16578 countable uncountable nouns

Teacher Notes:

Countable

Uncountable

idea

advice

man

work

woman

bread

child

entertainment

dish

equipment

table

experience (doing something)

photo

flour

life

food

vegetable

fruit

coin

furniture

holiday

gum

country

hair (on a person/animal)

ocean

homework

flower

information

suitcase

luggage

clock

music

umbrella

pants

newspaper

paper

friend

rice

bus

soap

movie/film

traffic

trip/journey

travel

theatre

weather

job

wine


Objective: to decide whether a noun is countable/uncountable
Prep: Make 2 copies for each pair. Cut apart one set (page) of cards for each pair.
Instructions:
In pairs/small groups, students decide whether each noun is more commonly used as a countable
or uncountable noun then place it under the correct heading. Once students have finished, give
them a copy of the answer key to compare their answers with and make corrects. Discuss common
errors as a class.
Expansion:
1. Have student make sentences using the most common errors.
2. Have students look through magazines and add to list. (by categories – ex. sports, food)
3. For higher level students add another heading (Both) for those nouns that can be used as
countable and uncountable.