Some nouns are countable and some are uncountable in English. Some uncountable nouns also have countable forms. Can you use countable and uncountable nouns correctly?
1Suddenly I heard ............... like a gunshot.
Wrong!
Use "a noise" when you mean one particular sound.
2There was too much ............... in the street.
Wrong!
Use "noise" for general uncountable sound here.
3She ate some ...............
Wrong!
Use "bread" because it is normally uncountable when talking about food in general.
4I bought ............... from the newsstand.
Wrong!
Use "a paper" when you mean one newspaper.
5She has curly ...............
Wrong!
Use "hair" for someone's hair in general.
6There is ............... in my soup.
Wrong!
Use "a hair" when you mean one strand of hair.
7We had ............... when we went to Venice last year.
Wrong!
Use "a good time" in the expression meaning an enjoyable experience.
8I can't talk to you now. I don't have ...............
Wrong!
Use "time" when you mean available time in general.
9She spends a lot of money on ...............
Wrong!
Use "travel" as an uncountable noun for the activity in general.
10Did you have ...............?
Wrong!
Use "a nice journey" because one journey is countable.
11I don't like it when people give me unsolicited ...............
Wrong!
Use "advice" because it is uncountable in standard English.
12She speaks English better than I do. She has made ...............
Wrong!
Use "good progress" because progress is uncountable.
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- Suddenly I heard a noise like a gunshot.
- There was too much noise in the street.
- She ate some bread.
- I bought a paper from the newsstand.
- She has curly hair.
- There is a hair in my soup.
- We had a good time when we went to Venice last year.
- I can’t talk to you now. I don’t have time.
- She spends a lot of money on travel.
- Did you have a nice journey?
- I don’t like it when people give me unsolicited advice.
- She speaks English better than I do. She has made good progress.