Uncountable Nouns: Words You Can't Count

Categories and Examples of Uncountable Nouns: 1. Substances / Materials Water Milk Juice Coffee Sugar Salt Rice Flour Oil Air Sand Ice Bread Butter Cheese 2. Abstract Ideas / Feelings Information Advice Knowledge Happiness Love Anger Fear Courage Peace Patience Fun Time (when used generally) 3. Weather / Nature Rain Snow Thunder Lightning Sunshine Wind 4. Academic / Work Concepts Homework Work Research Training Education Progress Evidence 5. Activities / Hobbies Travel Shopping Reading Cooking Swimming 6. Money / Data / Business Money Cash Currency Change (coins) Data Equipment Luggage Baggage Furniture Traffic --- How to Use Them Correctly: Incorrect: I have many informations. Correct: I have a lot of information. Incorrect: He gave me an advice. Correct: He gave me some advice. or a piece of advice.

Food & Drink 1. Water – I drank a lot of water after running in the park. 2. Milk – There's some milk in the fridge. 3. Sugar – He doesn't take much sugar in his coffee. 4. Rice – We cooked a little rice for dinner. 5. Flour – She added some flour to the mixture. 6. Salt – Too much salt can harm your health. 7. Bread – I ate a lot of bread with soup. 8. Cheese – This pizza has a little cheese on top. 9. Butter – He put some butter on the toast. 10. Meat – They grilled a lot of meat for the party. 11. Coffee – She doesn’t drink much coffee at night. 12. Tea – Would you like some tea? 13. Juice – There’s a little juice left in the bottle. 14. Oil – He poured too much oil into the pan. 15. Honey – I added a little honey to my tea. --- Materials & Substances 16. Wood – They used a lot of wood to build the cabin. 17. Paper – We need some paper for the printer. 18. Gold – That necklace has a little gold in it. 19. Silver – There isn’t much silver in this ring. 20. Glass – Be careful with the table—it’s made of a lot of glass. 21. Plastic – There is too much plastic in the ocean. 22. Steel – The factory uses a lot of steel every day. --- Abstract Ideas & Concepts 23. Advice – She gave me some good advice. 24. Information – I found a lot of useful information online. 25. Knowledge – He has a little knowledge about computers. 26. Love – There is a lot of love in this family. 27. Happiness – We all need some happiness in life. 28. Anger – He showed a little anger when he lost. 29. Peace – They’re hoping for some peace in the region. 30. Time – I don’t have much time right now. 31. Money – He has a lot of money, but he’s not happy. 32. Education – They believe in the power of education (you can also say: much education is needed). 33. Work – She has a lot of work to do today. 34. Fun – We had some fun at the amusement park. 35. Furniture – They bought a lot of new furniture for the house. 36. Luggage – She brought too much luggage for a short trip. 37. Traffic – There was a lot of traffic this morning.

1. He gave me an advice before the interview. → Correct or Incorrect? Answer: Incorrect Why? "Advice" is uncountable. You should say: → He gave me some advice or a piece of advice. --- 2. I need some informations about the course. → Correct or Incorrect? Answer: Incorrect Why? "Information" is uncountable and doesn’t take “s”. → I need some information about the course. --- 3. She had many great ideas during the meeting. → Correct or Incorrect? Answer: Correct Why? "Ideas" are countable, so using “many” is okay here. --- 4. There isn't much advices in the book. → Correct or Incorrect? Answer: Incorrect Why? "Advices" is wrong. → Correct form: There isn't much advice in the book. --- 5. Can you give me a suggestion about where to eat? → Correct or Incorrect? Answer: Correct Why? "Suggestion" is countable, so you can say “a suggestion.” --- 6. He told me a great news yesterday. → Correct or Incorrect? Answer: Incorrect Why? "News" is uncountable. → Correct: He told me some great news yesterday. --- 7. We received a lot of feedbacks from customers. → Correct or Incorrect? Answer: Incorrect Why? "Feedback" is uncountable. → Say: We received a lot of feedback from customers. --- 8. I don’t have many information about the topic. → Correct or Incorrect? Answer: Incorrect Why? Use "much" with uncountable nouns. → I don’t have much information about the topic. --- 9. That was a useful piece of advice. → Correct or Incorrect? Answer: Correct Why? You can say “a piece of advice” to make advice countable. --- 10. He always gives me good advices. → Correct or Incorrect? Answer: Incorrect → Say: He always gives me good advice.