A noun is everything that you see around yourself. Right from people, things, animals, place, any concept or idea or sometimes the feelings as well.
In this section we’ll have a look at brief list of countable and uncountable nouns along with their different categories. Before getting started let us first have a look at what they actually mean ?
What are Countable Nouns?
Countable Nouns refer to anything that can be easily counted whether it is singular or plural. For example, you can count the number of rooms. Mats, houses, dogs, etc. All these are considered as the countable nouns. With the following example, you would be able to understand the difference.
- You might observe that there are twenty-nine Mexican restaurants in the US.
- Megha was excited to take a lot of photographs when she was about to go to the Grand Canyon.
- The book of recipes in lying on the kitchen table.
- How many candles you would be blowing on your Birthday?
- You could see several paintings that you could study in the art appreciation class.
- There is a small brown puppy running in the cabinet.
Countable nouns or count nouns are preceded by ‘a’ , ‘an’ in singular form or ‘the’ in plural form.
Examples of Countable Noun
Following is a list of countable nouns which belong to different categories like edible entities etc.
| Category of Countable Noun | Name of Item / Object |
| Edible entities | apple, oranges, carrot, cake, chocolate, ice-cream etc. |
| Monuments | hospital, school, temple, church etc. |
| Stationary | pen, pencil, bag, lamp, book, box, table etc. |
| Decoration | bulb, wreath, mirror, chandelier, garland, ribbon etc. |
| Part of a Dress | top, skirt, trouser, shoes, sweater etc. |
| Everyday object of use | brush, mop, broom, umbrella, post-box, mail, computer, phone, bucket, ladle, cup etc. |
| Things in a Garden | flower, pot, tree, hose-pipe etc. |
| Miscellaneous | bottle, plate, car, fan, trophy, door, calculator, drum, card, bouquet, house, friend, chair, library, question, answer, country, problem, doctor, school, college, teacher, bus, train, guitar etc. |
Following are 100 examples of countable nouns from a to z with sentence examples:
| Adult | I Am Walking With An Adult |
| Animal | I Am An Animal Lover |
| Answer | My Answer To This Question Was Correct |
| Apartment | I Live In An Apartment Of Four Rooms |
| Bill | The Hotel Gave Me The Bill For Payment |
| Bird | I Saw Few Migrated Birds |
| Boat | We Went For A Boat Ride |
| Book | This Book Is Borrowed |
| Bottle | I Have A Bottle For Hot Milk |
| Box | The Box Is Empty |
| Boy | He Is Playing With A Big Boy |
| Bridge | The Bridge Is Made Of Wood |
| Brother | My Big Brother Is Strong |
| Burger | I Eat Burger Every Week |
| Bus | I Take The Bus For My School |
| Bush | There Is A Bush Behind My House |
| Camp | We Celebrated The Christmas In A Camp |
| Captain | The Captain Of The Ship Is My Uncle |
| Car | I Have A Small Car |
| Card | The Birthday Card Is Given To Me By My Mother |
| Case | I Have A Small Case To Keep My Jewelry |
| Castle | We Went To See A Castle |
| Cat | We Have A Black Cat |
| Chair | The Chair Is Made Of Wood |
| Chapter | This Chapter Is Finished |
| Chest | I Have A Broad Chest |
| Child | Child Loves To Do Swimming |
| Cigarette | Cigarette Is Bad For Health |
| City | The City Is Beautiful |
| Class | I Am In Class 5 |
| Club | We Went To The Club This New Year |
| Coat | I Purchased A Red Coat For Myself |
| College | My Brother Goes To A College |
| Computer | I Have A Computer At Home |
| Corner | My Study Table Is At That Corner |
| Country | I Live In Country Side |
