Countable Nouns
Countable nouns are easy to recognize. They are things that we can count. For example: "pen". We can count pens. We can have one, two, three or more pens. Here are some more countable nouns:
dog, cat, animal, man, person
bottle, box, litre
coin, note, dollar
cup, plate, fork
table, chair, suitcase, bag
Countable nouns can be singular or plural:
My dog is playing.
My dogs are hungry.
We can use the indefinite article a/an with countable nouns:
A dog is an animal.
When a countable noun is singular, we must use a word like a/the/my/this with it:
I want an orange. (not I want orange.)
Where is my bottle? (not Where is bottle?)
When a countable noun is plural, we can use it alone:
I like oranges.
Bottles can break.
We can use some and any with countable nouns:
I've got some dollars.
Have you got any pens?
We can use a few and many with countable nouns:
I've got a few dollars.
I haven't got many pens.
"People" is countable. "People" is the plural of "person". We can count people:
There is one person here.
There are three people here

COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
OBJECTIVE: To recognize the difference in use between the countable and uncountable nouns.
NOUNS ARE DIVIDED IN : countable and uncountable.
Countable nouns are things you can count.
For example: three pears
one pear two pears


Countable Nouns: Can be used in Singular and Plural.
For example:
Singular Plural
A hat hats
An apple apples



Uncountable nouns are things you see as a whole, things you can not count.
Uncountable nouns has only one form.
For example:
water
jelly
chicken

NOTE: money is considered as an uncountable noun.
Example: I don´t have money.
Susan has much money.


Let's practice what you have learned. Click on the next exercises.
Exercise 1
Exercise 2

Es hora de Reflexionar:
1.- ¿Puedes definir rápida y brevemente qué es un sustantivo contable "countable noun"?
2.- ¿Puedes definir rápida y brevemente qué es un sutantivo incontable "uncountable noun"?
Si pudiste hacerlo fácilmente !Felicidades! sino es así reflexiona sobre lo siguiente:
¿Entendiste la diferencia entre un contable y un incontable?
Si tu respuesta es afirmativa !adelante!
si tu respuesta es negativa probablemente necesitas trabajar en los siguientes aspectos. Haz clic en las direcciones que aparecen y elabora los ejercicios.
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