🔢 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." 🔢