COUNT AND UNCOUNT NOUNS

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NOUNS

A noun is

a place,

things,

or an idea.

a person,

COUNT AND UNCOUNT NOUNSThere are two kinds of nouns in English.

Count Nouns

Uncount Nouns

are nouns that you can count.

are nouns that you cannot count.

one chair two chairs

water money

COUNT NOUNSHow do you make a singular count noun plural?

For nouns that end with a consonant, add s.one pig two pigs

COUNT NOUNSHow do you make a singular count noun plural?

For most nouns that end with a vowel, add s.one bee two bees

COUNT NOUNSHow do you make a singular count noun plural?

For most nouns that end in o, add s.

one piano two pianos

COUNT NOUNSHow do you make a singular count noun plural?

For nouns that end in a consonant and y, the y becomes ies.

one first lady fivefirst ladies

COUNT NOUNSHow do you make a singular count noun plural?

For nouns that end in fe, change the fe to v and add s.

one knife three knives

COUNT NOUNSHow do you make a singular count noun plural?

For nouns that end in sh, ch, x, s, z, add es.

one dress three dresses

COUNT NOUNSHow do you make a singular count noun plural?

Some words have no singular form.

scissorsglasses

shorts

To count these nouns, you need to use a pair of, two pairs of, etc.

COUNT NOUNSHow do you make a singular count noun plural?Some nouns have an irregular plural.

mouse tooth

mice

teeth

foot

feet

PRACTICE Write the plural noun.

1.

toys babies kangaroos

foxesmen

2. 3.

4. 5.

6.

jeans

UNCOUNT NOUNSThere are a lot of different kinds of uncount nouns. Below are some examples.

Types of Noncount Nouns

Examples

No Distinct Parts milk coffee water

Parts That Are Small rice sugar grass

Categories mail furniture money

Abstractions love advice education

Sports/Recreation soccer chess baseball

Fields of Study grammar music law

Medical Conditions arthritis cancer flu

Note – Noncount nouns take singular verbs.

EXAMPLE OF COUNT AND UNCOUNT

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