Class 16-2: Count and Noncount Nouns
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Definitions: Count nouns are any nouns that you can count one by one. You add an -s at the end of the word to make a count noun, plural. A count noun may have a or an in front of it. |
Examples: Singular a chair a cup a book |
Examples: Plural a few chairs five cups three books |
Example Sentences: 1. I bought a few chairs. 2. He asked for five cups of soda. 3. I read three books at the library. |
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Noncount nouns are nouns that you cannot count one by one. You do not add an -s at the end of the word to make a count noun, plural. A count noun may not have a or an in front of it.With noncount nouns use a little, some, too much, or a lot of. |
Singular water milk sugar |
Plural water milk sugar |
Correct: Can I have some water?
Incorrect: Can I have Correct: I want a little milk.
Incorrect: I want Correct: Don’t use too much sugar.
Incorrect: Don’t use |
Exercise
Exercise 1: Look at the noun below. If it is a count noun, write count on the line. If it is a noncount noun, write noncount.
1. glass noncount
2. flour ____________
3. flower ____________
4. chalkboard ____________
5. chalk ____________
6. soccer ____________
7. soccer ball ____________
8. poetry ____________
9. homework ____________
10. assignment ____________
Exercise 2: Is the highlighted word a noncount or a count noun?
1. Can I have some coffee? noncount noun
2. I love your furniture. ____________
3. Do you have a pencil? ____________
4. I don’t have any money. ____________
5. Drink lots of water. ____________
6. I love listening to CD’s. ____________
7. There is too much oil on my pizza. ____________
8. Eat an apple instead of a cookie. ____________
9. Do you have a pair of scissors? ____________
10. They dug a huge hole. ____________
Tag:Advanced Nouns
