Exercise 1

Countable or Uncountable


Decide if the following nouns are countable or uncountable by choosing the appropriate option. You can know your score at the end of the exercise.

1. Bread
a) Countable
b) Uncountable
Right! Uncountable. Bread is a singular concept, not pieces.
Sorry! Bread is uncountable, a singular concept, not pieces to count.
2. Egg
a) Countable
b) Uncountable
Right! Countable. You can count eggs.
Sorry! Eggs are countable, you can count them individually.
3. Sugar
a) Countable
b) Uncountable
Right! Uncountable, it is very difficult to count sugar!
Sorry! Sugar is uncountable, you cannot count it individually, it is difficult!
4. Pasta
a) Countable
b) Uncountable
Right! Uncountable. You cannot count pasta, you refer to amount, not individual pieces.
Sorry! Pasta is uncountable, you refer to amount, no individual pieces.
5. Hamburger
a) Countable
b) Uncountable
Right! Countable. You can count hamburgers.
Sorry! Hamburgers are countable, you can count them individually.
6. Juice
a) Countable
b) Uncountable
Right! Uncountable, juice is a liquid, we cannot separate it into units.
Sorry! Juice is uncountable, juice is a liquid, and we cannot separate it into units.
7. Sandwich
a) Countable
b) Uncountable
Right! Countable. You can count sandwiches.
Sorry! Sandwiches are countable, you can count them individually.
8. Cookies
a) Countable
b) Uncountable
Right! Countable. You can count cookies in pieces.
Sorry! Cookies are countable, you can count them individually.
9. Milk
a) Countable
b) Uncountable
Right! Uncountable, milk is a liquid, we cannot separate it into units.
Sorry! Milk is uncountable, milk is a liquid and we cannot separate it into units.
10. Cheese
a) Countable
b) Uncountable
Right! Uncountable. You cannot count cheese, you refer to the general concept, not to an individual piece.
Sorry! Cheese is uncountable, you refer to a general concept, not to the individual piece.
11. Tomato
a) Countable
b) Uncountable
Right! Countable. It is easy to count tomatoes in pieces.
Sorry! Tomatoes are countable, you can count them in pieces.
12. Water
a) Countable
b) Uncountable
Right! Uncountable, water is a liquid, we cannot separate it into units.
Sorry! Water is uncountable, water is a liquid and we cannot separate it into units.
13. Butter
a) Countable
b) Uncountable
Right! Uncountable. You cannot count butter, you refer to the general concept, not to an individual piece.
Sorry! Butter is uncountable, you refer to the general concept, not to an individual piece.
14. Coffee
a) Countable
b) Uncountable
Right! Uncountable, coffee is a liquid, we cannot separate it into units.
Sorry! Coffee is uncountable, coffee is a liquid and we cannot separate it into units.
15. Onion
a) Countable
b) Uncountable
Right! Countable. It is easy to count onions individually.
Sorry! onions are countable, you can count them in pieces.
16. Ice cream
a) Countable
b) Uncountable
Right! Uncountable. You cannot count ice-cream, you refer to the general concept, not to an individual unit.
Sorry! Ice-cream is uncountable, you refer to the general concept, not to an individual unit.
17. Carrot
a) Countable
b) Uncountable
Right! Countable. It is easy to count carrots in pieces.
Sorry! Carrots are countable, you can count them in pieces.
18. Potato
a) Countable
b) Uncountable
Right! Countable. It is easy to count potatoes in pieces.
Sorry! Potatoes are countable, you can count them in pieces.
19. Rice
a) Countable
b) Uncountable
Right! Uncountable, it is very difficult to count rice into units!
Sorry! Rice is uncountable, you cannot count it individually, it is difficult!
20. Banana
a) Countable
b) Uncountable
Right! Countable. It is easy to count bananas in pieces.
Sorry! Bananas are countable, you can count them individually.

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