Countable vs Uncountable Nouns

Some, Any, A few, A little, Many, Much

Remember It
How much....? = uncountable nouns
For example: How much coffee do you drink?
How many....? = countable nouns
For example: How many cups of coffee do you drink?

How much? How many?

In
questions:

Countable Nouns

Uncountable Nouns

We use how many with

We use how

plural countable nouns:

much with uncountable nouns:

"How many newspapers do you read every

day?"
"How many Euros have you got?"

"How much paper is in the printer?"

"How much money have you got?"

Some, Any
Countable

Uncountable
people.

money.

cups.

traffic.

books.
There are some

newspapers.
chairs.
shoes.
Euros.

paper.
There is some

time.
coffee.
food.

Statements:

Positive:

Countable

Uncountable

We can use some in positive sentences

We can use some in positive sentences

with plural countable nouns:

withuncountable nouns:

I read some books.

I would like some coffee.

Countable

Uncountable
people.

money.

cups.

traffic.

books.
There aren't any

newspapers.
chairs.

paper.
There isn't any

coffee.

shoes.

food.

Euros.

Statement:

Negative
:

time.

We can use any in negative sentences with

We can use any in negative sentences with

plural countable nouns:

uncountable nouns:

I don't read any books.

I don't want any coffee.

Countable

Are(n't) there any

Uncountable
people?

money

cups?

books?

traffic?

newspapers?
chairs?

Is(n't) there any

paper?
time?

shoes?

coffee?

Euros?

food?

Questions:

We can use any in questions with plural

We can use any in questions with plural

countable nouns:

uncountable nouns:

Positive Q:

Are there any books?

Do you need any coffee?

Negative

Aren't there any books?

Don't you need any coffee?

Q:

!Note! When you expect the answer to be "yes" to an offer or polite request, you can ask a
question using some:

Question:

Countable

Uncountable

Can I have some books, please?

Would you like some coffee?

A few, A little

There are a few

people

mone

cups

books

traffic

newspapers
chairs

There is a little

paper
time

shoes

coffee

Euros

food

Countable

Uncountable

"I meet a few people every day."

"There is a little paper in the printer."

"I only have a few Euros."

"I only have a little money."

Statements
:
Positive:

Many, Much
mone

There aren't many

people

cups

traffic

books
newspapers
chairs
shoes

There isn't much

paper
time
coffee
food

Countable

Uncountable

Statements:

Negative:

I don't read many books.

I don't drink much coffee.

Questions:
Positive Q:
Negative
Q:

Are there many books?

Do you need much coffee?

Aren't there many books?

Don't you need much coffee?