Question

Decide whether these nouns are countable (C) or uncountable (U) 1. The children are playing in the garden. C U 2. I don't like milk. C U 3. I prefer tea. C U 4. Scientists say that the environment is threatened by pollution. C U 5. My mother uses butter to prepare cakes. C U 6. There are a lot of windows in our classroom. C U 7. We need some glue to fix this vase. C U 8. The waiters in this restaurant are very professional. C U 9. My father drinks two big glasses of water every morning. C U 10. The bread my mother prepares is delicious. C U 11. Drivers must be careful; the road is slippery. C U 12. Some policemen are organizing road traffic to avoid any accidents. C U 13. I bought three bottles of mineral water for our picnic. C U 14. I'd like some juice please! C U 15. Successful candidates will join the camp later this year. C U 16. A rise in oil prices is inevitable since there is more and more world demand for energy. C U 17. The exercises on this website are interesting. C U 18. Dehydrated babies must drink a lot of water. C U 19. Adult illiterates learn through a special government program. C U 20. I met some nice people when I was walking along the beach. C U

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. C

2. U

3. U

4. U

5. C

6. C

7. U

8. C

9. C

10. C

11. C

12. C

13. C

14. U

15. C

16.

17. C

18. C

19. C

20. C

Answer 2

1. The children are playing in the garden.

Children are countable.

2. I don't like milk.

• Milk is uncountable

3. I prefer tea.

• Tea is also uncountable, same as milk.

4. Scientists say that the environment is threatened by pollution.

• Scientists are countable
• Environment is uncountable
• Pollution is uncountable

5. My mother uses butter to prepare cakes.

• Butter is uncountable

• Cakes are countable

6. There are a lot of windows in our classroom.

• Windows are countable

• Classroom is also countable

7. We need some glue to fix this vase.

• Glue is uncountable
• Vase is countable

8. The waiters in this restaurant are very professional.

• Waiters are countable
• Restaurant is also countable

9. My father drinks two big glasses of water every morning.

• Glasses are countable
• Water is uncountable

10. The bread my mother prepares is delicious.

• Bread is uncountable

Most of us make the mistake of thinking that bread is countable, but it is not.

• It is wrong to say, "I got a bread from the market."

• The correct sentence is: I got a loaf of bread from the market.

11. Drivers must be careful; the road is slippery.

• Drivers are countable
• Road is countable

12. Some policemen are organizing road traffic to avoid any accidents.

• Policemen are countable
• Traffic is uncountable
• Accidents are countable

13. I bought three bottles of mineral water for our picnic.  

• Bottles are countable
• Water is uncountable

14. I'd like some juice please!  

• Juice is uncountable

15. Successful candidates will join the camp later this year.  

• Candidates are countable
• Camp is also countable

16. A rise in oil prices is inevitable since there is more and more world demand for energy.  

• Prices are technically countable since they refer to a specific amount, which in turn is countable
• Demand (here) is uncountable, according to the context.

       - If we say, "They have a list of ten demands", then it becomes a countable noun. It depends on the usage of the word.

• Energy is uncountable

17. The exercises on this website are interesting.  

• Exercises are countable
• Website is also countable

18. Dehydrated babies must drink a lot of water  

• Babies are countable
• Water is uncountable

19. Adult illiterates learn through a special government program.  

• Illiterates are countable
• Programme is also countable

20. I met some nice people when I was walking along the beach.  

• People are countable
• Beach is countable

General countable and uncountable noun rules:

• If you can change a noun into plural form by adding ‘s’, ‘es’ or ‘ies’ and so on, it is a countable noun.

Example: baby/babies

• If you can use numbers with the nouns, they are countable nouns.

Example: one car, seven cars (countable nouns)

You cannot say three waters or eight milks; so, they are uncountable nouns.

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