Countable Nouns

What is countable nouns ?

Countable nouns are nouns which we can count.

 Example :   one girl, three oranges. four apples.  
       

We can use "a" or  "an" before a countable noun.

Example :    a girl, an orange, an apple.

Countable nouns can have plural forms.

Example :

Singular (one)	Plural (more than one)
girl	girls
orange	oranges
knife	knives
apple	apples

We can use "is"  or  "are" with countable nouns.

Example :  The girl is in school.
               
                   There are ten oranges in the basket.

                   That is a knife.

More examples of singular and plural nouns.

 

Countable Nouns
lion	burger
zebra	square
cockroach	pencil
clinic	eraser
library	boy
blackboard	ruler
ant	biscuit