Countable Nouns: 10 Power Tips to Master Them Easily

Countable Nouns in English grammar are nouns that refer to people, animals, places, things or ideas and can be easily counted. On the other hand, Uncountable Nouns are words that cannot be counted as separate things, hence they cannot be counted. In this article, we will explain Countable and Uncountable Nouns in a simple way and will also provide clear examples of Countable Nouns and Uncountable Nouns. Although this topic may seem difficult, once you understand them, it will be much easier to use them in everyday language.

 Examples Of Countable Nouns

Things that can be counted, whether they are singular (like a dog, a house, a friend, etc.) or plural (like a few books, many mallets, etc.), are called nouns. The examples below will help you understand the difference between countable and uncountable nouns. Remember that singular nouns are used with singular verbs, while plural nouns are used with plural verbs.

• There are at least twenty Italian restaurants in Little Italy.
• Megan took many pictures during her trip to the Grand Canyon.
• Your book is on the kitchen table.
• How many candles are on that birthday cake?
• You have several paintings to look at in art class.
• There is a big brown dog running around the neighborhood.

Below are examples of all the properties of count nouns holding for the count noun chair, but not for the mass noun furniture.

Correct	Incorrect
There is a chair in the room.	There is chair in the room.
There are chairs in the room.	There are furnitures in the room.
There is furniture in the room.	There is a furniture in the room.

List Of Countable Nouns

Here, a list of countable nouns has been provided, along with a few extra examples for better understanding.

Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Shoe	Shoes	Hand	Hands
Book	Books	Umbrella	Umbrellas
Aeroplane	Aeroplanes	Computer	Computers
Glass	Glasses	Apple	Apples
Coconut tree	Coconut trees	Bottle	Bottles
Word	Words	Auto	Autos
Mango	Mangoes	Photo	Photos
Cucumber	Cucumbers	Tiger	Tigers
Goose	Geese	Sheep	Sheep
Box	Boxes	Flower	Flowers
Mouse	Mice	Tap	Taps
Door	Doors	Swich	Switches
Watch	Watches	Ribbon	Ribbons
School	Schools	Egg	Eggs
File	Files	Woman	Women
Baby	Babies	Ox	Oxen

FAQs

Q1: What are nouns ?
A: Countable nouns are names of people, places, animals, things, or ideas that can be counted as one, two, three, etc. For example: book, apple, chair.

Q2: Can count nouns be singular and plural?
A: Yes. A countable noun can be singular (one pen) or plural (three pens).

Q3: Which articles are used with nouns?
A: With singular countable nouns, we use a/an (e.g., a dog, an egg). For plurals, we don’t use “a/an,” but we can use numbers or words like some, many, a few.

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