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55 Common uncountable nouns

A What are countable and uncountable nouns?

COUNTABLE You can count them: four apples, two

shoes.

apples shoes plates

UNCOUNTABLE You can’t count it. [NOT three
luggages]

sugar money luggage

Can I have three apples and some sugar, please?
Are these shoes yours? Is this luggage yours?

B Everyday uncountable nouns

The traffic is bad today.

This furniture is modern.

He can give some useful There is some bad news today.
I’ll give you some advice information about Bangkok.
about your future.

It’s terrible weather today. Accommodation here I need some fresh air.
is expensive.

Air travel is
faster than
Studying is rail travel.
hard work.

C Food

A lot of uncountable nouns are kinds of food and drink.

rice spaghetti butter bread milk water tea coffee

Note: When we want to say how
much we want, we say two loaves of Tip
bread, three litres of milk, a kilo of
rice. When you learn a new noun, write it down in a phrase
which shows if it is countable or uncountable.

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