Countable and uncountable nouns

1. Countable nouns – we can count them, e.g. a cup, an apple, an egg.

2. Uncountable nouns – we can’t count them,e.g.water, juice, oil, ink, sugar, rice, sand.

Some nouns in English are normally uncountable; in many other languages they are countable. Here are some more nouns like this: e.g. money, time, advice, weather etc.

Much (of) and many (of) are used to talk about quantities and amounts. Much (of) is used with uncountable nouns and many (of) with plural nouns.

8. Underline the correct form in the sentence.

Example: How much / many biscuits do you eat?

1. A: Do you eat much / many crisps?

B: Not much / many I like sweet things.

2. A: Do you eat much / many butter?

B: Not, but I eat many / much bread.

3. A: Do you drink much / many cola?

B: No, not much / many, but I drink much / many coffee.

4. A: Are there much / many cakes in the cupboard?

B: I don’t know. There were much / many yesterday.

5. A: How much / many tomato ketchup do you put on your fish?

B: Much / many. I like ketchup.

Self test 4

Grammar

Complete the sentences with if or when.

1 _____ we run out of milk we'll go to the dairy.

2 You'll save a lot of your time _____ you buy everything in one shop.

3 _____ you are in Britain, you'll certainly try fish 'n' chips.

4 _____ I have enough money, I'll go off for a week or two.

5 _____ you taste this cake you I’ll see how good it is.