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Countable & Uncountable nouns (1)

Nouns can be countable or uncountable. When you learn a new noun you should make a note of whether it is countable or uncountable as we use different words with countables and uncountables.

Countable nouns

• There is a cat in the garden.
• There are some birds in the trees.

For positive sentences we can use a/an or some (with a plural verb form)

• There isn’t a dog in the garden.
• There aren’t any birds in the tree.

For negatives we can use a/an or any (with a plural verb form).

• Is there an orange on the tree?
• Are there any chairs in the garden?
• How many chairs are there?

In questions we use a/an, any or how many.

Uncountable nouns

• There is some milk on the floor.

Uncountable nouns have no plural. The verb form is singular and we use some.

• Is there any sugar?
• How much wine is there?