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ENGLISH
Countable/uncountable nouns
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COUNTABLE NOUNS
Nouns which can be counted and have a singular
and plural form
We put a/an before countable nouns in the singular
a + consonant sound
an + vowel sound
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COUNTABLE NOUNS
a pear
two pears
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COUNTABLE NOUNS
an apple
many apples
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UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
nouns which cannot be counted and they usually have no
plural
food: cheese, butter, sugar, meat, jam etc.
liquids: coffee, water, milk, tea, oil etc.
materials: gold, iron, wood, paper etc.
abstract nouns: beauty, love, sadness etc.
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UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Be careful! These nouns are usually uncountable:
information, advice, weather, news,
bread, hair, furniture, work
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UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
They are followed by a verb in the singular
We do
not use a/an or one but we can use some