100 Examples of Countable Nouns
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.
1. apple/apples
2. orange/oranges
3. cat/cats
4. dog/dogs
5. house/houses
6. kitchen/kitchens
7. table/tables
8. book/books
9. pen/pens
10. pencil/pencils
11. elephant/elephants
12. carrot/carrots
13. onion/onions
14. garden/gardens
15. noun/nouns
16. verb/verbs
17. chair/chairs
18. train/trains
19. bus/busses
20. bike/bikes
21. store/stores
22. candy/candies
23. bag/bags
24. shirt/shirts
25. sock/socks
26. flower/flowers
27. seed/seeds
28. lake/lakes
29. ocean/oceans
30. animal/animals
31. whale/whales
32. fish/fish
33. stream/streams
34. cloud/clouds
35. plant/plants
36. cup/cups
37. fork/forks
38. spoon/spoons
39. plate/plates
40. straw/straws
41. box/boxes
42. bird/birds
43. egg/eggs
44. steak/steaks
45. couch/couches
46. light/lights
47. door/doors
48. room/rooms
49. painting/paintings
50. candle/candles
51. apartment/apartments
52. building/buildings
53. purse/purses
54. mirror/mirrors
55. toilet/toilettes
56. toothbrush/toothbrushes
57. shower/showers
58. towel/towels
59. pool/pools
60. lawn/lawns
61. yard/yards
62. ball/balls
63. game/games
64. kettle/kettles
66. phone/phones
67. app/apps
68. dollar/dollars
69. cent/cents
70. pound/pounds
71. kilometer/kilometers
72. mile/miles
73. liter/liters
74. hour/hours
75. second/seconds
76. month/months
77. week/weeks
78. day/days
79. weekend/weekends
80. holiday/holidays
81. job/jobs
82. salary/salaries
83. tax/taxes
84. scooter/scooters
85. road/roads
86. dream/dreams
87. idea/ideas
88. invention/inventions
89. class/classes
90. grade/grades
91. brother/brothers
92. sister/sisters
93. aunt/aunts
94. uncle/uncles
95. cousin/cousins
96. grandmother/grandmothers
97. grandfather/grandfathers
98. mother/mothers
99. father/fathers
100. child/children
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.
1. Water
2. Ice
3. Bread
4. Cereal
5. Jam
6. Cheese
7. Honey
8. Milk
9. Tea
10. Wine
11. Beer
12. Coffee
13. Music
14. Science
15. Love
16. Fear
17. Anger
18. Hope
19. Peace
20. Chaos
21. Patience
22. Art
23. Electricity
24. Money
25. Propane
26. Gas
27. Time
28. News
29. Patriotism
30. Knowledge
31. Faith
32. Wisdom
34. Beauty
35. Creativity
36. Rice
37. Salt
38. Sugar
39. Flour
40. Grass
41. Butter
42. Pepper
43. Work
44. Recreation
45. Travel
48. Soup
49. Alcohol
50. Yogurt
51. Air
52. Evidence
53. Weather
54. Soap
56. Beef
57. Pork
58. Ham
59. Bacon
60. Seafood
64. Toast
65. Meat
66. Pasta
67. Traffic
68. Ketchup
69. Mustard
70. Mayonaise
71. Blood
72. Homework
73. Data
77. Cash
78. Advice
79. Assistance
80. Furniture
82. Rain
83. Wind
84. Tennis
85. Golf
86. Soccer
89. Badminton
91. Bocce
92. Croquet
93. Chess
94. Checkers
95. Soil
96. Dirt
97. Mud
98. Hay
99. Fun
100. Help