Countable nouns are for things we can count using numbers. They have a singular and a plural form. The singular form can use the determiner "a" or "an". If you want to ask about the quantity of a countable noun, you ask "How many?" combined with the plural countable noun.
Singular Plural
one dog two dogs
one horse two horses
one man two men
one idea two ideas
one shop two shops
EXAMPLES
She has three dogs.
I own a house.
I would like two books please.
How many friends do you have?
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Uncountable nouns are for the things that we cannot count with numbers. They may be the names for abstract ideas or qualities or for physical objects that are too small or too amorphous to be counted (liquids, powders, gases, etc.). Uncountable nouns are used with a singular verb. They usually do not have a plural form.
EXAMPLES
tea
sugar
water
air
rice
knowledge
beauty
anger
fear
love
money
research
safety
evidence
We cannot use a/an with these nouns. To express a quantity of an uncountable noun, use a word or expression like some, a lot of, much, a bit of, a great deal of , or else use an exact measurement like a cup of, a bag of, 1kg of, 1L of, a handful of, a pinch of, an hour of, a day of. If you want to ask about the quantity of an uncountable noun, you ask "How much?"
EXAMPLES
There has been a lot of research into the causes of this disease.
He gave me a great deal of advice before my interview.
Can you give me some information about uncountable nouns?
He did not have much sugar left.
Measure 1 cup of water, 300g of flour, and 1 teaspoon of salt.
How much rice do you want?
TRICKY SPOTS
Some nouns are countable in other languages but uncountable in English. They must follow the rules for uncountable nouns. The most common ones are:
accommodation, advice, baggage, behavior, bread, furniture, information, luggage, news, progress, traffic, travel, trouble, weather, work
EXAMPLES
I would like to give you some advice.
How much bread should I bring?
I didn't make much progress today.
This looks like a lot of trouble to me.
We did an hour of work yesterday.
Be careful with the noun hair which is normally uncountable in English, so it is not used in the plural. It can be countable only when referring to individual hairs.
EXAMPLES
She has long blond hair.
The child's hair was curly.
I washed my hair yesterday.
My father is getting a few grey hairs now. (refers to individual hairs)
I found a hair in my soup! (refers to a single strand of hair)
Versi Indonesia
Noun atau kata benda merupakan salah satu part of speech (unsur kalimat dalam bahasa Inggris) yang dapat berfungsi sebagai subjek atau objek. Noun sendiri dilihat dari segi cara penghitungannya dibagi menjadi 2 macam, yaitu: Countable Noun (kata benda yang dapat dihitung) dan Uncountable Noun (kata benda yang tidak bisa dihitung)
Countable Noun
Countable Noun merupakan kata benda yang dapat dihitung (secara langsung), contohnya three pen, two manggo dll.
Countable nouns dapat ditambahkan artikel a atau an
Countable nouns juga dapat dijadikan jamak (menjadi plural noun).
Contoh kata benda Countable Noun (dapat dihitung): Pen, Pencil, person, cup, animal, bottle, plate, dog, bag, coin, cat, glass, book, Chair, box, man, Book, baby house, Table.
Berikut merupakan contoh countable noun dalam kalimat:
I have a Book.
Do you like these photos?
I've got a problem with the car.
Shabrina has a cheese sandwich and a banana for breakfast
I have two brothers, Andi and Budi.
Kata 'Book' bisa kita katakan “a book” (singular) dan juga bisa dirubah menjadi “books” (plural). Bila countable noun tersebut singular, maka harus memakai artikel 'a / an / the'.
Contoh:
I have Book → I have a Book.
They have pen → They have one pen.
My mother has mango → My mother has an mango.
Uncountable Noun
Benda yang tidak dapat dihitung (Uncountable Nouns) mempunyai ciri-ciri antara lain:
Benda nya tidak bisa kita hitung secara langsung. Misalanya “water”, tidak bisa menjadi 1 water atau 2 water, tetapi kita bisa menyisipkan kata benda lain, misalnya a glass of water.
Biasanya benda ini tidak bisa dibuat jamak.
Tidak bisa ditambahkan artikel a / an
Contoh kata benda Uncountable Noun (tidak bisa dihitung): Water, air, Oil, pepper, sand, rice, sugar, love, assistance, coffee, cheese, fun, advice, money, music, tea, art, salt, sadness.
kata benda yang tidak dapat dihitung (Uncountable Nouns) biasanya menunjuk pada benda yang sifatnya tidak berdiri sendiri, dan abstrak. Sebagai contoh sugar (gula) bukan merupakan benda yang sifatnya sendiri, gula biasah dijumpai dalam kumpulan dari ratusan butir-butir kecil. sadness (kesedihan) dan Love (cinta) merupakan hal yang abstrak, tidak memiliki bentuk fisik.
Berikut merupakan contoh Uncountable Noun dalam kalimat:
Can I have some water?
Can you give me some information about that ?
The money is much better in my new job.
Penggunaan Much dan many, Number dan amount, Few dan little, Fewer dan less di Countable dan Uncountable Nouns.
Beda Number dengan amount
Number digunakan dalam countable nouns
amount digunakan dalam uncountable nouns.
Keduanya memiliki arti sama, yaitu: sejumlah. Contoh:
My teacher gives me a large number of assignments.
We have been friends for a number of years
My teacher gives me a large amount of homework.
They are taking huge amounts of our money
Beda Many dengan Much
Many digunakan dalam countable nouns
much digunakan dalam uncountable nouns
Kedua kata ini sama-sama memiliki arti banyak. Contoh kalimat:
How many years have you lived in semarang?
I haven't got many books.
I have so much homework
I haven't got much rice.
Beda Fewer dengan less
Fewer digunakan dalam countable nouns
less digunakan dalam uncountable nouns
Kedua kata ini sama-sama memiliki arti sedikit. Contoh kalimat:
Fewer birds came this year
This kind of job will give you fewer dollars
A secretary makes a less money than a manager
Doctors recommend eating less salt
Beda Few dengan little
Few digunakan dalam countable nouns
little digunakan dalam uncountable nouns
Kedua kata ini sama-sama memiliki arti sedikit. Contoh kalimat:
I've got a few dollars
There is a few men in the party
I need a little help now
I've got a little money
SOAL LATIHAN TENTANG COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
1) How (many/much) years have you lived in Bandung?
2) There is (a few/a little) men in the bus.
3) He pays me (fewer/less) money than I thought.
4) How (many/much) friends do you have?
5) He did not have (many/much) sugar left.
Jawaban :
Many
A few
Less
Many
Much
Elementary Level
1. Noun that CANNOT be counted is called ... noun.
- Countable
- Uncountable
2. Noun that can be counted is called... noun.
- Countable
- Uncountable
3. Coffee, money, rice are ...
- Countable
- Uncountable
4. Flower, house, table are ...
- Countable
- Uncountable
5. News, sadness, hope are ...
- Countable
- Uncountable
6. ... people visit Bandung Zoo on the weekend.
- Many
- Much
7. It's busy day. I have so ... homework.
- Much
- Many
8. I have to stay here in a ... days.
- Little
- Few
9. You need to show a "little kindness".
- True
- False
10. There was a large "amount of flowers" in the basket.
- True
- False
References
http://www.edufind.com/
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