Uncountable Nouns made Countable (Partitive) – List

Uncountable Nouns Made Countable (Partitive Structures)

Below is a comprehensive list of uncountable nouns, and how they can be made countable using partitive structures.

  • Advice – a piece of advice
  • Information – a piece of information
  • News – a piece of news
  • Bread – a loaf/slice of bread
  • Butter – a pat of butter
  • Cheese – a slice of cheese
  • Meat – a piece/chunk of meat
  • Coffee – a cup of coffee
  • Tea – a cup of tea
  • Water – a glass of water
  • Rice – a grain/bowl of rice
  • Sugar – a spoonful of sugar
  • Wine – a bottle/glass of wine
  • Beer – a pint of beer
  • Furniture – a piece of furniture
  • Luggage – a piece of luggage
  • Mail – a piece of mail
  • Equipment – a piece of equipment
  • Machinery – a piece of machinery
  • Land – a plot of land
  • Wood – a piece of wood
  • Glass – a piece of glass
  • Sand – a grain of sand
  • Work – a piece of work
  • Clothing – a piece of clothing
  • Footwear – a pair of shoes
  • Pasta – a piece of pasta
  • Music – a piece of music
  • Art – a piece of art
  • Jewelry – a piece of jewelry
  • Software – a piece of software
  • Knowledge – a bit of knowledge
  • Homework – a piece of homework
  • Research – a piece of research
  • Air – a breath of air
  • Fire – a spark of fire
  • Funding – a bit of funding
  • Humour – a bit of humour
  • Cotton – a ball of cotton
  • Ice – a cube of ice
  • Snow – a flake of snow
  • Rain – a drop of rain
  • Soap – a bar of soap
  • Yarn – a ball of yarn
  • Wool – a ball of wool
  • Chocolate – a bar of chocolate
  • Money – a sum of money