25. Countable and Uncountable Nouns

In English grammar, nouns are categorized as countable or uncountable. Countable nouns, like "book" or "apple," can be individually counted and have both singular and plural forms. Uncountable nouns, like "water" or "rice," cannot be counted as individual items and typically don't have a plural form. 

Examples:

A lot:

in English, “a lot” is a phrase that means “many” or “much”, depending on the noun. It shows a large quantity of something.

Examples 

I have a lot of books. 

She knows a lot of people. 

With Uncountable Nouns (things you can’t count)

There is a lot of water in the bottle.

We don’t have a lot of time.

As an adverb (informal use)

I like pizza a lot. 

He travels a lot.

Practice: Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Part A – Sort the nouns. Put these nouns into columns:

money – books – chairs – rice – milk – cars – information – apples – furniture – advice – eggs – sugar

  Countable Nouns                       Uncountable Nouns

Part B – Fill in the blanks. Choose the correct word: much, many, a lot of.

1. There aren’t _____ chairs in the room.
2. We don’t have _____ rice for dinner.
3. She drinks _____ milk every morning.
4. There are _____ books on the shelf.
5. He doesn’t have _____ money to buy the car.

Part C. Find and correct the mistakes.

1. I need an information about the exam.
2. She bought three breads at the store.
3. He gave me many advices.
4. They bought much apples.
5. Mark found much books.

Part D. Choose the correct answer. Fill in the blanks with so much / so many.

1. There are _____ students in the classroom today.
2. I don’t have _____ money in my wallet.
3. Why are there _____ cars on the street?
4. She drinks _____ coffee every morning.
5. We saw _____ stars in the sky last night.
6. He has _____ homework to do this weekend.
7. I don’t understand because there are _____ difficult words in this text.
8. I’m late because I had _____ problems this morning.

Part E. Complete the sentences with plenty of, enough, few.

1. Don’t worry, we have _____ chairs for everyone.
2. There are only a _____ cookies left in the jar.
3. We have _____ time to finish the project, so let’s not rush.
4. She didn’t bring _____ money to buy the tickets.
5. There are _____ restaurants near the hotel, so we can choose where to eat.

Part F. Write the correct question with How much / How many.

1. _______ friends do you have?
2. _______ milk is in the fridge?
3. _______ languages can you speak?
4. _______ time do we have before the movie starts?
5. _______ eggs are in the basket?

Part G. Complete the sentences with some or any.

1. There are _____ apples in the basket.
2. I don’t have _____ money in my wallet.
3. Would you like _____ tea?
4. There aren’t _____ chairs in the room.
5. She bought _____ flowers for her mother.