This document discusses countable and uncountable nouns and the determiners used with each. It provides examples of uncountable nouns like air, music, and knowledge. It then lists nouns and asks the reader to identify them as countable or uncountable. Finally, it provides sentences using determiners and asks the reader to choose the correct determiner in each case. The document serves to teach the difference between countable and uncountable nouns and the appropriate determiners to use with each type of noun.

1. Countable and Uncountable
Nouns

2. Determiners for Countable and Uncountable Nouns
With Countable Nouns With Uncountable Nouns
a(n), the, some, any
This, that, these, those
None, one, two, three, …
Many
A lot of
A large/great number of
(a) Few
Fewer … than
More … than
the, some, any
This, that
None
Much (usually in negatives
or questions)
A lot of
A large amount of
(a) Little
Less … than
More … than

3. Examples of uncountable nouns
- Sand - soap - physics - politics
- News - mumps - air - homework
- Advice - weather - bread - information
- Fog - traffic - luggage - baggage
- Meat - courage - music - knowledge
- Slang - patience- food - equipment
- time - work - money - advertising

4. Identify the following nouns as Countable nouns or Uncountable
nouns.
1. Television
2. Car
3. News
4. Geography
5. Atmosphere
6. Person
7. Water
8. Pencil
9. Food
10. tooth
11.Soup
12.Cheese
13.Cup
14.Hydrogen
15.Minute
16.Human being
17.Clothing
18.Transportation
19.Fun
20.Enjoyment

5. Choose the correct determiners in the following sentences.
1. He doesn’t have (many/much) money.
2. I would like (a few/a little) salt on my vegetables.
3. She bought (that/those) cards last night.
4. There are (less/fewer) students in this room rather
than in the next room.
5. There is (too much/too many) bad news on television
tonight.
6. I do not want (these/this) water.
7. This is (too many/too much) information to learn.
8. A (few/little) people left early.
9. Would you like (less/fewer) coffee than this?
10. This jacket costs (too much/too many).

6. Choose the correct determiners in the following sentences.
1. He doesn’t have (many/much) money.
2. I would like (a few/a little) salt on my vegetables.
3. She bought (that/those) cards last night.
4. There are (less/fewer) students in this room rather
than in the next room.
5. There is (too much/too many) bad news on television
tonight.
6. I do not want (these/this) water.
7. This is (too many/too much) information to learn.
8. A (few/little) people left early.
9. Would you like (less/fewer) coffee than this?
10. This jacket costs (too much/too many).