Countable and Uncountable Nouns for beginners
It's important to know if a noun is countable or uncountable. This is going to help us to use the correct article. Let's learn more.
What Are Countable Nouns?
What Are Uncountable Nouns?
'Uncountable nouns' cannot be counted. So, they just have a singular form and you cannot use numbers before them. Check out the examples:
- Butter (Not
1butter) - Rice (Not
2rices) - Honey (Not
3honeys)
My
I'm eating
Using Singular and Plural Verbs
With singular nouns, you should use singular verbs and with plural nouns, you should use plural verbs. Look at the examples:
Your eyes
The jam
A glass
Common Uncountable Nouns
Here is a list of common uncountable nouns:
- Water
- Air
- Sugar
- Tea
- Rice
- Butter
- Milk
- Rain
- Weather
- Money
Asking about Countable and Uncountable Nouns
In questions, we use 'how many' with countable nouns. And we 'how much' with uncountable nouns.