Nouns - Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Countable Nouns

These can be counted. They have a plural form.

He has a comic. She has two comics. (‘Comic’ is singular or one, while ‘comics’ is plural or many.) I bought a shirt. You bought three shirts. (‘Shirt’ is singular or one, while ‘shirts’ is plural or many.)

Uncountable Nouns

These cannot be counted. They do not have a plural form.

Blood contains haemoglobin. Electricity can shock. Ice is the solid state of water. The air is polluted. There is some sugar left. (‘Blood’, ‘electricity’, ‘ice’, ‘water’, ‘air’ and ‘sugar’ have only the singular form.)