| Crowd | I Am Afraid Of Crowds |
| Cup | I Take A Cup Of Milk Every Day |
| Day | The Day Is Warm |
| Desk | I Have My Own Desk To Study |
| Doctor | We Called A Doctor At Home |
| Dog | My Dog Is Big |
| Door | We Have A Huge Door At The Entrance |
| Dream | My Dream Is Fulfilled |
| Dress | I Live To Wear My Pink Dress |
| Earphone | My Earphone Is Broken |
| Ears | I Always Cover My Ears In Winter |
| Eggs | I Enjoy Eating Eggs Daily |
| Election | We Have An Election In Our College |
| Engine | The Engine Of This Car Is Too Hot |
| Eyes | Keep Your Eyes Protects From Dust |
| Face | Wash Your Face Every time You Go Out |
| Factory | My Father Has A Factory Manufacturing Shoes |
| Fan | We Have A Fancy Fan |
| Farm | I Enjoy Staying In My Farm |
| Father | My Father Is A Business Man |
| Field | We Have A Field Of Roses |
| Film | I Watched A Film With My Parents |
| Finger | The Little Finger Is Paining |
| Fish | We Have A Fish Pond |
| Flag | We Have A Tri Color Flag In Our School |
| Flower | The Red Rose Flower Is Big |
| Foot | My Left Foot Is Hurting |
| Friend | I Have A Friend Who Lives Near To My House |
| Game | The Foot Ball Game Is My Favorite |
| Girl | That Girl Lives Next To My House |
| Group | The Group Of People Are Exercising |
| Gun | I Have A Small Toy Gun |
| Hall | The Hall Is Big To Play Table Tennis |
| Hand | I Write With My Left Hand |
| Handle | I Hold My Cycle Handle Firmly |
| Hat | The Color Of My Hat Is Blue |
| Head | In Winters I Always Cover My Head With A Cap |
| Heart | While Running, My Heart Beat Becomes Faster |
| Holiday | I Am On Holiday At My Farm |
| Horse | I Have A Horse In My Farm |
| Hotel | We stayed In A Hotel |
| Insects | There Are Insects Behind Our House |
| Key | I Lost My Cycle Key |
| Keyboard | The Keyboard Of My Computer Is Broken |
| Letter | I Got A Letter From My Parents |
| Lock | I Have A Lock In My Cycle |
| Minute | I Reached In A Minute |
| Mobile | My Mobile Is Not Working |
| Mouse | I Saw A Mouse Running In My House |
| Page | The Page Is Too Lengthy |
| Park | We Go To Park Every Day |
| Plants | We Have Many Plants In Our Farm House |
| Problem | I Am Not A Problem Child |
| Product | This Product Is New In The Market |
| Program | I Enjoy Watching This Program |
| Project | The Project Is Big To Complete |
| Ring | I Ring The Bell This Christmas |
| Tomatoes | We Have Tomatoes In Our Farm |
| Village | My Village Is Beautiful |
| Walk | I Walk When We Visit Our Village |
| Wall | We Have A Wall Covering The Whole Farm |
| Week | This Week We All Will Drive To Our Village |
| Window | We Have Window Which Is Broken |
| Year | This Year Was Good For Travelling |
What are Uncountable Nouns?
The definition goes by saying that something that cannot be counted is termed as an uncountable noun. As they are uncountable these nouns are not individual objects.
They will always be in the singular form and you must use a singular verb with it. It can be used in conjunction with various uncountable nouns.
When you would study some more examples of it, then only you would be able to know what it is like.
- I did not see any more water in the pond.
- You must always help yourself to some juices.
- There would be a lot of information regarding Competitions and winners on the bulletin board.
- He seems to have a high level of intelligence
- One must always take good care of their types of equipment.
- You must always get rid of your garbage before ts too late.
Uncountable Nouns or mass nouns usually do not have a plural form but in some contexts they can be used in a plural sense too.
