Count

and Non-count Noun Practice Answer Key

Part 1: Circle the COUNT nouns and underline the NONCOUNT nouns in the sentences below.
There may be more than one noun in each sentence.

1. Some important characteristics in a good friend are honesty, loyalty and compassion.
2. It took ten years for him to finish his doctorate degree because he had a full-time job at the
same time.
3. Dont forget to take down the luggage from the attic. I want to pack all the suitcases with
gifts for the family.
4. Thomas Edison* is probably best-known for his invention of the incandescent light-bulb,
but few people realize that he also invented the movie camera, and even an electronic vote-
recorder as well as created a way for electricity to be distributed to users.
5. Eco-tourism is a current trend in travel. It means tourists can travel to areas where the
animals and plants might be endangered. This type of tourism encourages visitors to help
threatened natural environments and see rare species* of plants and animals.
*Thomas Edison is a name of a person and,
therefore, is a noun, specifically a proper

*species is countable but only appears

in the plural

Part 2: Use the nouns that you know to do the activities below.
SHOPPING LIST
POSSIBLE ANSWERS
Countable items
eggs tomatoes

Non-countable items
milk flour

onions oranges

bread coffee

salad dressing plates

meat spinach

olives cookies

chicken butter

lemon chips

cheese oil

steak pickles

rice juice