Countable or Uncountable - exercises - answers

1. Divide the nouns below into two categories - countable nouns and uncountable nouns :

flour, car, hair, complexion, ballpen, bread, roll, toothpaste, jar,  furniture, pasta, apartment, 

fruit, pineapple, powder, argument, heading, news, advice, banknote, information, coffee, cup, money, cash dispenser, clothing, dress, luggage, love, feeling, soap, bar, cheese

COUNTABLE	UNCOUNTABLE
car, cash dispenser (bankomat) complexion (karnacja) ballpen, dress roll (bułka), feeling jar, bar apartment pineapple argument heading banknote cup	flour, coffee hair, money bread, clothing toothpaste, luggage furniture, love pasta, soap fruit, cheese powder news advice information

2. Correct the sentences (some sentences are correct) : 

1. Your hair are great!  What do you do with them?
Your hair is great! What do you do with it?

2. We have two flours. Which one should I use?
We have two kinds/bags of flour. Which should I use?

3. What an interesting advice! Thank you!
What interesting advice! Thank you!

4. Have you heard the news? Mary is getting married! V

5. We have a few new furnitures.
We have some new furniture/ a few new pieces of furniture.

6. She has a wonderful work.
She has a wonderful job/She has wonderful work.

7. We have few butter. Could you do the shopping?
We have little butter. (...)

8. Two teas, please! V

9. These informations are horrific!
This information is horrific!

10. What are you eating? I am having a delicious fish.
(...) I am having delicious fish.

11. Their parents have many money. They can buy whatever they want.
Their parents have much money. (...)

12. What we need now is a courage.
What we need now is courage.

3. Translate :

1. Poproszę dwie kawy! Two coffees, please!

2. Czy możesz dać mi jakąś radę? Could you give me some/any advice?

3. Kup chleb i masło. Buy some bread and butter.

4. Moje włosy są kasztanowe. My hair is auburn.

5. Mamy dużo makaronu, ale mógłbyś kupić jakis sos.
We have a lot of pasta, but you could buy
some sauce.