Uncountable nouns
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Uncountable nouns are often difficult for people learning English.
So...what are they?
They are nouns that only have one form (you do not add an 's' if there are more than one.)
You use them with words like 'some', 'a lot', 'any'
You do not use them with a or an.
As they are treated as singular nouns, you use them with 'is' rather than 'are'. For example, 'this is...'
Below is a list of some common uncountable nouns. If you find them difficult to remember, just download the audio and keep listening to it.
Advice
Could you give me some advice?
Air
She breathed in the clean countryside air.
Alcohol
Does that shop sell alcohol?
Art
Are you interested in Art?
Beef
He bought some beef from the butcher.
Blood
There was some blood on her hand when she cut it.
Butter
Would you like butter on your toast?
Cheese
She made a sandwich with cheese.
Chewing gum
The children aren't allowed chewing gum at school.
Chocolate
Do you like chocolate?
Coffee
I'm just going to buy some coffee.
Confusion
There was confusion in the office.
Cotton
This t-shirt is made from cotton.
Education
The prime minister's often talking about education.
Electricity
They don't have any electricity.
Entertainment
It's my favourite type of entertainment.
Experience
Do you have any experience?
Fiction
Sally reads a lot of fiction.
Flour
We need to buy some flour.
Food
Do you want some food.
Forgiveness
I heard an interesting talk about forgiveness.
Fresh air
We all love fresh air.
Furniture
There's a lot of furniture in this room.
Gold
The ring is made from gold.
Grass
Let's sit on the grass.
Ground
It's on the ground.
Happiness
It's a film about happiness.
History
Did you like studying history at school?
Homework
Have you done your homework?
Honey
He spread some honey on his toast.
Hope
It's important to have hope.
Ice
There was a lot of ice on the road.
Information
We don't have enough information.
Jam
Let's buy some jam.
Juice
She poured her son some juice.
Knowledge
They have a lot of knowledge.
Lamb
They had lamb for dinner.
Lightening
Did you see the lightening.
Literature
Tom studied literature.
Love
Children need a lot of love and affection.
Luck
Was it just luck?
Luggage
Do you have much luggage?
Meat
She doesn't eat meat.
Milk
Do you want milk in your tea?
Mist
Did you see the mist this morning?
Money
He made a lot of money.
Music
Can you hear that music?
News
Do you watch the news everyday on TV?
Noise
What's that noise?
Oil
She put some oil into the saucepan.
Oxygen
We all need oxygen.
Paper
I need to buy some paper.
Patience
Harry has a lot of patience.
Pay
The workers were demanding higher pay.
Peace
They want peace.
Peanut butter
She put a lot of peanut butter on the bread.
Pepper
I don't want too much pepper.
Petrol
We need to buy more petrol.
Plastic
The glasses are made of plastic.
Pork
He doesn't eat pork.
Power
They want more power.
Pressure
She's feeling the pressure.
Rain
There's been a lot of rain recently.
Rice
Don't cook the rice for too long.
Sadness
It was a poem about sadness.
Salt
It's best not too eat too much salt.
Sand
They were lying on the sand sunbathing.
Shopping
Do you like shopping?
Silver
The necklace was made of silver.
Snow
There was a lot of snow.
Space
There isn't much space in this room.
Speed
It goes at an incredible speed.
Steam
The steam came out of the kettle.
Sugar
There's sugar in the biscuits.
Sunshine
She loves sunshine.
Tea
Would you like some tea?
Tennis
They played tennis yesterday.
Time
Do you have any time?
Toothpaste
James bought two tubes of toothpaste.
Traffic
There was a lot of traffic on the way here
Trousers
I need to buy some more trousers.
Vinegar
Don't add too much vinegar.
Washing up
I've done all the washing up.
Washing up liquid
We need to buy some more washing up liquid
Water
Would you like some water?
Weather
The weather's been good recently
Wine
The shop sells wine.
Wood
The cupboard is made of wood.
Wool
She bought some wool to knit a jumper.
Work
I've got some work to do.