Uncountable nouns

I really like teaching this subject.

So, let's start:

What do you have to know about "uncountable nouns"? Well, you cannot count them.

So - not "a" or "an" or "one" + noun

      - not 2 , 3, 4, etc. plus plural noun

      - no plural verbs.

Example: "news" is uncountable. So, you cannot say "a news", "two news" or "the news are".

You have to say for instance. "The news is good" or "I will give you some news".

Other words used with uncountable nouns are "some", "much" and "little".

Compare:

some news     - a story

much news      - many stories

little news        - few stories

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Here is a list of uncountable nouns, and their countable 'synonyms'

information      (a fact)

traffic               ( a car, a bus)

work                 ( a job)

furniture           ( a table, a chair)

accommodation ( a hotel room, a flat)

baggage          ( a suitcase, a bag)

time                  ( a week, an hour)

correspondence ( a letter)

travel                 (a journey, a trip)

software            ( a computer program)

news                  (a story, a headline)

equipment        ( a fax, a photocopier)

progress           ( an improvement)

training              ( a lesson)

publicity             ( an advertisement)

money               ( a euro, a banknote)

dust                   

happiness

knowledge

love

music

rain

snow

weather

Food Words

milk

meat

water

coffee

rice

bread   

flour

pasta