golf, tennis, baseball, basketball, soccer, football, cricket, hockey, rugby, chess, poker, bridge
→ swimming, walking, driving, jogging, reading, writing, listening, speaking, cooking, sleeping,
studying, working
→ English, Portuguese, Hindi, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, Russian, Italian,
Hebrew, Chinese
USED WITH UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS ONLY
much money, much time, much food,
much
much water, much energy
little trouble, little equipment, little meat,
little
little patience
a little bit of confidence, a little bit of sleep,
a little bit of
a little bit of snow
Most uncountable nouns are singular but a few are prular:
→ clothes, scissors, jeans, spectacles, trousers, groceries
My news clothes are dirty!
USED WITH COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
the monkeys, the schools,
countable the teachers, the boats,
the bananas
the
the cheese, the machinery,
uncountable the luggage, the knowledge,
the grass
some tables, some stores,
countable some grapes, some cities,
some nurses
some
some time, some news,
uncountable some bread, some salt,
some mail
any forks, any socks,
countable any bathrooms, any waiters,
any beliefs
any
any advice, any soap,
uncountable any transportation, any gold,
any homework
no magazines, no chocolates,
countable
no pilots, no rings, no markers
no no trouble, no grass,
uncountable no scenery, no money,
no furniture
a lot of animals, a lot of coins,
countable a lot of immigrants,
a lot of babies
a lot of
a lot of help, a lot of fun,
uncountable a lot of aggravation,
a lot of happiness,
lots of computers, lots of buses,
countable
lots of parties, lots of colleges
lots of
lots of cake, lots of ice cream,
uncountable
lots of energy, lots of laughter
enough plates, enough onions,
countable enough restaurants,
enough worries
enough
enough courage, enough time
uncountable enough wisdom,
enough spaghetti
plenty of houses,
countable plenty of concerts,
plenty of guitars
plenty of
plenty of oil, plenty of sugar,
uncountable plenty of cheese,
plenty of space
