Count And Noncount Nouns

Count nouns are nouns that can be counted (e.g., a book, two friends, three cars, etc.). A count noun may be preceded by a or an in the singular; it takes a final -s or -es in the plural.


Noncount (or mass) nouns refer to things that cannot be counted (e.g., money, rain, snow, butter, wind, air, clothing, etc.). Noncount nouns are not preceded by a or an and have no plural form.


COMMON NONCOUNT NOUNS


advice               weather             equipment
news                  water                 jewelry
information        music               postage
work                  money              luggage


Some nouns can be both count and noncount nouns:


–We drank some wine. (Noncount)
–We ordered three wines. (Count)


(It is implicit that three different wines were ordered.)

Irregular Noun Plurals

When the final -y is preceded by a consonant, change the -y to -i and add -es:


baby–>babies
lady–>ladies


If a noun ends in -fe or -f, the ending is changed to -ves (except: beliefs, chiefs, roofs, staffs).


life–>lives
thief–>thieves


Add -es to nouns ending in -sh, -ch, -s, -z, and -x. (Exceptions: monarchs, stomachs.)


wish–>wishes
class–>classes


Both the -s and -es spellings are accepted for nouns ending in -o.

tomato–>tomatoes
hero–>heroes


The plural form of these nouns is also irregular.

child–>children
foot–>feet
goose–>geese
man–>men
tooth–>teeth

The plural is the same as the singular for these nouns.

deer–>deer
fish–>fish
sheep–>sheep
species–>species


The final sound of these plurals is pronounced like the word sees.


crisis–>crises
thesis–>theses

Nouns: Singular and Plural

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Singular and Plural Forms of Nouns


All English nouns are either singular or plural. Most words form the plural by adding an -s to the end of the singular form:


month–>months
visa–>visas
airport–>airports


Other words, already referring to more than one person or thing, do not normally add an -s.


–the people, the fish, the mice, etc.

Jul 6, English Nouns

An noun is a word that names a person, a place or a thing.

Examples:
Sarah, lady, cat, New York, Canada, room, school, football, reading.

Example sentences:
People like to go to the beach.Emma passed the test.My parents are traveling to Japan next month.
The word "noun" comes from the Latin word nomen which means "name," and nouns are indeed how we name people, places and things.
An abstract noun is a noun that names an idea, not a physical thing. Love is an abstract noun.

Examples:
Hope, interest, peace, ability, success, knowledge, trouble.
A concrete noun is a noun that names a physical thing. House is a concrete noun.

Examples:
Boy, table, floor, coffee, beach, king, rain, children, professor.
A common noun is a noun that names a general thing, not a specific thing. Cat is a common noun.

Examples:
Boy, girl, city, country, company, planet, location, war.
A proper noun is a noun that indicates the specific name of a thing. It begins with a capital letter. Mabel (this cat's name) is a proper noun

Examples:
Robin, Alice, London, Sweden, Google, Earth, Eiffel Tower, Civil War.
(Compare these examples to ones in the "Common nouns" section to see the difference.)
A countable noun is a noun that indicates something you could actually count. Cup is a countable noun.

For example, you could count pigs: one pig, two pigs, three pigs...
However, you couldn't count water: one water, two water – no, it doesn't work...

A countable noun has both a singular and a plural form, and it can be used with the indefinite articles (a/an).

Examples:
Window, teacher, tree, lion, eye, cloud, pencil, heart, movie.

An uncountable noun is a noun that indicates something you cannot count. Water is an uncountable noun.

For example, you could count pigs: one pig, two pigs, three pigs...
However, you couldn't count water: one water, two water – no, it doesn't work...

An uncountable noun has only one form (no plural), and it cannot be used with the indefinite articles (a/an).

Examples:
Furniture, advice, mail, news, equipment, luggage, work, coffee, information.