Nouns can be countable or uncountable. Countable nouns can be counted, e.g. an apple, two apples, three apples, etc. Uncountable nouns cannot be counted, e.g. air, rice, water, etc.
1. When do we use much and when many? much: uncountable nouns (milk, marmalade, money, time etc.) many: countable nouns (bottles of milk, jars of marmalade, dollars, minutes etc.)
Countable (or count) nouns are words which can be counted. They have a singular form and a plural form. They usually refer to things. Most countable nouns become plural by adding an 's' at the end of the word....Countable and Uncountable Nouns.
How to Teach Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Countable and uncountable nouns
NounEdit. (countable) A child is a young person, usually older than a baby but younger than a teenager. The children were playing in the park. Most three-year-old children speak very well.
For example, we cannot usually say “two breads” because “bread” is uncountable. So, if we want to specify a quantity of bread we use a measure word such as “loaf” or “slice” in a structure like “two loaves of bread” or “two slices of bread”.
Sunday. [countable, uncountable] the day of the week after Saturday and before Monday, thought of as either the first or the last day of the week To see how Sunday is used, look at the examples at Monday.
Nouns which can be both countable and uncountable
[countable, uncountable] a yellow citrus fruit with juice that has a bitter, sharp taste.
Potato is both countable and uncountable depending on its status or condition. If potatoes are still in tuber form or cooked separately, where individual can pick how many pieces he or she wants, potato in this instance is countable.
Banana is a countable noun. We can use numbers with countable nouns. So we can say “one banana,” “two bananas,” etc. I like rice.
Uncountable nouns refer to objects or ideas that cannot be counted. Examples are: rice, sand, milk, honey, honesty, integrity etc. Uncountable nouns cannot be used with numbers.
[countable, usually plural] (formal) used when speaking to or about a girl or woman, especially someone you do not know Can I take your coats, ladies?
(countable) A tomato is also the plant bearing tomatoes. Tomatoes were imported from Central America to Europe in the sixteenth century. (uncountable) The matter which tomatoes are made of. Ketchup sauce contains some amount of tomato.
NounEdit. (countable) A sausage is a piece of food that is made of chicken, pork and other meats. Sausages are mass-produced in factories.
(uncountable) Chocolate is a candy made from cacao beans and often used to flavour other foods such as cakes and cookies. In my opinion, the best cookies are those that contain chocolate. (countable) A chocolate is an individual candy that is made of or covered in chocolate.
The word 'onion' is a countable noun because : It can be counted as one onion, two onions, three onions etc. It has a plural form (onions)
“Carrot” is a countable noun, as in one carrot, a carrot, the carrot, six carrots, no carrots, blue carrots, many carrots, etc.
countable/uncountable a substance that you use with water to wash your body or an object. It can be a liquid, but is usually a solid piece called a bar of soap....soap Definitions and Synonyms
adjective. Sometimes Offensive. being a female: a lady reporter. of a lady; ladylike; feminine.
A name is a noun, but a very special noun - a proper noun....Proper Nouns.
noun, often attributive. Save Word. la·dy | \ ˈlā-dē \ plural ladies.
For example, happiness is an abstract noun that can't be seen. You may see signs that tell you a person is experiencing happiness, but happiness is something you feel internally. The smile that expresses happiness can be seen with your eyes, so it is concrete.
Donkeys is the only way to make the noun donkey plural. Confusion arises because some people mistakenly believe that all nouns ending in "y" should form a plural ending in "ies". When a noun ends with [vowel] + y, you only need to add an "s" to form the plural.
only before nounold-fashionedused for referring to what a woman's profession is, for example a 'lady doctor' or 'lady barrister'. Many people prefer to say 'woman doctor' or 'woman barrister' or simply 'doctor' or 'barrister'....lady Definitions and Synonyms
When we want to show that something belongs to somebody or something, we usually add an apostrophe + s ('s) to a singular noun and an apostrophe (') to a plural noun, for example: the boy's ball (one boy) the boys' ball (two or more boys)
leaf. noun. \ ˈlēf \ plural leaves\ ˈlēvz \
monkey. noun. mon·key | \ ˈməŋ-kē \ plural monkeys.
Slang A person who is mocked, duped, or made to appear a fool: They made a monkey out of him. 5. Offensive Slang Used as a disparaging term for a person with dark skin.