There are two types of nouns:

 Countable
 Uncountable

COUNTABLE NOUNS

As their name suggests, count nouns are things we can count.

Examples:

1 dog, 3 chairs, 5 houses, 7 people, 10 pencils

Count nouns can be single or plural.

1 pencil        2 pencils

1 dog           3 dogs
1 chair         5 chairs

Words for Countable Nouns

There is 1 pencil on the table.

There are 2 pencils on the table.

There is 1 dog in the park.

There are 3 dogs in the park.

There are many cats in the house.

Are there many dogs in the park?
I need many books for my English class.

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

They are things that we can not count:

Examples:

Tea, sugar, water, air, rice, etc.

Uncountable nouns do not have a plural form.

Incorrect:        I have 3 rices.

Remember:  If you can’t count it…..it’s a non-count noun!!

Words for Uncountable Nouns

There is        Uncountable Nouns

There is salt on my pasta.

There is water on the table.

Much        Uncountable Nouns

There is much sugar in this coffee.

There is not much pollution in Toronto.
Is there much juice in the glass?

Quantifiers / Expresiones de cantidad

Form
All, no, each, every, some, any, much, many, several, more, most, little, less, a lot of,
few, fewer, enough, one, two, first, second, last, either, neither.

Use
Los cuantificadores, o determinantes de cantidad, nos dicen de cuántas cosas o personas
hablamos o a qué cantidad se refiere del sustantivo que acompañan:
There are some cartons of milk in fridge.
Only few swimmers have been able to cross The Channel.

all

 Se utiliza con sustantivos incontables:

All electrical equipment should be checked carefully.
 Se utiliza con sustantivos contables, en plural:
All shops close at lunch time in this town.

no

 Se utiliza en oraciones negativas después de un verbo en forma positiva:

I've got no money left.
There will be no test this week because your teacher is ill.

each and every

 Se usan solamente con sustantivos contables en singular:

Fill in each blank in the exercise.
We have to telephone every person in this list to organise the party.

some

 Se utiliza con nombres contables en plural:

I've borrowed some books from the library.
 Se utiliza también con sustantivos incontables:
There is some milk in the fridge.
 Se utiliza en preguntas cuando esperamos una respuesta positiva. Por ejemplo,
cuando se ofrece comida o bebida:
Would you like some ice-cream? Yes, please!

any

 Se utiliza en oraciones negativas e interrogativas tanto con sustantivos contables

como incontables:
There aren't any glasses here.
Are there any glasses here?
 There isn't any water on the table.
Is there any water on the table?

much and a lot of

 Much se utiliza con sustantivos incontables:

How much pocket money do you get every week?
Hurry up. There isn't much time left.
 En inglés hablado much se utiliza solo en oraciones interrogativas y negativas.
Para hablar afirmativamente se usa a lot of:
Andalucía exports a lot of olive oil.
Please, put a lot of cream on my apple pie.

many and several

 Solo se pueden utilizar con sustantivos contables en plural:
Many German tourists come to Spain in Summer.
I've tried to talk to you several times.

more and most

 Se utilizan con sustantivos contables en plural y con sustantivos incontables:
Teenagers should eat more fruit and vegetables.
 Most es la forma superlativa de more:
New York is one of the most attractive cities in the world.

little and a little

 Solo se utilizan con sustantivos incontables y significa poca cantidad. A menudo
le acompaña very:
I think you pay (very) little attention to my explanations.
 a little tiene una connotación positiva, signfica que hay algo aunque sea poco:
Work a little every day and you'll succeed with your exams.

less

 Se usa normalmente con sustantivos incontables. Es la forma comparativa de

little y significa una cantidad más pequeña de algo:
After knowing about the problems of the crazy cows, people eat less meat at
present.

few and fewer

 Few y su forma comparativa, fewer, se utilizan con sustantivos contables en
plural:
There are few LP's in the record shop. They are old fashion.
Fewer people buy flats in the centre of Madrid. They are too expensive.
 few significa que no hay cantidad suficiente, pero si decimos a few, damos una
connotación positiva a la información, es decir, que aunque pocos, hay algunos:
She has a few friends in her new school.
There are a few good Italian restaurants near here. 

enough
  Se puede utilizar tanto con sustantivos contables en plural como con sustantivos
incontables:
There is enough lemonade for everyone.
There aren't enough glasses for everyone.

one, two, three, etc. (cardinal numbers)

 Solo se pueden usar con sustantivos contables. One se usa con el nombre en
singular y el resto en plural:
I have two good books for you here.
There is only one sweet. Who wants it?

first, second, third, etc. (ordinal numbers)

 Solo acompañan a sustantivos contables en plural. First puede determinar a

sustantivos contables en singular también:
The first men landed on the moon in 1969.
This is not the first time that we meet.
He won the Oscar for his fifth script.

last

 Se utiliza para indicar que algo es el último elemento de una serie, o bien, para
informar de que es el acontecimiento más reciente:
This is your last chance.
We had a quarrel last week.

either (... or) and neither (... nor)

 Se pueden utilizar con nombres contables o incontables indistintamente:

You have to take either arts or science subjects next year.
I have neither milk nor sugar in my coffee.

Common Expressions
No way: you use it to state that some action is impossible.
No doubt you are certain of something.
No problem: something is no trouble for you.
Many happy returns: (of the day) you wish someone a happy birthday.