Countable and uncountable nouns - Exercise 3 - Worksheet | English ... - Free Printable

Let's solve this exercise on countable and uncountable nouns.

We need to determine whether each noun is countable (C) or uncountable (U). Here’s how we can decide:

- Countable nouns are things you can count individually (e.g., "one book", "two cats").
- Uncountable nouns are things that cannot be counted individually, often because they are abstract, liquids, or substances (e.g., "water", "information", "furniture").

Now let's go through each item:

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1. pasta — *Uncountable*
→ We don’t say "one pasta", but "some pasta". It refers to the food in general.
✔ U

2. burger — *Countable*
→ You can have one burger, two burgers.
✔ C

3. vinegar — *Uncountable*
→ It's a liquid substance; we say "some vinegar", not "a vinegar".
✔ U

4. evidence — *Uncountable*
→ "Evidence" is abstract and not countable. We say "there is evidence", not "two evidences".
✔ U

5. biscuit — *Countable*
→ You can have one biscuit, two biscuits.
✔ C

6. anger — *Uncountable*
→ Emotions like anger are abstract and uncountable.
✔ U

7. holiday — *Countable*
→ You can take one holiday, two holidays.
✔ C

8. flower — *Countable*
→ You can have one flower, many flowers.
✔ C

9. equipment — *Uncountable*
→ "Equipment" is a collective term for tools and gear; it's treated as uncountable.
✔ U

10. knowledge — *Uncountable*
→ Abstract concept; we say "a lot of knowledge", not "two knowledges".
✔ U

11. email — *Countable*
→ You can send one email, receive three emails.
✔ C

12. truth — *Uncountable*
→ "Truth" is an abstract idea; we say "the truth", not "two truths" (though "truths" can be used in plural form when referring to different truths). But generally, it's considered uncountable in standard usage.
✔ U

13. idea — *Countable*
→ You can have one idea, many ideas.
✔ C

14. garbage — *Uncountable*
→ Refers to waste as a mass noun. We say "a lot of garbage", not "two garbages".
✔ U

15. fear — *Uncountable*
→ Like anger, fear is an emotion and uncountable.
✔ U

16. leaf — *Countable*
→ A single leaf, two leaves.
✔ C

17. currency — *Uncountable*
→ Refers to money in general. We say "the currency of a country", not "two currencies" unless referring to different types (e.g., dollar and euro). But as a general noun, it's uncountable.
✔ U

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✔ Final Answers:

1. pasta — U
2. burger — C
3. vinegar — U
4. evidence — U
5. biscuit — C
6. anger — U
7. holiday — C
8. flower — C
9. equipment — U
10. knowledge — U
11. email — C
12. truth — U
13. idea — C
14. garbage — U
15. fear — U
16. leaf — C
17. currency — U

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