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Here is a fun challenge: Let’s count some of the things you see around you. Count how many chairs are in the room you are in or how many clouds are in the sky if you are outside. Now, count how much happiness you have—one happiness, two happinesses, 987 happinesses?! Did our little challenge suddenly become a lot more difficult? If you know your grammar, you probably know that the words chairs, clouds, and happiness are all nouns, words that refer to people, places, things, and ideas. Our not-much-fun challenge has shown the difference between two particular types of nouns that we use. These are countable nouns and uncountable nouns.

Countable noun vs. uncountable noun

A countable noun, or count noun, is “a noun that typically refers to a countable thing and that in English can be used in both the singular and the plural and can be preceded by the indefinite article a or an or by a number.”

An uncountable noun, or mass noun, is “a noun that typically refers to an indefinitely divisible substance or an abstract notion, and that in English cannot be used, in such a sense, with the indefinite article or in the plural.”

Putting it simply, countable nouns refer to people, places, things, and ideas that you can count (1, 2, 3, 100, 987,00,000, etc.), and uncountable nouns refer to things you can’t. Let’s explore each of these types of nouns more thoroughly so you can get a better idea of how they are different.

Countable nouns

Of the two, countable nouns are more common and are relatively easier to understand. A simple way to tell if a noun is a countable noun is to ask yourself if the person or thing the noun is referring to can be counted. Most nouns that refer to people and places, for example, are countable nouns. Countable nouns can be either singular nouns or plural nouns. Countable nouns can use the articles a or an, and it makes sense to precede countable nouns with a number.

Examples of countable nouns

Many different nouns that refer to people, places, and things are countable nouns.

 

  • People: friend, strangers, boy, girls, hunter, children, assistant, boss
  • Places: island, town, countries, continent, neighborhoods, basement, garages
  • Things: bags, hat, computer, books, vehicle, artichokes, wheel, trophies

Although it may seem strange at first glance, some abstract nouns can also be countable nouns. Ask yourself if it makes sense to put the articles a or an or a number in front of these nouns and you will see that these nouns can be countable nouns:

 

  • idea, guesses, question, suggestion, alternatives, opportunities, dream, goals, problem

Don’t count yourself out if you need more explanation. We have a full discussion on countable nouns here.

Uncountable nouns

Compared to countable nouns, uncountable nouns are less common and are often harder to spot. An uncountable noun refers to a thing that cannot be counted. Unlike countable nouns, most uncountable nouns cannot use the articles a or an or can’t be preceded by a number. In addition, most uncountable nouns are treated as singular nouns and they don’t typically have plural forms.

Examples of uncountable nouns

Most uncountable nouns are abstract nouns that refer to things such as emotions, qualities, and concepts.

 

  • Emotions: sadness, happiness, rage, anger, confusion, loneliness, envy
  • Qualities: bravery, cruelty, kindness, agility, laziness, dedication, patience
  • Concepts: cooperation, obscurity, art, entertainment, boredom, poverty, intelligence

Sometimes, concrete nouns can be uncountable nouns. Look at each of these words and think about if it makes any sense to put the articles a or an or a number in front of them:

  • furniture, police, water, luggage, bread, baggage, air, milk, rain, snow, fog, smoke, wood, gold

Explore uncountable nouns even further in our useful article about them.

How do you use countable and uncountable nouns?

We have touched on it a little bit, but we use countable and uncountable nouns in different ways to make grammatically correct sentences.

As we’ve noted, countable nouns can typically use the articles a and an while uncountable nouns can’t. For example, it is correct to say I have a cat, but it is incorrect to say, “I bought a bread at the store.” (Instead, we’d say I bought a loaf of bread at the stores—two loaves, actually, because all this counting is making us hungry.)

Countable nouns can also follow a number while uncountable nouns cannot. You can say She owns three houses but it is wrong to say, “He feels two happinesses.” (Although some people may break grammatical rules for humorous effect.)

