C/U
COUNTABLE NOUNS
(you can count them: one car, two cars…)
People and jobs
a student / students
a teacher / teachers
a child / children
a friend / friends
a worker / workers
Animals
a dog / dogs
a cat / cats
a bird / birds
a horse / horses
Objects and things
a book / books
a pen / pens
a chair / chairs
a bag / bags
a phone / phones
a computer / computers
a car / cars
a table / tables
Food (individual items)
an apple / apples
a sandwich / sandwiches
an egg / eggs
a banana / bananas
a biscuit / biscuits
Places
a city / cities
a country / countries
a shop / shops
a school / schools
Other common countable nouns
a problem / problems
an idea / ideas
a photo / photos
a question / questions
a bottle / bottles
a ticket / tickets
a job / jobs
UNCOUNTABLE NOENS
(you cannot count them; no plural form)
Liquids
water
milk
juice
coffee
tea
oil
Substances and materials
sugar
salt
rice
flour
bread
butter
cheese
sand
wood
metal
plastic
Abstract concepts
information
advice
knowledge
homework
progress
love
happiness
money
work (as an activity)
Weather and natural phenomena
rain
snow
wind
sunshine
fog
Food (as a general category)
fruit
meat
pasta
seafood
Other common uncountable nouns
luggage / baggage
furniture
equipment
traffic
music
news
hair* (usually uncountable; exception: individual hairs)