Countable and uncountable nouns Nouns names of things
Countable and uncountable nouns
Nouns names of things, people and places can be ideas/qualities/ feelings/activities © Oxford University Press
What are countable nouns? © Oxford University Press
Countable nouns things we can count appl es eggs potatoes © Oxford University Press
How do we change singular nouns to plural nouns? © Oxford University Press
Most nouns +s Examples: eggs oranges pencils © Oxford University Press
Nouns ending in ch, s, ss, x, z + es Examples: sandwiches dishes buses glasses foxes quizzes © Oxford University Press
Nouns ending in a vowel letter +y +s Examples: boys keys ways © Oxford University Press
Nouns ending in a consonant letter + y y + ies Examples: baby babies party parties story stories © Oxford University Press
Nouns ending in o + s or + es Examples: pianos kilos potatoes mangoes Abbreviated nouns ending in o and nouns from other languages usually just +s © Oxford University Press
Other nouns change the vowel letter(s) Example: tooth teeth add letters at the end Example: children change the word Example: person people © Oxford University Press
What are uncountable nouns? © Oxford University Press
Uncountable nouns things we cannot count rice meat water © Oxford University Press
Some nouns can be both countable and uncountable ses e e h c / e s e e ch fish/fishes Fishes: different species of fish © Oxford University Press
Review: What is the difference between countable and uncountable nouns? © Oxford University Press
Countable nouns things we can count egg strawberr y mango Uncountable nouns things we cannot count rice soup juice © Oxford University Press
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