Make Uncountable Countable [2]

Make Uncountable Countable [2]

How do you turn an uncountable noun into countable?
How much } uncountable nouns
  • How much water do you drink every day?
How many } countable nouns
  • How many glasses of water do you drink every day?



We can make uncountable nouns countable when we want to express quantity. For this reason we use a unit of quantity (such as: piece, bottle, bit, cup, glass, tin, grain, drop, slice, blade, item, length, speck, sheet, stick, bar, suit, lump, loaf, game, packet, bowl, plate, spoonful, jar, bag) + OF

A Piece


  • a piece of advice / information / news / advice
  • a piece of pie /cake spaghetti
  • a piece of paper /music / rubbish

A bottle /  glass


  • a bottle of wine / water / juice / milk / ketchup
  • a bottle of shampoo / medicine
  • a bottle of olive oil / vinegar
  • a bottle of medicine

A plate / bowl


  • a bowl of rice
  • a bowl of sugar
  • a bowl of soup

 A bag


  • a bag of money
  • a bag of flower

A packet


  • a packet of chewing gum
  • a packet of spaghetti
  • a packet of crisps

A bar 


  • a bar of chocolate
  • a bar of soap

A box


  • a box of cereal
  • a box of rice
  • a box of pasta

A tube


  • a tube of mayonnaise 
  • a tube of ketchup 
  • a tube of toothpaste

A slice


  • a slice of pizza 
  • a slice of cheese 
  • a slice of bread / cake  
  • a slice of meat

A drop


  • a drop of water 
  • a drop of medicine 
  • a drop of oil / vinegar

A speck


  • a speck of dust

A game


  • a game of chess 
  • a game of basketball 
  • a game of cards

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