COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Can you count it?
A. Put the nouns in the correct column.
apple water time class sugar family beach cheese
idea money baby dress story milk pants clothes flower
sunglasses shirt tomato traffic homework window coffee
Countable nouns Uncountable nouns
apple water
B. Complete the plural countable nouns (a to l) with vowels. Then, match the singular
and plural forms of the countable nouns together.
1. beach ...... a. s t _ r _ _ s 7. baby ...... g. f _ m _ l_ _ s
2. window ...... b. f l _ w _ r s 8. class ...... h. _ d _ _ s
3. family ...... c. d r _ s s _ s 9. shirt ...... i. b _ b _ _ s
4. idea ...... d. t _ m _ t _ _ s 10. tomato ...... j. c l _ s s _ s
5. apple ...... e. b _ _ c h _ s 11. flower ...... k. s h _ r t s
6. dress ...... f. _ p p l _ s 12. story ...... l. w _ n d _ w s
C. Uncountable nouns are either always singular or plural. Circle the correct answers
to complete the sentences.
1. Your clothes is / are everywhere! Can you please put it / them in the closet?
2. T
he traffic is / are really bad. There isn't / aren't much time left before the movie starts. I
hope we get there on time.
3. There isn't / aren't any coffee because there wasn't / weren't any money left to buy some.
4. Is this / Are these your sunglasses? I found them in this / these pants.
5. The sugar was / were hard to find in the supermarket, but the milk was / were easy.
6. Why is / are there water all over the desk? Look! Even my homework is / are covered in it.
COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Can you count it?
D. Rewrite the sentences, correcting the noun mistakes.
1. These apple are delicious. I will buy some to take home to my families.
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2. That is an excellent ideas! Your stories is going to be really good.
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3. I bought some cheeses and tomato from the market.
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4. Can you close that windows please? I'm only wearing a T-shirts.
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5. I need to do my homeworks. My classes is early in the morning.
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E. Choose the correct multiple-choice answers and complete the sentences.
1. There ................... some clothes here, but ................... mine.
a. is / it isn't b. are / it isn't c. is / they aren't d. are / they aren't
2. There ................... many ................... in the fridge. We don't need any more.
a. are / tomatoes b. is / tomato c. are / tomatos d. is / tomatoes
3. My sister had a ................... last month, so our family ................... very happy!
a. babies / is b. babys / are c. baby / is d. babies / are
4. How much ................... do you have? I need to buy some ................... for mum.
a. money / flower b. moneys / flowers c. money / flowers d. moneys / flower
5. I can't drink this ................... ................... any sugar?
a. coffee / Is there b. coffee / Are there c. coffees / Is there d. coffees / Are there
6. I have different ................... for when I go to the ...................
a. dress / beach b. dress / beaches c. dresses / beach d. dresses / beaches
7. How many ................... do I need to tell you? The clock shows the wrong ...................!
a. time / time b. times / time c. time / times d. times / times
riving to the cinema was not a good ................... There's so much ................... We'll
8. D
never get there on time.
a. idea / traffics b. ideas / traffics c. ideas / traffic d. idea / traffic
