The document discusses countable and uncountable nouns in English. It provides examples of nouns that are countable like "sandwich", "egg", "tomato", and "grape", as well as uncountable nouns like "sugar", "lemonade", "rice", and "water". It notes that nouns can become countable when referring to a specific quantity or container, such as a "glass of water", "bar of chocolate", or "slice of bread".

1. CAN YOU COUNT HOW MANY?
YES - Countable
NO – Uncountable

2. So... Countable or uncountable?
A SANDWICH
TUNA
AN EGG
SUGAR
LEMONADE
BREAD
AN ONION
A TOMATO
A GRAPE
RICE
WHY?
1 sandwich .. 2 sandwiches
1 tuna – 2 tunas?
1 egg – 2 eggs
1 sugar – 2 suggars?
1 lemonade – 2 lemonades?
1 bread – 2 breads?
1 onion – 2 onions
1 tomato – 2 tomatos
1 grape -2 grapes
1 rice – 2 rices?

3. BUT! When we add how much of something,
it becomes countable!
Water (uncountable)
Chocolate (uncountable)
Coffee (uncountable)
Pork (uncountable)
Crisps (uncountable)
Beans (uncountable)
Butter (countable)
Bread (uncountable)
BUT!
A glass of water (countable)
A bar of chocolate (countable)
A cup of coffee (countable)
A plate of pork (countable)
A packet of crisps (countable)
A bowl of beans (countable)
A piece of butter (countable)
A slice / loaf of bread (countable)

4. HOW MANY?
UNCOUNTABLE
HOW MUCH?
I want 2
eggs.
I need
3 apples.
Can I have 2 glasses of
water?
I would like 4
tomatos please.
I would like some
cheese.
I would like some
pork please.
I need three kilos of
tuna.
Can I have some
bread?