Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Countable nouns are used to name things we can count.

• One apple

• Two dogs

• Three children

• Four boys, etc.

Countable nouns have a singular and a plural form.

• A dog

• Two dogs

• Some dogs

• An apple

• The apples

• Many apples

Remember!
The article 'A' is used with a noun that begins with a consonant, and the article 'An' is used with a noun that begins with a vowel sound.
Examples:

• An apple

• An orange

• An hour

Uncountable nouns are used to name things we can not count:

• Money (we can count dollars, euros, but not money)

• Sugar

• Water

• Luck, etc

Uncountable nouns do not usually take the indefinite article 'A' or 'An'. They are often used without an article and they do not usually have a plural form.
Examples:

• (some) money

• (some) electricity

• (some) fruit

Some words can be countable and uncountable, depending on what they refer to. For example, 'Hair'.

• Paul has brown hair.  (This refers to his hair in general and is uncountable)

• There is a hair in my dinner.  (This refers to individual hairs, and is countable)