Examples of Uncountable Nouns or Mass noun
Following is a list of uncountable nouns which fall under different categories like feelings, ideas, liquids etc.
| Categories of Uncountable Nouns | Name of Item / Object |
| Liquids | milk, water, coffee, oil etc. |
| Gas | Air, Oxygen etc. |
| Feelings | Happiness, joy, jealousy, anger, courage, zeal, enthusiasm, respect, pride, patience, love, kindness, guilt, determination etc. |
| State of Being | anxiety, stress, sleep, obesity etc. |
| Phases of Life | childhood, adolescence, teenage, motherhood, youth etc. |
| Amorphous Substances | sand, salt, soil etc. |
| Grain | rice, wheat, barley etc. |
| Natural Phenomenon | rain, snow, sunshine, thunder, lightning, wind etc. |
| Abstract ideas | advise, motivation, weight, time, progress, poverty, news, nature, power, logic, knowledge, intelligence, innocence, chaos etc. |
| Miscellaneous | information, chaos, education, unemployment, traffic, transportation, travel, work, trade, shopping, publicity, pollution, nutrition, production, music, magic, laughter, importance, grammar, genetics, entertainment, electricity, economics etc. |
Following are 100 examples of uncountable nouns from a to z with sentence examples:
| Advice | My Teacher Gave Me A Sincere Advice On My Career |
| Aggression | Too Much Of Aggression Is Good For Health |
| Assistance | I Liked Your Assistance For This Project Completion |
| Beauty | It Is Beauty To Watch Roses In My Garden |
| Beef | I Make Cakes Without Eggs, Burgers Without Beef, And Pastry Without Butter |
| Bravery | He Received A Bravery Award |
| Bread | I Always Prefer To Eat Bread In Breakfast |
| Butter | I Love Eating Butter |
| Cake | This Christmas We Cut A Cake |
| Cash | I Have A Cash To Deposit |
| Chaos | There Is Lot Of Chaos In The Market |
| Clothing | The Clothing Shop Is Closed For A Day |
| Confidence | I Have Confidence To Achieve The Success |
| Content | The Content Of This Chapter Is Not Clear |
| Cotton | I Love Wearing Cotton Shirt |
| Danger | There Is A Danger Mark At That End |
| Darkness | The Darkness Is Scary |
| Driving | I Am Driving At A Low Speed |
| Education | My Education Is Still On |
| Energy | I Have To Increase My Energy |
| Enjoyment | The Enjoyment And Happiness Of Their Existence Consist In Thinking |
| Equipment | This Equipment Is Not Working |
| Failure | There Is A Failure Of An Engine |
| Faith | Have Faith For Your Success |
| Fame | He Is Swayed With His Fame And His Fortune |
| Fuel | Fuel Is Expensive |
| Fruit | We All Enjoy Eating Fruit |
| Gasoline | We Run Out-A Gasoline Again |
| Grief | Why Am I Being Followed By Sorrow, Shadows Of Greif |
| Gold | I Dont Like Wearing Gold |
| Guilt | He Felt No Guilt, No Pain, No Remorse For What He’d Done |
| Golf | I Enjoy Playing Golf |
| Harm | Don’t Harm Any One |
| Happiness | Every People Aspires To Happiness |
| Homework | There Is A Lot Of Homework To Finish |
| Humor | She Didn’t Appreciate My Humor |
| Help | I Help Others |
| Ice | I Avoid Taking An Ice |
| Information | The Information Of Our Result Is Correct |
| Intelligence | His Intelliegence Worked Solving This Mistry |
| Jam | Traffic Jam In Peak Hours |
| Jewelery | There Is Jewelery Shop Next To Our House |
| Knowledge | I Have A Knowledge To Do Farming |
| Laughter | Laughter Is Best Medicine |
| Love | I Love Going Out With My Friends |
| Luggage | The Luggage Is Too Heavy |
| Machinery | This Machinery Is Out Dated |
| Money | I Kept Money In My Wallet |
| Meat | Purchased A Meat For Dinner |
| Milk | I Always Drink Milk |
| Motivation | His Motivation Was At A High Level |
| Mustard | It’s The Mustard On The Hot Dog |
| Nature | Nature Is Beautiful, Please Preserve |
| News | Read The News Everyday |
| Paper | I Cant Write On This Paper |
| Perfume | This Perfume Is Too Expensive |
| Patience | Have Patience, The Doctors Are Doing Their Best |
| Peace | The Roommates Lived In Peace Together |
| Pride | He Takes Pride In His Son’s Success |
