In English, there are some things (nouns) you can count, but there are some others you can’t. For example, you can say 1 apple, 2 apples, 3 apples, but you can’t say 1 rice, 2 rices, 3 rices, that is not common.
There are also some differences. Maybe, in your language you can count a noun that in English is not possible. For example, in Spanish you can say 1 tarea, 2 tareas 3 tareas, but in English you just say: homework. It is not possible to count it. Check the examples to have a better idea.
An apple
A carrot
A banana
Apples
Carrots
Bananas
Rice
Water
Bread
As you can see, the nouns we count are the ones you can number, for example:
There’s an apple.
There’s a carrot.
There’s a banana.
There are three apples.
There are four carrots.
There are five bananas.
The uncountable nouns are the ones we cannot count, we cannot say the number of them, for example:
There’s rice in the bowl.
There’s water in the glass.
There’s bread in the basket.
Check the next chart to see the most common nouns:
an egg
a salad
a vegetable
a tomato
a carrot
a potato
a mushroom
a pea
an avocado
an onion
a candy
a cookie
a cupcake
a strawberry
a pineapple
an orange
a banana
an apple
eggs
salads
vegetables
tomatoes
carrots
potatoes
mushrooms
peas
avocados
onions
candies
cookies
cupcakes
strawberries
pineapples
oranges
bananas
apples
bread
butter
cereal
cheese
coffee
jam
orange juice
fish
olive oil
fruit
rice
meat
pasta
lettuce
chocolate
ice-cream
sugar
milk
bacon
If you need help with vocabulary you can visit https://dictionary.cambridge.org
Drag and drop. Put the food in the correct cabinet. Correct answers will appear in green.
Listen and write in the box C if the noun is COUNTABLE or U if the noun is UNCOUNTABLE.