Countable and uncountable nouns

   

   Countable nouns are words like car, book, chair. They can be singular or plural.

   Uncountable nouns are words like petrol, rice, water. They are only singular.

   

   A/ Circle the uncountable nouns.

   

   cup  dog  flower  guitar  love  meat  music  ear  oil  photo  river  salt  snow  sugar  women 
   wool

   

   Answer key:

   love, meat, music, oil, salt, snow, sugar, wool

   

   The following words are uncountable in English. They are normally only singular, and we cannot
   use a / an with them.

   

   advice  baggage  bread  furniture  hair  information  knowledge  luck  luggage  news 
   spaghetti  travel  work

   

   B/ Put a with the countable nouns and some with the uncountable nouns.

   

   …. bread, ….  cheque, …. baggage, …. fridge, …. furniture, …. handbag, …. holiday, ….
   knowledge, …. luck, …. newspaper, …. problem, …. station, …. travel, …. work 

   

   Answer key:

   a cheque, a fridge, a handbag, a holiday, a newspaper, a problem, a station,

   

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