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.
