Uncountable
Nouns
Nouns
5 uncountable nouns that are too difficult to count
sugar, salt, sand, rice, flour, dust, etc.
a(n) ___ of soldiers
an army of soldiers
These glasses (belongs/belong) to me.
These glasses belong to me.
There is ___ milk on the floor! Please get a mop to clean up ___ milk.
tall that clown boring American
that boring tall American clown
5 uncountable nouns that do not have particular shapes
water, oil, shampoo, air, smoke, bread, butter, wood, glass, etc.
a(n) ___ of puppies
a litter of puppies
One of the boys (does/do) not feel well.
One of the boys does not feel well.
He has ___ unusual problem. ___ used napkin is in his soup.
He has an unusual problem. A used napkin is in his soup.
student helpful a(n) new skinny
a helpful skinny new student
3 uncountable nouns for feelings/emotions
anger, courage, love, hatred, kindness, peace, pride, etc.
a(n) ___ of worshippers
a congregation of worshippers
All of the milk (is/are) gone.
All of the milk is gone.
___ penguins live near ___ South Pole.
X penguins live near the South Pole.
triangular some wooden multi-colored blocks
some triangular multi-colored wooden blocks
3 uncountable nouns for happenings in nature
sunshine, darkness, rain, snow, wind, thunder, lightning, etc.
a(n) ___ of lions
a pride of lions
The team (was/were) asked to hand in their name tags.
The team were asked to hand in their name tags.
When I get home from school, I watch ___ TV programs with my brother. I especially like ___ program about ___ animals.
When I get home from school, I watch X TV programs with my brother. I especially like the program about X animals.
Their presentation went well. Their presentation was about science. Their presentation was long.
Their long science presentation went well.
3 uncountable plural nouns
scissors, jeans, clothes, pants, glasses, news, etc.
a(n) ___ of arrows
a quiver of arrows
One hundred dollars (is/are) not a lot of money to some people.
One hundred dollars is not a lot of money to some people.
I like ___ Polish food very much. Sometimes, I go to ___ Polish restaurant next to the park. The restaurant is called “Magda’s”. ___ Polish food at Magda's is delicious.
I like X Polish food very much. Sometimes, I go to the Polish restaurant next to the park. The restaurant is called “Magda’s”. The Polish food at Magda's is delicious.
The movie gave me nightmares. The movie was terrifying. The movie was scary.
The terrifying, scary movie gave me nightmares. /The scary, terrifying movie gave me nighmares.