1. COUNTABLE &
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
By Belinda Baardsen,
American Ex Pat, TEFL
Certified ESL Instructor, Juris
Doctor, B.S., The University of
Florida, and Endicott College
2. Some nouns are countable:
A book ~ two books
An egg ~ six eggs
4. Countable Six books.
Books = 6
There are six books on the
shelf.
I have six books.
She has six books.
We have six books.
Those six books are for his
English class.
Why do we need six
books?
Six books?
How did you finish all six
books so fast?
Where are those six books I
was talking about?
Six books for sale!
5. Countable = 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Can I have one egg,
please?
I need one egg for
breakfast.
Would you like an egg?
One egg.
Egg = 1
Where is that egg?
Where did you get that
egg?
How did you find that egg?
Only one egg?
She wants one egg.
6. Countable – egg(s)
Eggs = plural
She wants three eggs.
He wants more eggs.
I want a dozen eggs.
Where did you get those eggs?
How many eggs do you want?
Why can’t I find any eggs?
Who wants eggs?
12. Countable Nouns Singular Plural
a book Books
One book Two books
Some books
A lot of books
Many books
A few books
13. Egg
Eggs
A countable
noun
Singular:
Pearl A + noun
One + noun
Pearls
Plural:
Noun + -s
14. Non countable Noun ~
Plurals
Rice
Some rice
?
A lot of rice
Singular
Much rice
A little rice None
15. A non countable noun ~
Singular ~
Do not use a.
Do not use one.
Plural ~
A non countable noun does not have a
plural form.
16. Common non countable
nouns Money
Mail
Homework
Information
Work Traffic
Jewelry Weather
Bread Milk
Cheese Meat
Food Tea
Fruit Water
Rice Salt
Pepper Soup
17. Underline the noun. Is it noun countable, or non
countable?
COUNTABLE --------- NONCOUNTABLE
Chair -
countable
1. He sits on a chair.
2. He sits on furniture.
3. She has a coin. -s
4. She has some money.
5. She has some letters.
6. She has some mail.
7. The street is full of traffic.
Chairs