short overview of countable and uncountable nouns with food

1. CAN YOU COUNT HOW MANY?
YES - Countable
NO – Uncountable

2. So... Countable or uncountable?
A SANDWICH
TUNA
AN EGG
SUGAR
LEMONADE
BREAD
AN ONION
A TOMATO
A GRAPE
RICE
WHY?
1 sandwich .. 2 sandwiches
1 tuna – 2 tunas?
1 egg – 2 eggs
1 sugar – 2 suggars?
1 lemonade – 2 lemonades?
1 bread – 2 breads?
1 onion – 2 onions
1 tomato – 2 tomatos
1 grape -2 grapes
1 rice – 2 rices?

3. BUT! When we add how much of something,
it becomes countable!
Water (uncountable)
Chocolate (uncountable)
Coffee (uncountable)
Pork (uncountable)
Crisps (uncountable)
Beans (uncountable)
Butter (countable)
Bread (uncountable)
BUT!
A glass of water (countable)
A bar of chocolate (countable)
A cup of coffee (countable)
A plate of pork (countable)
A packet of crisps (countable)
A bowl of beans (countable)
A piece of butter (countable)
A slice / loaf of bread (countable)

4. HOW MANY?
UNCOUNTABLE
HOW MUCH?
I want 2
eggs.
I need
3 apples.
Can I have 2 glasses of
water?
I would like 4
tomatos please.
I would like some
cheese.
I would like some
pork please.
I need three kilos of
tuna.
Can I have some
bread?