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Countable and uncountable nouns exercise

March 4, 2012 - A2pdf

Identify the following objects as countable or uncountable.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1The noun water is ...............
Wrong!
2The noun weather is ...............
Wrong!
3The noun wool is ...............
Wrong!
4The noun advice is ...............
Wrong!
5The noun bread is ...............
Wrong!
6The noun information is ...............
Wrong!
7The noun chess is ...............
Wrong!
8The noun grass is ...............
Wrong!
9The noun knowledge is ...............
Wrong!
10The noun salt is ...............
Wrong!
11The noun journey is ...............
Wrong!
12The noun news is ...............
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12

Answers

  1. The noun water is uncountable
  2. The noun weather is uncountable
  3. The noun wool is uncountable
  4. The noun advice is uncountable
  5. The noun bread is uncountable
  6. The noun information is uncountable
  7. The noun chess is uncountable
  8. The noun grass is uncountable
  9. The noun knowledge is uncountable
  10. The noun salt is uncountable
  11. The noun journey is countable
  12. The noun news is 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.

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