Countable and uncountable nouns exercise

Identify the following objects as countable or uncountable.

1. The noun water is ...........................

2. The noun weather is ....................................

3. The noun wool is ......................................

4. The noun advice is ....................................

5. The noun bread is ......................................

6. The noun information is ....................................

7. The noun chess is ...................................

8. The noun grass is .....................................

9. The noun knowledge is .................................

10. The noun salt is ......................................

11. The noun journey is ...................................

12. The noun news is ......................................

Answers

1. uncountable

2. uncountable

3. uncountable

4. uncountable

5. uncountable

6. uncountable

7. uncountable

8. uncountable

9. uncountable

10. uncountable

11. countable

12. uncountable

Notes

Travel and journey have very similar meanings, but travel is normally uncountable. It is used to talk about traveling in general. We cannot, for example, say ‘a travel’.

Journey, on the other hand, is a countable noun. We can say a journey.

The nouns beans, peas, grapes, lentils and facts are usually countable.

Foods are usually uncountable. Examples are: rice, spaghetti, sugar, salt, wheat etc.