Countable and uncountable nouns, what do you need to know?

difference between how much how many

Countable and uncountable nouns, what do you need to know?

Countable nouns Uncountable nouns
Things that can be counted 1,2,3…

  • potatoes, carrots, cheeseburgers
Things that cannot be counted

  • water, soup, lettuce
Countable nouns have singular and plural forms:

  • one apple- three apples
  • one onion- five onions
Uncountable nouns have only the singular form:

  • flour, milk, lemonade
To ask How many? we use questions

  • How many…?
To ask How much? we use questions

  • How much…?
Example

  • How many tomatoes are there? There are five tomatoes

Example

  • How much water is there? There is one glass

  • How many cheeseburgers are there? There is one cheeseburger
  • How much milk is there? There is one glass

Test your knowledge in practice – How much or How many

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