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Countable and Uncountable Food: Helpful List & Examples

List of countable and uncountable food with examples and pictures! In English, there are some foods which are countable and others which are not. It is important to commit these to memory as there is no simple rule. Whilst an English speaker would fully understand if you used the word ‘fruits’, the correct word is simply ‘fruit.’ Being able to use the correct term for countable and uncountable foods will make your English more clear and native sounding.

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Countable and Uncountable Food

Countable food is a type of food that can be counted because they can be used with numbers and have plural forms. For example, “apple” is a countable food because you can say you want “three apples”.

Uncountable food is the opposite of countable food because it does not make sense to talk about it with numbers. For example, “bread” is an uncountable food because you cannot say you want “three breads”. You can say “three loaves of bread” or “three bags of bread” because you are combining the uncountable food (which is a noun) with another noun so that the sentence makes sense.

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List of Countable and Uncountable Food

Countable Food

• Burger
• Sandwich
• Hot dog
• Cherry
• Apple
• Grape
• Orange
• Olive
• Watermelon
• Carrot
• Tomato
• Pea
• Salad
• Vegetable
• Pancake
• Sausage
• Egg
• Potato
• Cookie
• Fries
• Candy

Uncountable Food

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List of Countable Food with Examples

Burger

Do you want some ketchup with your burger?

Sandwich

We went for a sandwich lunch at the local bar.

Hot dog

He bought a hot dog and had it covered with all the fixings.

Cherry

Each cake had a cherry on top.

Apple

The apple never falls far from the tree.

Grape

He put a grape into his mouth and swallowed it whole.

Orange

He cut the orange into quarters.

Olive

Have you eaten a kind of fruit called olive?

Watermelon

The woman cut up the watermelon and shared it out among the four children.

Carrot

We used a carrot for the snowman’s nose.

Tomato

Tomato soup is my cup of tea.

Pea

I felt like a pea on a drum.

Salad

The salad was decorated with segments of orange.

Vegetable

Vegetable prices fluctuate according to the season.

Pancake

Do you want a sweet pancake or a savoury one?

Sausage

She sliced off a piece of sausage.

Egg

He poached an egg for breakfast.

Potato

Potato chips are served for the children.

Cookie

The baby chewed the cookie up and swallowed it.

Fries

I’d like a steak and fries with chocolate mousse to follow.

Candy

She ran to the candy store to get some sweets.

Uncountable Food List with Examples

Bread

All bread is not baked in one oven.

Fruit

The fruit does not fall far from the tree.

Juice

He filled a jug with juice.

Meat

She cut the meat into small pieces.

Rice

We brought home two bags of rice.

Cereal

I have hot cereal every day for breakfast.

Milk

If you sell the cow, you sell her milk too.

Coffee

I’d like a cup of coffee, please.

Tea

There’s some fresh tea in the pot.

Flour

All is flour that comes to his mill.

Salt

Business is the salt of life.

Soup

Of soup and love, the first is the best.

Sugar

She sprinkled the strawberries with sugar.

Butter

Butter to butter is no relish.

Cheese

Would you like a slice/piece of cheese with your bread?

Honey

In the morning, I like to put honey on my toast.

Water

Do you have any water?

Chocolate

Tom shared his chocolate bar with his friend.

Jam

She made jam from the apples.

Seafood

This wine goes particularly well with seafood.

Mustard

I like mustard with a bit of bite.

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COUNTABLE или UNCOUNTABLE? Существительные, которые бывают исчисляемыми и неисчисляемыми

Какие существительные всегда являются неисчисляемыми (uncountable)? Те, которые мы не можем посчитать, конечно. На ум сразу приходит слово «water», правда? И другие названия жидкостей, материалов, еды и напитков, абстрактные понятия и т.д. Этот список мы изучаем на начальных этапах изучения английского языка.

Но, уважаемый читатель, оказывается, что множество «неисчисляемых» существительных могут образовывать множественное число, их можно посчитать! За счет своей многозначности существительные, которые мы привыкли считать неисчисляемыми, появляясь в разных контекстах, становятся вдруг исчисляемыми.

В таблице, предложенной ниже, вы ознакомитесь со словами, которые, меняя свое значение, могут быть и исчисляемыми и неисчисляемыми.

В первой колонке представлены «противоречивые» слова;
Во второй значения слова в качестве исчисляемого в единственном и множественном числе,
В третьей вы видите его значение как неисчисляемого.

Значения даются в виде примеров с переводами. Стрелка во второй колонке указывает на то, что из единственного числа можно образовать множественное с таким же значением.

