Noncount Nouns

The following nouns are noncount nouns:

NONCOUNT NOUN CLASSIFICATION

Abstract Ideas
anger / justice / knowledge /wealth / love / hate / honesty / patience / beauty / employment / work / fun / insurance

Liquids
milk / oil / wine / coffee / gasoline / honey / lotion / blood

Solids
bread / meat / spaghetti / pasta / butter / margarine / ice-cream

Gases
air / oxygen / hydrogen / smoke / pollution / smog / steam

Grains/Powders
rice / cereal / flour / wheat / corn / sugar / salt / pepper / dust

Materials
wool / silk / glass / gold / silver / copper / iron / coal / wood / chalk

Categories
mail / jewelry / money / furniture / food / fruit / clothing / luggage / transportation / junk / stuff / trash

Field of Study
biology / linguistics / engineering / mathematics / statistics / physics

Weather
rain / snow / sleet / hail / ice / wind / fog / thunder / lightning / sunshine

Languages
English / Spanish / Chinese / French


UNIT NOUNS FO COUNT AND NONCOUNT NOUNS

Unit Nouns for Noncount Nouns
a bottle of water
a jar of mustard
a can of soup
a bar of chocolate
a cake of soap
an ear of corn
a tube of toothpaste
an article of clothing
an item of news
a bowl of rice
a piece/sheet of paper

Unit Nouns for Count Nouns
many
a few

Unit Nouns for Noncount Nouns
much
a little
an amount of
a great deal of

Unit Nouns for Both Count and Noncount Nouns
some
a lot of