Count Nouns

1. world

2. textbook

3. vinegar

4. flame

5. poetry

6. applause

7. thought

8. banana

9. conduct

10. progress

11. biology

12. essay

13. gem

14. shopping

1. C

2. C

3. D

4. C

5. N

6. N

7. D

8. C

9. N

10. N

11. N

12. C

13. C

14. N

In each space in the following sentences, indicate whether the noun before that space is a count noun (write c) or a non-count noun (write nc). Some of these words could be either count or non-count nouns, but you should determine how each is being used in the sentence.

1. This restaurant has the worst food I've ever eaten.

2. We have to buy furniture for our new house.

3. Many hospitals in this city don't have modern equipment .

4. I generally don't like to give advice about matters of love.

5. Most women in my family wear lots of jewelry .

6. The grace with which she danced made me cry.

7. It takes a lot of patience to deal with prisoners .

8. I asked him to send me information about Italian wines .

9. The truth is that I no longer want to live with that man .

10. It took great courage for the boy to admit to stealing

money from his brother.

Exercises

A. Are these nouns countable or uncountable?

1. water ____________

2. fruit ____________

3. coconut ____________

4. bread ____________

5. DVD ____________

6. meat ____________

7. ball ____________

8. snack____________

9. glasses____________

10. pen ____________

11. milk____________

12. chair____________

13. gasoline____________

14. table____________

15. cream____________

16. money____________

17. oil ____________

18. insect____________

19. sofa____________

20. yogurt____________

21. school____________

22. bus ____________

23. food ____________

24. chocolate ____________

25. ship ____________

Answers

1. water (U)

2. fruit (U)

3. coconut (C)

4. bread (U)

5. DVD (C)

6. meat (U)

7. ball (C)

8. snack (C)

9. glasses (C)

10. pen (C)

11. milk (U)

12. chair(C)

13. gasoline (U)

14. table (C)

15. cream (U)

16. money (U)

17. oil (U)

18. insect(C)

19. sofa (C)

20. yogurt(U)

21. school (C)

22. bus (C)

23. food (U)

24. chocolate (U)

25. ship (C)

B `a´ or `an´ ? (Countable Nouns)

1. ____________ uncle

2. ____________ hour

3. ____________ bus

4. ____________ dress

5. ____________ oven

6. ____________ beach

7. ____________ teacher

8. ____________ insect

9. ____________ taxi

10. ____________umbrella

11. ____________player

12. ____________eye

13. ____________castle

14. ____________artist

15. ____________river

16. ____________tent

17. ____________doctor

18. ____________exercise

19. ____________lady

20. ____________house

21. ____________envelope

22. ____________taxi

23. ____________idea

24. ____________computer

25. ____________chair

Answers

1. an uncle

2. an hour

3. a bus

4. a dress

5. an oven

6. a beach

7. a

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