Countable nouns can be either singular or plural, which means they can use either singular or plural verbs as in The monkey eats bananas and My sisters are rich. Most uncountable nouns are singular nouns and use singular verbs as in Grammar is important. 

Uncountable nouns often don’t have plural forms: for example, we generally don’t say our house is full of “furnitures” nor do we put “milks” in our coffee. Rather than use plural nouns, we often instead use the form “X of Y” to refer to different amounts of an uncountable noun. For example, we would say that we have three boxes of junk or a load of junk rather than incorrectly saying that we have “three junks” or “a junk.”

However, some uncountable nouns are plural and use plural verbs as in The police are at the crime scene or Those extra services were too expensive. Be careful of sneaky uncountable nouns like these!

The gray areas

Sometimes, a word can appear to be either a countable or uncountable noun depending on how it is used. For example, a person may say they want “two waters” or that they need “three ketchups” when they actually mean they want two bottles of water or three packets of ketchup.  

This gray area is common when dealing with words with multiple meanings. Sometimes, a word can be either a countable noun or an uncountable noun depending on what exactly it is referring to. For example, the word iron can refer to an appliance used to get wrinkles out of clothes. In this case, iron is a countable noun because it makes sense to say We bought three irons at the store. However, the word iron can also refer to a chemical element. In this case, iron is now an uncountable noun because it doesn’t make sense to say that a molecule has “six irons.” It either contains iron or it doesn’t.

This is especially common when dealing with abstract nouns. For example, delight is an uncountable noun when referring to the happy emotion, but it is a countable noun when it refers to something or someone that causes happiness; It is grammatically correct to say The toy box was filled with many delights.

Tips for differentiating countable vs. uncountable nouns

It may seem obvious, but the biggest tip that will help you decide if a noun is a countable noun or an uncountable noun is to determine if whatever the noun is referring to can be counted or not. If it can, it is a countable noun. If it can’t, it is an uncountable noun. You can count beans, so beans is a countable noun. You can’t count greed, so greed is an uncountable noun.

Countable and uncountable nouns and fewer vs. less

Countable nouns lead us to the heated fewer vs. less debate. In general, we use fewer with countable nouns as in I need to buy fewer apples next time and less with uncountable nouns as in I think the puppy did better with less discipline. However, there are many exceptions to this general rule, such as when referring to distances as in The store is less than three miles away.

The words less and fewer are used interchangeably more and more often in everyday speech (no matter how grammar purists may feel about it—and they often feel very strongly about it).

Proper nouns issues

Up until now, we have only been focused on common nouns. But what about proper nouns? In general, we treat all proper nouns as if they are uncountable nouns. Proper nouns almost always follow the rules of uncountable nouns in that it doesn’t make sense to precede them with a, an, or a number. We don’t buy cars made by “a Toyota” and we don’t speak “six Germans.”

However, it is accurate to say that England has had six King Georges. Is the plural noun King Georges a countable noun in this sentence? We cannot solve this debate right now, but the important thing to keep in mind is that some people may argue that proper nouns can be considered countable nouns.

Finally, let’s put everything you have learned about countable and uncountable nouns to the test. Each of the following sentences has one example of a countable and uncountable noun. Can you tell which is which?

 

  1. Dolphins are known for their intelligence.
  2. I need to get more oil for my car.
  3. The tiny house was made of gingerbread.
  4. There is a baseball sitting in the grass.
  5. My daughters love to play baseball.
  6. I really like grammar, but I still need to learn about nouns.

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Answers: 1. Countable; uncountable 2. Uncountable; countable 3. Countable; uncountable 4. Countable; uncountable 5. Countable; uncountable 6. Uncountable; countable

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1. Danh từ đếm được – Countable nouns

– Là những danh từ có thể đếm được. Ví dụ: girl, picture, cat, chair, tree, apple

– Trước danh từ số ít chúng ta có thể dùng “a/an”

Ví dụ: That’s a good idea.

