100 Examples of Countable Nouns
This countable nouns list is just to give you a basic sense of what kinds of nouns there are, and which ones are countable. It is in no way exhaustive. So, these 100 examples of countable nouns should be used as a basic reference guide.
- apple/apples
- orange/oranges
- cat/cats
- dog/dogs
- house/houses
- kitchen/kitchens
- table/tables
- book/books
- pen/pens
- pencil/pencils
- elephant/elephants
- carrot/carrots
- onion/onions
- garden/gardens
- noun/nouns
- verb/verbs
- chair/chairs
- train/trains
- bus/busses
- bike/bikes
- store/stores
- candy/candies
- bag/bags
- shirt/shirts
- sock/socks
- flower/flowers
- seed/seeds
- lake/lakes
- ocean/oceans
- animal/animals
- whale/whales
- fish/fish
- stream/streams
- cloud/clouds
- plant/plants
- cup/cups
- fork/forks
- spoon/spoons
- plate/plates
- straw/straws
- box/boxes
- bird/birds
- egg/eggs
- steak/steaks
- couch/couches
- light/lights
- door/doors
- room/rooms
- painting/paintings
- candle/candles
- apartment/apartments
- building/buildings
- purse/purses
- mirror/mirrors
- toilet/toilettes
- toothbrush/toothbrushes
- shower/showers
- towel/towels
- pool/pools
- lawn/lawns
- yard/yards
- ball/balls
- game/games
- kettle/kettles
- hoses /hoses
- phone/phones
- app/apps
- dollar/dollars
- cent/cents
- pound/pounds
- kilometer/kilometers
- mile/miles
- liter/liters
- hour/hours
- second/seconds
- month/months
- week/weeks
- day/days
- weekend/weekends
- holiday/holidays
- job/jobs
- salary/salaries
- tax/taxes
- scooter/scooters
- road/roads
- dream/dreams
- idea/ideas
- invention/inventions
- class/classes
- grade/grades
- brother/brothers
- sister/sisters
- aunt/aunts
- uncle/uncles
- cousin/cousins
- grandmother/grandmothers
- grandfather/grandfathers
- mother/mothers
- father/fathers
- child/children
100 Examples of Uncountable Nouns
These 100 examples of uncountable nouns can help give you a sense of what nouns are generally considered uncountable. Some of these nouns can be used as countable nouns occasionally, and in these instances, I have noted that beside the list item.
- Water
- Ice
- Bread
- Cereal
- Jam
- Cheese
- Honey
- Milk
- Tea
- Wine
- Beer
- Coffee
- Music
- Science
- Love
- Fear
- Anger
- Hope
- Peace
- Chaos
- Patience
- Art
- Electricity
- Money
- Propane
- Gas
- Time
- News
- Patriotism
- Knowledge
- Faith
- Wisdom
- Youth (can be countable as well)
- Beauty
- Creativity
- Rice
- Salt
- Sugar
- Flour
- Grass
- Butter
- Pepper
- Work
- Recreation
- Travel
- Ice Cream
- Cake (can be countable as well)
- Soup
- Alcohol
- Yogurt
- Air
- Evidence
- Weather
- Soap
- Chicken (the food)
- Beef
- Pork
- Ham
- Bacon
- Seafood
- Fish (the food)
- Lamb (the food)
- Salad (can be countable as well)
- Toast
- Meat
- Pasta
- Traffic
- Ketchup
- Mustard
- Mayonaise
- Blood
- Homework
- Data
- Gold (can be countable as well)
- Silver (can be countable as well)
- Bronze (can be countable as well)
- Cash
- Advice
- Assistance
- Furniture
- Fur (can be countable as well)
- Rain
- Wind
- Tennis
- Golf
- Soccer
- Baseball (the game)
- Football (the game)
- Badminton
- Basketball (the game)
- Bocce
- Croquet
- Chess
- Checkers
- Soil
- Dirt
- Mud
- Hay
- Fun
- Help