I can not thank you more, all credit goes to you and how wonderfully you have drafted all the content. I must confess that it was easiest and most exciting to learn from you. Some of the tips contradicted with what other websites had to say but I had complete faith in you. I had extensively watched all your videos which gave tips on writing task 1 & 2. This is when I searched for information online and started following your course on youtube. Many suggested that I should attend to the IELTS crash course since getting a band up is not easy without proper guidance. Nevertheless I need 7 in each band and this score suffices my need to apply for immigration to Australia. I am extremely happy with my performance, yet I believe I could have scored more on speaking. Consequently I paid for the second test and appeared in June. Money and time spent went in vain as the scores remained unchanged. I was surprised on what I had scored in writing and thus, decided to go for re-evaluation. I took the first IELTS test In Februaury this year and the scores were as folllowing: education policies are designed to protect students but ensure a high level of learning. ………… literature that students read at school is classical.tolerance for others compared to people who have been abroad. It is often thought that people who have only traveled in their own country don’t have …………….I can’t go out to tonight because I’ve got ………… work.sports lessons offered in the school curriculum. wildlife is losing habitation due to deforestation. Practice with Countable and Uncountable Nounsįill in the gaps using one of the following: many / much / a lot of. Here’s a link with a list of rules for the word business / countable and uncountable.įor details of irregular uncountable nouns, follow the link. This is a difficult one with a lot of exceptions. “I am planning to start a new business”.

This is uncountable and means I will take my custom to another shop. This refers to the mass of hair and is considered uncountable.īusiness = this can be countable and uncountable. This refers to only one strand of hair and is countable. Hair = this can be countable and uncountable depending on how you use it.

If this is relating to space “there isn’t much room in this place”, it is uncountable.

If this is about a room in a house, it is countable.

Some nouns can be both countable and uncountable. Some words are both countable and uncoutable – I have put a note next to those words. I have put the most common words in bold.

some water = a cup of water / two glasses of water.

some equipment = a piece of equipment / two pieces of equipment.

some clothing = one item of clothing / two items of clothing.

some information = a piece of information.

To express an amount of an uncountable noun, you must use other words.

not many = countable / not much uncountable (we use “much” with negative uncountable nouns).

many = countable / a lot of = uncountable (and countable).

How much …? = uncountable nouns / How many …? = countable nouns /.

feelings (anger, happiness, enthusiasm, courage).

states of being (sleep, stress, childhood).

natural phenomena (sunshine, snow, rain, weather).

mass nouns (furniture, hair, transportation).

abstract ideas (advice, chaos, motivation).What types of uncountable nouns are there? And it can never be quantified with any number.

It can never have an article “a” or “an”. The word “information” can’t be counted using numbers. It is not possible to say one information/ two informations. Uncountable nouns are nouns which can’t be counted. When we use countable nouns, we use the article “a” and the plural “s” (a house, two houses). This page will explain everything to you.ĭownload PDF: Uncountable Nouns List What is an uncountable noun?Ĭountable nouns are nouns which can be counted in numbers. Countable and uncountable nouns are some of the most common mistakes that students make in English. A list containing the most common uncountable nouns with tips and advice.

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