| Progress | There Is A Progress In My Report |
| Publicity | The Good Publicity Brings Good Results |
| Pasta | I Enjoy Eating Pasta |
| Rain | It Rain This Morning |
| Research | The Research Is Still On For This Project |
| Rice | The Rice Is Made Good |
| Salt | Salt Is Good For Health |
| Seafood | I Enjoy Eating Seafood |
| Space | The Space Between The Study Table And Chair Is More |
| Shopping | I Do Shopping Every Month |
| Silence | Pray When There Is A Silence |
| Soup | This Soup Is Too Hot To Drink |
| Spaghetti | My Mother Makes Spaghetti With Ketchup |
| Sugar | I Avoid Taking Sugar |
| Silver | I Love Wearing Silver Jewelry |
| Smoke | There Is Smoke In That House |
| Snow | The Snow Has Covered My Car |
| Spelling | I Observed The Spelling Mistake |
| Software | This Software Is Brilliantly Made |
| Stress | Don’t Stress |
| Sunshine | Sunshine Is Delicious, Rain Is Refreshing |
| Tea | I Take Black Tea |
| Tennis | I Play Tennis Everyday |
| Time | I Take Time To Rest |
| Transportation | Transportation Cost Is Increasing Everyday |
| Travel | I Travel With My Friends |
| Thunder | There Is A Thunder And Cloud Burst |
| Traffic | The Traffic Is More To Drive |
| Trust | I Trust Working With My Brother |
| Toast | Toast For Good Health |
| Understanding | I Am An Understanding Son |
| Unemployment | Unemployment Is The Major Cause Of Increase In Crime |
| Violence | The Violence Can Be More Effective |
| Vision | His Vision Is Sharp |
| Warmth | He Is Warmth In Nature |
| Water | The Water Is Ice Cold |
| Wealth | There Is A Huge Wealth Discovered |
| Weather | The Weather Is Unpredictable |
| Wisdom | Morality Comes With The Sad Wisdom Of Age |
| Wood | The Table Made Of Wood Needs Repair |
| Youth | Youth Everywhere Rises In Revolt |
Partitive Structure of Uncountable Nouns
If you wish to count or quantify an uncountable noun then you need to make use of a unit of measurement or a measuring word. For example, you cannot just use or say two pieces of bread as we know that it is countable. So if you wish to specify something with the quantity of bread then it will be easily measured with a loaf of bread or a slice of bread. Hence you can easily say as “2 loaves of bread”. This is a sentence which we call it as partitive structure.
Moreover, you can carry out the same experiment with uncountable nouns with different partitive expression. Suppose, as we were talking about the loaf of bread and also about the slice of bread then we may be talking about it with different expressions and different meaning. With a loaf of bread, you must call it as the whole unit of bread that we actually get it from the baker. With the slice of bread, you will call it a smaller unit of bread or something that has been cut from it.
Check out the examples given below to understand it in a better way.
- You must never forget to buy a big bag of sugar when you go out for shopping.
- You can always ask for a cup of tea or coffee when you get bored.
- There were a lot of policemen standing at the crossroads due to some accident.
- You will need to be very careful when you need a truck that will take some three pieces of furniture.
- Do you need a tablespoon of honey that would be more than enough for a glass of milk?
Words which are Both Countable and Uncountable
There are some words which act as both countable and uncountable depending on the way they are used, let’s look at some of them.
| Word | Countable Use | Uncountable Use |
| Room | There are 205 rooms in the mayor’s mansion. | There is no room for error. |
| Hair | There was a strand of hair in the soup. | He has a lot of hair. |
| Light | The shop was lit by lights of different colors. | There is light at the end of the tunnel. |
| Truth | The truths stated by him were confirmed by the witness. | There was no truth in the matter. |
Thus, words are subjective to the reader’s discretion and use.
Keep exploring EnglishBix for more resources on different types of nouns.
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