Countable and Uncountable nouns

countable nouns are nouns we can count. they have a singular and a plural form.

e.g one cat two cats
a person, five people
One sheep is in the field. two sheep are in the field.

Uncountable nouns are nouns we cannot count. they only have one form.

e.g some music. a lot of information
we CANNOT say musics or informations.


Uncountable nouns are usually followed by a singular verb.
e.g that information is really important.

BE CAREFUL ! Some nowns are countable with one meaning and uncountable
with another meaning.
e.g uncountable: that chicken was delicious.(the meat)
countable: the chickens were eating.( the birds)

WORDS AND PHRASES SOMMONLY USED WITH COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS.

COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

many much
how many how much
a lot of a lot of
lots of lots of
some some
a few a little
few little
a number of an amount of
a, an,one,two,three,etc a piece of
the the