COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

VOCABULARY 

Countable nouns

books, computers, bags, doors, windows, toys, dishes, beds, chairs, tables, flowers, houses, schools, shoes, images, walls, magazines.

Libros, computadores, maletas, puertas, ventanas, juguetes, platos, camas, sillas, mesas, flores, casas, colegios, zapatos, imagenes, muros, revistas.

Uncountable nouns

Sand, air, electricity, water, milk, juice, wine, bread, money, silence, stars, sky, sea, river, lake, forest.

Arena, aire, electricidad, agua, leche, jugo, vino, pan, dinero, silencio, estrellas, cielo, mar, rio, lago, bosque. 

EXCEPTIONS 

EXAMPLES 

* How many tigers do you have ?

* How much money do you have ?

*How much sand exist on the beach ?

* How many fingers does she have?

EXPLANATION 

** Much = Mucho
We use "much" for uncountable nouns. 
E.g. How much sugar do you have? (cuanto azúcar tienes?)


** Many = Muchos 
We use "many" for countable nouns.

E.g.  How many pets do you have? (Cuántas mascotas tienes?)

EXERCISES 

1. Look at the dictionary for the words below, then fill the gaps with the corresponding letter (C) for countable nouns or (U) for uncountable nouns. 

Butter ___
Salt ____
Sugar ____ 
Folders ___
Curtains ____
Doors ___
Cables____
Skirts ____
Milk ____
Wine ____
Water ___
Hats ____
Juice _____


2. You can practice the topic in the following link.

http://www.englishexercises.org/buscador/buscar.asp?nivel=any&age=0&tipo=any&contents=much-many#thetop