Do you need an umbrella?

Chú ý: chúng ta không thể dùng danh từ số ít một mình.

2. Danh từ không đếm được – Uncountable nouns

– Ví dụ: music, rice, money, bread, gold, blood………

– Trước những danh từ không đếm được, chúng ta có thể dùng some, the, much, không thể dùng “a/an”.

Ví dụ: some gold, the music, much excitement….

Một số danh từ không đếm được trong tiếng Anh:

accommodation

advice

furniture

luggage

bread

permission

traffic

trouble

weather

travel

work

information

news

progress

beauty

coffee

courage

oil

water

soap

wood

wine

knowledge

glass

Chú ý: news có “s” nhưng không phải là danh từ số nhiều.

• Nhiều danh từ có thể dùng được như danh từ đếm được hoặc không đếm được. Thường thì về ý nghĩa chúng có sự khác nhau.
Ví dụ:

Paper

·I bought a paper (= tờ báo, đếm được)

·I bought some papers (= giấy viết, không đếm được)

Hair

·There’s a hair in my soup. (= một sợi tóc, đếm được)

·She has beautiful hair (= mái tóc, không đếm được)

Experience

·We had many interesting experiences during our holiday. (= hoạt động, đếm được)

·You need experience for this job (= kinh nghiệm, không đếm được)

Work

·He is looking for work(=công việc, không đếm được)

·Jack London wrote many works(=tác phẩm, đếm được)

• Một số ngoại lệ: một số danh từ không đếm được vẫn có thể đi với “a/an” trong một số trường hợp như sau:

A help:

·A good map would be a help.

A knowledge of:

·He had a good knowledge of mathematics.

A fear/ a relief:

·There is a fear that he has been murdered.

·It was a relief to sit down.

A pity/shame/wonder:

·It’s a pity you weren’t here.

·It’s a shame he wasn’t paid.

3. Bài tập danh từ đếm được và không đếm được có đáp án

Bài tập 1: Chọn đáp án đúng:

1. If you want to hear the news, you can read paper/ a paper.

2. I want to write some letters but I haven’t got a paper/ any paper to write on.

3. I thought there was somebody in the house because there was light/a light on inside.

4. Light/a light comes from the sun.

5. I was in a hurry this morning. I didn’t have time/ a time for breakfast.

6. “did you enjoy your holiday?” – “yes, we had wonderful time/ a wonderful time.”

7. Sue was very helpful. She gives us some very useful advice/advices.

8. We had very bad weather/a very bad weather while we were on holiday.

9. We were very unfortunate. We had bad luck/a bad luck.

10. It’s very difficult to find a work/job at the moment.

11. I had to buy a/some bread because I wanted to make some sandwiches.

12. Bad news don’t/doesn’t make people happy.

13. Your hair is/ your hairs are too long. You should have it/them cut.

14. Nobody was hurt in the accident but the damage /the damages to the car was/were quite bad.

Bài tập 2: Hoàn thành câu sử dụng những từ cho dưới đây. Sử dụng a/an khi cần thiết.

accident, biscuit, blood, coat, decision, electricity, key, letter, moment, music, question, sugar

1. It wasn’t your fault. It was………..

2. Listen!can you hear………..?

3. I couldn’t get into the house because I didn’t have ………..

4. It’s very warm today. Why are you wearing………..?

5. Do you take ……………..in your coffee?

6. Are you hungry? Would you like ………..with your coffee?

7. Our lives would be very difficult without…………….

8. I didn’t phone them. I wrote………….instead.

9. The heart pumps …………………through the body.

10. Excuse me, but can I ask you………….?

11. I’m not ready yet. Can you wait………….., please?

12. We can’t delay much longer. We have to make ……………..soon.

Bài tập 3: Viết sang số nhiều những từ trong ngoặc đơn

1. Study the next three (chapter).

2. Can you recommend some good (book)?

3. I had two (tooth) pulled out the other day.

4. You can always hear (echo) in this mountain.

5. They are proud of their (son-in-law).

6. Did you raise these (tomato) in your garden?

7. I think we need two (radio).

8. My (foot) really hurt.

9. The (roof) of these houses are tiled.

10. Get me two (loaf) of bread.

Bài tập 4: Chữa những lỗi sai (nếu có) trong các câu sau đây.

