Using countable and uncountables nouns

Hello! Sometimes using countable and uncountable nouns, can be very confusing, that is why I am going to give you how to use it.



COUNTABLE NOUNS


Countable nouns are for things we can count using numbers. They have a singular and a plural form. The singular form can use the determiner "a" or "an". If you want to ask about the quantity of a countable noun, you ask "How many?" combined with the plural countable noun.


For example:

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS


Uncountable nouns are for the things that we cannot count with numbers. They may be the names for abstract ideas or qualities or for physical objects that are too small or too amorphous to be counted (liquids, powders, gases, etc.). Uncountable nouns are used with a singular verb. They usually do not have a plural form.


For example:

There are some rules you have to follow for uncountable nous:

So, here are a useful comparison between countable and uncountable nouns:

And here you have lots of practice:




http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/countable_uncountable-

lhttp://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-countable-uncountable-nouns.php

More practice at:

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3246