Countable and Uncountable Nouns

What are we learning today?

You will use countable and uncountable nouns, and phrases of time and place, in sport sentences.

Explanation

• You can count some nouns: one medal, two medals, a team, teams.
• You cannot count others: water, yoghurt, food. Say "some water" or "a lot of water".
• Use "How many?" for countable nouns. Use "How much?" for uncountable nouns.
• Some clothes have two parts: jeans, shorts, socks. Say "a pair of jeans".
• Time and place phrases: after school, at the weekend, on Saturday, in 2004, in Athens.

Examples

1. How many goals did we score?
2. How much water do you drink?
3. She competed in Athens in 2004.

Remember!

• Do not say "a water" or "a jeans".
• Say "at the weekend", "on Saturday" and "in 2004".

Check yourself

1. Choose: "How (many / much) medals?"
2. Is yoghurt countable?