I don’t like pork, I prefer chicken. = meat

Please, give me some chicken. = a portion of food

Noun / Существительное	Countable / Исчисляемое		Uncountable / Неисчисляемое
	Singular / Единственное число	Plural / Множественное число
Glass	Can I have a glass of lemonade? = стакан →	Can I have two glasses of lemonade?	This statuette is made of glass. = стекло (материал)
	–	Where are my glasses? = очки
Paper	I buy a paper every morning. = a newspaper (газета)	My papers are in the briefcase. = документы, бумаги	I need some paper to write on. = бумага(материал)
Hair	Look! There is a hair on your coat! = волос →	Look! There are some hairs on your coat!	I have got dark hair. = волосы
Iron	I bought an iron yesterday. = утюг →	Now I have two irons.	This detail is made of iron. = железо, материал
Chocolate	–	He gave me a box of chocolates. = коробка шоколадных конфет	Don’t eat too much chocolate. = шоколад, как субстанция
Room	My room is large and light.= комната →	There are three rooms in our flat.	We’ve got enough room for all of you. = пространство, место
Wood	There is an oak wood near our country-house. = лес →	Wolves live in the woods.	I can make nice toys of wood.= материал
Experience	I remember one interesting experience of mine. = случай, событие из жизни →	She had a few unpleasant experiences while looking for a job.	He is a good teacher, he has a lot of practical experience. = опыт работы, стаж
Time	В выражениях: * one (two) at a time — один(два) за раз * to have a good/bad time — хорошо/плохо провести время	How many times have you been to London? = сколько раз?	I have no time. = время
	After a time they came to the lake.= длительное / некоторое время
Fish	I saw a fish in the water. = рыба, рыбина →	There are five fish in my aquarium.	Can I have some fish? = рыба как блюдо
	There are many fishes in the ocean.= виды рыбы
Tea	Can I have a tea, please? = чашка чая (заказ в ресторане)→	Two teas.	Tea is a favourite drink of the British. = жидкость, напиток
Coffee	Would anybody like a coffee? = a cup of →	Two coffees.	You should cut down on coffee. = жидкость, напиток
Fruit	Pineapple is an exotic fruit.= сорт фруктов	–	We eat fruit every day. = фрукты — неисчисляемое
Juice	I‘d like an orange juice. = стакан сока(в ресторане, кафе)	–	Would you like some juice? = жидкость, напиток
Ice-cream	Mother bought me an ice-cream. = одна порция мороженного, когда оно упаковано по порциям →	Mother bought me three different ice-creams.	Do you like vanilla ice-cream? = субстанция
Work	This work of Picasso is amazing. = произведение искусства →	These works of Shakespeare are well-known in our country.	They are looking for work.= работа, занятие I have a lot of work to do.= работа, нагрузка, задания
Business	My uncle has a business in Canada. = компания →	He also has three businesses in Australia.	Travel business is developing in our region. = бизнес, деятельность, торговля
Gossip	Mary is a terrible gossip. Don’t trust her. = сплетник, сплетница (о человеке) →	All my colleagues are gossips.	There is much gossip about their relations.= сплетни, обсуждения
Help	Tom is a real help for me. = помощник, наемный работник (о человеке) →	Tom and Sam are real helps for me.	I can’t cope with this task. I need some help. = помощь, содействие
Toast	He proposed a good toast at my Birthday. = тост, короткое высказывание перед тем, как выпить →	Ten toasts were proposed at the party.	I ‘d like some toast (a slice of toast) for breakfast. = тост, зажаренный хлеб
Chicken	A chicken is a funny small bird. = птица →	Three chickens
Pepper	There is only one pepper in the fridge. = один овощ, перчина →	Two peppers	You need some salt and some pepper to make the dish spicy. = специя, молотый перец
Carrot	One carrot is enough for the salad. = овощ →	Four carrots	Put some carrot into the saucepan. = тертая морковь
Noise	I heard a strange noise. = отдельный звук	I keep hearing noises.	My neighbours make a lot of noise. I can’t stand noise. = шум
Drawing / Painting	I saw a drawing / painting of Picasso. = произведение искусства →	Drawings / paintings	Drawing / painting is my hobby. = хобби, занятие
Knowledge	A knowledge of medicine is necessary for a food nurse. They have a good knowledge of English = определенный навык	–	Knowledge is power. = понимание, знание.
Water	–	Exotic fish live in warm waters. = воды, водная территория	Water covers most of the Earth surface. = вода

Если вы знаете существительные, которые можно добавить в эту таблицу, пишите нам. Ждем ваших писем и комментариев!

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