1. There are many dirts on the floor.

2. We want more fuels than that.

3. He drank two milks.

4. Ten inks are needed for our class.

5. He sent me many foods.

6. Many golds are found there.

7. He gave me a great deal of troubles.

8. cows eat glasses.

9. The rain has left many waters.

10. I didn’t have many luggages.

Bài tập 5. These following nouns are uncountable or countable?

tea →

butter →

song →

living room →

hour →

coffee →

child →

homework →

key →

orange →

Bài 5: Đọc đoạn hội thoại và chọn đáp án đúng

Lucy: How about making a/ an apple pie?

Alan: Great idea! Have we got some/ any apples?

Lucy: Yes, there are some/ any in the bowl. How much/ many do we need?

Alan: A lot, about a kilo/ litre.

Lucy: We haven’t got enough. We can buy some/ any in the corner shop.

Alan: And we need some/ any flour, too. Look at the recipe. How much/ many flour do we need?

Lucy: About half a pound. And we need three knives/ spoons of sour cream so let’s buy a small tub/ bag, too.

Alan: And how much/ many eggs do we need?

Sue: Four. And we also need some/ any butter and some/ any sugar. Oh, we haven’t got some/ any butter.

Andy: We can buy a bar/ tin of butter in the shop, too.

Đáp án bài tập về danh từ đếm được và danh từ không đếm được

Bài tập 1: Chọn đáp án đúng:

1. a paper

2. any paper

3. a light

4. light

5. time

6. a wonderful time

7. advice

8. very bad weather

9. bad luck

10. a job

11. some

12. doesn’t

13. your hair, is

14. the damage, was

Bài tập 2: Hoàn thành câu sử dụng những từ cho dưới đây. Sử dụng a/an khi cần thiết.

1. an accident

2. music

3. a key

4. a coat

5. sugar

6. a biscuit

7. electricity

8. a letter

9. blood

10. a question

11. a moment

12. a decision

Bài tập 3: Viết sang số nhiều những từ trong ngoặc đơn

1. chapters

2. books

3. teeth

4. echoes

5. sons-in-law

6. tomatoes

7. radios

8. feet

9. roofs

10. loaves

Bài tập 4: Chữa những lỗi sai (nếu có) trong các câu sau đây.

1. There is much dirt on the floor.

2. We want more fuel than that.

3. He drank two glasses of milk.

4. Ten pens are needed for our class.

5. He sent me much food.

6. Much gold is found there.

7. He gave me a lot of trouble.

8. Cows eat glass.

9. The rain has left much water.

10. I didn’t have much luggage.

Bài tập 5. These following nouns are uncountable or countable?

tea → uncountable noun

butter → uncountable noun

song → countable noun

living room → countable noun

hour → countable noun

coffee → uncountable noun

child → countable noun

homework → uncountable noun

key → countable noun

orange → countable noun

Bài 5: Đọc đoạn hội thoại và chọn đáp án đúng

Lucy: How about making an apple pie?

Alan: Great idea! Have we got any apples?

Lucy: Yes, there are some in the bowl. How many do we need?

Alan: A lot, about a kilo.

Lucy: We haven’t got enough. We can buy some in the corner shop.

Alan: And we need some flour, too. Look at the recipe. How much flour do we need?

Lucy: About half a pound. And we need three spoons of sour cream so let’s buy a small tub, too.

Alan: And how many eggs do we need?

Sue: Four. And we also need some butter and some sugar. Oh, we haven’t got any butter.

Andy: We can buy a bar of butter in the shop, too.

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