Countable and Uncountable Nouns
Countable nouns are used to name things we can count.
One apple, two apples, three carrots, four fingers, etc.
Uncountable nouns are used to name things we cannot count.
Bread, water, air, sand, etc.
Countable nouns have a singular as well as a plural form.
a chair
two chairs
some chairs
a banana the bananas many bananas
Remember! Use an in front of a word that begins with a vowel sound.
An apple an orange an hour
Uncountable nouns do not usually take the indefinite article a or an. They are often used without any article at all, and they do not usually have a plural form.
(some) bread (some) coffee (some) fruit