Countable and Uncountable Nouns for Class 4 in English

Nouns are the cornerstone of language, expressing tangible and intangible concepts. Understanding “Countable and Uncountable Nouns for Class 4 in English Grammar” is vital in mastering language skills.

So, in this article, we have discussed engaging exercises tailored to Class 4 students to facilitate a better grasp of these fundamental grammar concepts.

Regular Countable and Uncountable Nouns for Class 4 

Countable Nouns for Class 4

Countable nouns, as we already know, are those that we can count. They can be both singular and plural.

Nouns that indicate more than one thing, person, animal, place, or idea are called plural nouns. Usually, plural nouns are formed by adding the endings -s, -es, or -ies. These are called regular plurals.

●Cat – cats (ending -s)

● Wish  – wishes (ending -es)

●Story – stories (ending -ies)

1. Most nouns form plurals with -s.

●Cup – cups

● Fan –  Fans

● Cat – cats

2. Nouns ending with consonants s, x, o, ss, ch, or sh form plurals with -es.

●Switch – switches

● Bus, – buses,

● Box –  boxes.

●Dish – dishes

●Class – classes

●Tomato – tomatoes

3. Nouns with a vowel before the letter y form plurals with -s.

● Alley – alleys

● Tray – trays

4. Nouns with a consonant before the letter y form plurals with -ies.

● daisy – daisies

● colony – colonies

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Irregular Countable and Uncountable Nouns for Class 4 

However, not all plurals are formed by using -s, -es, or -ies. Some nouns use -ves or -en to form plurals. Such plurals are called irregular plurals.

● Leaf  – leaves

● ox  – oxen

Irregular plurals can be formed in many ways.

1. Some countable nouns use -en or -ren to form plurals.

● child – Children

● ox  – oxen

2. Nouns ending with for fe form plurals with -ves.

● calf – calves

● loaf – Loaves

3. Some nouns change vowels in the plural form.

● woman – women

● goose –  geese

4. Some nouns change forms completely in the plural.

● Mouse – mice,

● Person – people

5. Some nouns remain the same.

● Deer  – deer

● Fish – fish (fishes)

Words used with countable plural nouns

Normally, we use words like the, a few, some, many, or any before regular plural nouns.

● I have a few apples, Do you want one?

●Kiren has many friends.

●  Are there any bananas left?

● I went to the shop to buy some mangoes.

We use the before nouns only when discussing something in particular, not general.

●The eggs are in the fridge.- singular

● Eggs are a good source of protein.- plural

Words like the, some, any, many, and a few can also be used with irregular plurals.

● Some children wanted to go to the movies.

● I have eight mice. The mice are white and fluffy.

● Are there any men in the parade tomorrow?

● A few knives are kept in the top drawer.

● Many people came to the music event.

Countable and Uncountable Nouns for Class 4 

Nouns that cannot be counted using numbers are called uncountable nouns.

For example, we cannot count water. We can only count glasses or bottles of water. The following are some of the examples of uncountable nouns.

● sugar  

●air

● water  

●tea

We do not use ‘a’ or ‘an’ with uncountable nouns. Uncountable nouns usually do not have a plural form.

● an air (x); airs (*)

● a sugar (*); sugars (*)

We must use other countable nouns to measure uncountable nouns. 

● a breath of fresh air (breath is countable but the air is not)

● two kilos of. Sugar (kilo is countable but sugar is not)

● three bags of flo (bag is countable but flour is not)

We use the before uncountable nouns only when the things being referred to are specific and not general.

The honey is in the kitchen. (specific)

Honey is good for a sore throat. (general)

We can also use much, a little, a lot of, some, and any with uncountable nouns to indicate their quantity.

● much money

● a little rain

● a lot of butter

● some advice

● any news

Countable and Uncountable Nouns for Class 4 Worksheet

Worksheet 1

A. Write the plural forms of these nouns.

1. balloon ……………………..

2. loss ……………………..

3. church ……………………..

4. key …………………….. 

5. bush ……………………..

6. family ……………………..

7. radish ……………………..

8. horse ……………………..

Worksheet 2

B. Complete these sentences with the plurals of the words given in the brackets.

1. Mr Rao grows …………………. (daisy) in his garden.

2. My sister helped me carry all the …………………(box) to the other room.

3. All the ………………… (judge) were wearing black ………………… (robe).

4. You need tomatoes ………………… (tomato) to make pasta.

5. Rohit used up his pocket money to buy ………………… (lolly).

6. I hope all your wishes …………………(wish) come true.

7. The twin babies …………………(baby) started crying at the same time.

8. Madhura spotted many butterflies …………………( butterfly) at the park yesterday,

Worksheet 3

C. Match the following irregular nouns to their plural forms.

Worksheet 4

D. Complete the sentences with the plural forms of the highlighted words.

1. The child was playing in the park.

The ………….  were playing in the park.

2. The shelf was full of interesting books.

The …………. were full of interesting books.

3. I saw a goose on the farm.

I saw a couple of ………….on the farm.

4. Akshay bought a loaf of bread.

Akshay bought some …………. of bread.

5. The mouse caused a lot of trouble in the house.

The …………. caused a lot of trouble in the house.

6. I’m sorry, you hurt your foot.

I’m sorry, you hurt your ………….

Worksheet 5

E. Complete the passage with the words given in the box.

[Some, many, a few, any, some, the]

Mehul is in the supermarket to shop for groceries. He picks up …………. potatoes and tomatoes. He might want fruit juice in the morning, so he buys …………. musk melons and a ………….  milkshake. The ………….  musk melons smell good. He loves popcorn too. There are …………. flavors available in the shop. He picks up his favorite caramel flavor. He also wants to make noodles for dinner, but they don’t have …………. packets left.

Worksheet 6

F. Underline the countable nouns and circle the uncountable nouns.

1. We need some juice) for the party.

2. There was a lot of traffic on the road today.

3. Is that sand on your dress?

4. I like to drink chilled milk on a hot day.

5. Can you pass me the knife to cut the cheese please?

6. I filled the bottle with water

Worksheet 7

G.Tick () the correct words to complete these sentences.

1. Are there (any/much) oranges left?

2. Were there (a little/a lot of) people at the event?

3. I bought (some/much) interesting books.

4. Would you like to have (many/some) tea?

5. There isn’t (few/much) sugar left in this jar.

6. Adding (a little/any) butter will improve the taste of the dish.

Worksheet 8

H. Use the plural forms of the nouns in brackets to complete this passage.

…………..  (bee) live in a hive. There are three kinds of bees- workers ………….. (worker), drones and queens ………….. (queen). In each hive, there is only one queen bee. If something happens to her, the other bees will stop their …………..  (work). Bees are busy ………….. (creature) and they are very wise. They work together to make ………….. (cell) of wax for their………….. (honey). Some bees go out and gather honey from the ………….. (flower), while others work inside the hive. The cells are all of the same shape and size, with no room between them. They have six  …………..  (side) to them. However, the ………….. (drone) do not work. So, before winter arrives, they are sent away from the hive. This way, they cannot eat the honey they did not gather.

Worksheet 9

I. Form pairs, Write the plural forms of these nouns in the correct columns of the table.