Countable and uncountable food

Countable and uncountable nouns

Drag each noun to the correct cathegory.

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Countables

Uncountables

🌮

🫗

🥔

🍉

🍇

🍍

🧀

🍳

☕️

🥕

🍧

🧂

🥝

🥦

🍎

🥛

🍞

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Countable nouns: Countable nouns can be counted, e.g. an apple, two apples, three apples, etc. For positive sentences, we can use a/an for singular nouns or some for plurals.

• There's a man at the door.
• I have some friends in New York.

For negatives, we can use a/an for singular nouns or any for plurals.

• I don't have a dog.
• There aren't any seats.

In questions, we use a/an for singular nouns or any with plural nouns.

• Is there an email address to write to?
• Are there any chairs?

Uncountable nouns: Uncountable nouns cannot be counted, e.g. air, rice, water, etc. We use SINGULAR with uncountable nouns. For positive sentences, we use some. .

• There is some milk in the fridge.

For negatives, we any.

• I don't have any milk for my cereal.
• There isn´t any wine left in the bottle.

In questions, we use any.

• Is there any sugar?