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How do you count
uncountable nouns? You can't, but you can measure them. You have to use
‘counters’
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Uncountable
Sugar
Jewelry
Cheese
Wine
Furniture
Money
Uncountable Question
How much sugar is
there?
How much jewelry is
there?
How much cheese is
there?
How much wine is
there?
How much furniture is
there?
How much money is
there?
Answer
There's a lot of
sugar.
There's some jewelry.
There's a lot of
cheese.
There's some wine.
There's some
furniture.
There's a lot of
money.
Add a word
bowl
piece
round
bottle
piece
bag
Make it Countable
A bowl of sugar.
A piece of jewelry.
A round of cheese.
A bottle of wine.
A piece of furniture.
A bag of money.
Countable Question
How many bowls of sugar are there?
How many pieces of jewelry are there?
How many rounds of cheese are there?
How many bottles of wine are there?
How many pieces of furniture are there?
How many bags of money are there?
Answer
There's one bowl of
sugar.
There are two pieces of jewelry.
There are three rounds of cheese.
There's only one
bottle of wine.
There are two pieces of furniture.
There are four bags of money.
Other words you can add
to make uncountable nouns countable:-
You can put something
into a container to count it, but the thing you're counting doesn't take the
plural form. The container takes the plural form:-
bag
A bag of money.

barrel
Two barrels of beer.

bottle
Three bottles of wine.

bowl
Four bowls of sugar.

box
Five boxes of cereal.

bucket
Six buckets of water.

can
Seven cans of Coke.

carton
Eight cartons of milk.

cup
Nine cups of coffee.

glass
Ten glasses of water.

jar
Eleven jars of honey.

packet
A dozen packets of
butter.

a saucepan
Thirteen pans of rice.

tank
Fifteen tanks of
petrol.

tin
Sixteen tins of
custard.

tub
Seventeen tubs of
margarine.

tube
Eighteen tubes of
toothpaste.

You can measure
something to count it, but it still doesn't take the plural form. The
measurement takes the plural form:-
For example:-
liter
1 and a half liters of
milk.

pint
Two pints of beer.

pound / ounce / kilo
etc...
Two pounds / ounces /
kilos of butter.

You can measure
uncountable nouns in other ways, using shapes or portions. Again the
measurement takes the plural form.
ball
Ten balls of wool.

bar
Three bars of soap.

pinch
Two pinches of salt.

slice
Five slices of cake.

spoon
Fourteen spoonfuls of
sugar.
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How do you count
uncountable nouns? You can't, but you can measure them. You have to use
‘counters’
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Uncountable
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Sugar
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Jewelry
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Cheese
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Wine
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Furniture
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Money
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Uncountable Question
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How much sugar is
there?
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How much jewelry is
there?
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How much cheese is
there?
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How much wine is
there?
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How much furniture is
there?
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How much money is
there?
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Answer
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There's a lot of
sugar.
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There's some jewelry.
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There's a lot of
cheese.
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There's some wine.
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There's some
furniture.
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There's a lot of
money.
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Add a word
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bowl
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piece
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round
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bottle
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piece
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bag
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Make it Countable
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A bowl of sugar.
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A piece of jewelry.
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A round of cheese.
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A bottle of wine.
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A piece of furniture.
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A bag of money.
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Countable Question
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How many bowls of sugar are there?
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How many pieces of jewelry are there?
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How many rounds of cheese are there?
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How many bottles of wine are there?
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How many pieces of furniture are there?
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How many bags of money are there?
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Answer
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There's one bowl of
sugar.
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There are two pieces of jewelry.
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There are three rounds of cheese.
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There's only one
bottle of wine.
|
There are two pieces of furniture.
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There are four bags of money.
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You can put something
into a container to count it, but the thing you're counting doesn't take the
plural form. The container takes the plural form:-
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bag
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A bag of money.
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barrel
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Two barrels of beer.
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bottle
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Three bottles of wine.
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bowl
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Four bowls of sugar.
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box
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Five boxes of cereal.
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bucket
|
Six buckets of water.
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can
|
Seven cans of Coke.
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carton
|
Eight cartons of milk.
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cup
|
Nine cups of coffee.
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glass
|
Ten glasses of water.
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jar
|
Eleven jars of honey.
|
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|
packet
|
A dozen packets of
butter.
|
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a saucepan
|
Thirteen pans of rice.
|
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|
tank
|
Fifteen tanks of
petrol.
|
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|
tin
|
Sixteen tins of
custard.
|
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|
tub
|
Seventeen tubs of
margarine.
|
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|
tube
|
Eighteen tubes of
toothpaste.
|
![]() |
|
You can measure
something to count it, but it still doesn't take the plural form. The
measurement takes the plural form:-
|
For example:-
|
|
|
liter
|
1 and a half liters of
milk.
|
![]() |
|
pint
|
Two pints of beer.
|
![]() |
|
pound / ounce / kilo
etc...
|
Two pounds / ounces /
kilos of butter.
|
![]() |
|
You can measure
uncountable nouns in other ways, using shapes or portions. Again the
measurement takes the plural form.
|
|
|
|
ball
|
Ten balls of wool.
|
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|
bar
|
Three bars of soap.
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|
pinch
|
Two pinches of salt.
|
![]() |
|
slice
|
Five slices of cake.
|
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spoon
|
Fourteen spoonfuls of
sugar.
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