🔢 Countable vs Uncountable Nouns
Countable nouns = things you can count: 1 apple 🍎, 2 apples 🍎🍎.
Uncountable nouns = things you cannot count: water 💧, sugar 🧂.
| Countable Nouns 🔢 | Uncountable Nouns 💧 |
|---|---|
| apple 🍎, banana 🍌, chair 🪑, dog 🐶 | water 💧, sugar 🧂, milk 🥛, air 🌬️ |
| book 📚, coin 🪙, cat 🐱 | rice 🍚, happiness 🥰, knowledge 📖 |
| glass (cup) 🥛, chicken (animal) 🐔 | chicken (food) 🍗, glass (material) 🪟 |
✏️ Example sentences:
| Sentence | Noun 🍎 | Type 🔹 |
|---|---|---|
| 🍏 We have 3 apples. | apples | Countable ✅ |
| 💧 She poured some water into the glass. | water | Uncountable ❌ |
| 🥛 There are 2 glasses on the table. | glasses | Countable ✅ |
Interactive: Think of 3 foods you eat 🍎🍌🍞. Which are countable? Which are uncountable?
🧐 Some nouns can be both depending on meaning:
| Noun 🍎 | Example Sentence | Type 🔹 |
|---|---|---|
| 🐔 chicken | I ate some chicken. | Uncountable ❌ |
| 🐔 chicken | I saw three chickens. | Countable ✅ |
| 🥛 glass | The window is made of glass. | Uncountable ❌ (material) |
| 🥛 glass | I drank a glass of water. | Countable ✅ (cup) |
Poem lines: 🎵
"A noun is a naming word." 🎈
"Proper nouns are special, common nouns are plain." 🖋️
"Count if you can, measure if you can't." 🔢