A)

Cou
ntab
le or
unc
ount
able
?
Writ
e
the
follo
win
g
nou
ns
und
er
the
corr
ect
colu
mn.

book
car
eleph
ant
childr
en
photo
s
meat

___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
____________

..... money _________

..... ponds _________
..... cup of sugar _________

..... pen _________

___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
____________

..... bar of chocolate _________

SINGULAR COUNTABLE

B)
Use
a/
an
if
nec
ess
ary
and
writ
e sC
(m
co
unt
ok
abl
e
e)
or
U
( un
cou
nta
ble)
.

moun
tains
a
th
ca
re
music
r
e
pe
ns
wood

friend
ship
coffee
wine
smok
e
pens

..... ice-cream _________

..... glass of water _________
....... orange _________

A
bo
x
of
ce
re
al
s

pencil
paper
mone
y
COUNTABLE
NOUS sugar
Are words like
car, book,
pen. They
are names of
things that
you can
count: You
can say one
car, two
books, tree
pens.

They can be
singular ( a
cat, one
pencil) or
plural ( two
pencils, a lot
of pens).

We use a
/ an
only
befor
e
singu
lar
coun
table
nouna
s. pe
nc

(A/An is il
bit
like
one:
you
cant
say
one
penci
ls or
one
smok
e.)

UNCOUNTABLE
NOUNS
Are words like
smoke, rice,
water, petrol.
These are
things that you
cant count
you say
smoke, but
not one
smoke or two
rices.
Uncountable nouns
are only
singular. , and
we cannot use
a / an with
them.

We often
use an
uncou
ntable
noun
(witho
ut a /
an) to
say
somet
hing is
made
of.

A
ba
g
of
flo
ur
W
e
c
a
n
m
a
k
e

Example:
This
sweat
er is
made
of silk.

A
ca
n
of
co
ke

u
n
c
o
u
n
t
a
b
l
e

n
o
u

PLURAL COUNTABLE

..... rain _________

..... tube of toothpaste _________
..... rabbit _________
...... books _________

___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
____________

...... table _________

UNCOUNTABLE

...... house _________

..... cups of tea _________

COUNTABLE NOUS

Are words like car, book, pen. They are names of things that you can
count: You can say one car, two books, tree pens.
acar

They can be singular ( a cat, one pencil) or plural ( two pencils, a lot of
pens).

threepens

We use a / an only before singular countable nouns.

(A/An is bit like one: you cant say one pencils or one smoke.)

apencil
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Are words like smoke, rice, water, petrol. These are things that you cant count
you say smoke, but not one smoke or two rices.
Uncountable nouns are only singular. , and we cannot use a / an with them.

smoke

We often use an uncountable noun (without a / an) to say something is made of.
Example: This sweater is made of silk.

We can make uncountable nouns countable to express quantity. We add a

unit or a quantity with OF

A can of coke

A bag of flour

A box of cereals

A) Countable or uncountable? Write the following nouns under the correct column.

book

car

elephant

children photos meat mountains music wood

wine smoke pens pencil paper money sugar

friendship

coffee

SINGULAR COUNTABLE

PLURAL COUNTABLE

UNCOUNTABLE

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

__________________________________

___________

___________

___________

B) Use a / an if necessary and write C ( countable) or U ( uncountable).

..... money _________

...... table _________

..... ponds _________

...... books _________

..... cup of sugar _________

..... cups of tea _________

..... bar of chocolate _________

...... house _________

..... pen _________

..... rabbit _________

..... ice-cream _________

..... tube of toothpaste _________

..... glass of water _________

..... rain _________

....... orange _________

...... bottle _________