BCN LANGUAGES GRAMMAR FILE

COUNTABLE/UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS + HOW MUCH/MANY

New Inside Out/Elementary/Unit 10/Countable+uncountable nouns

Countable and uncountable nouns can be explained as follows:

Countable nouns are things we can count:

TWO CARS

THREE
MEN

Uncountable nouns are things that we cant count.

WATER

TRAFFIC

NOTE: We can use a/an before a countable noun but we cannot use a/an
before an uncountable noun.

We use how much? with uncountable nouns

We use how many? with countable nouns.
The tables below show a detailed explanation of the use of how
much and how many.
COUNTABLE NOUN TABLE

Countable

Question

Answer

A boy
Yes, you can
count boys
therefore its
countable
How many boys
are there?
There are five
boys.

An apple
Yes, you can
count apples
therefore its
countable.
How many
apples are
there?
There are seven
apples.

Pens
Yes, you can
count pens
therefore pens
are countable.
How many pens
are there?
There are four
pens.

UNCOUNTABLE NOUN TABLE

Uncountable

Question

Water
You cant count
water therefore
its uncountable.

Sugar
You cant count
sugar therefore
its uncountable.

How much water How much sugar

is there?
is there?

Traffic
You cant count
traffic
therefore its
uncountable
How much
traffic is

Answer

There is a lot of There is some

water.
sugar.

there?
There isnt much
traffic