| Uncountable nouns | Partitives |
| activity | an outburst of |
| advice | a bit/morsel of |
| air | a blast/breath/current/gust of |
| anger | a fit/an outburst of |
| applause | a burst/ripple of |
| bacon | a piece/rasher/slice of |
| banknotes | a bundle/ wad of |
| beef | a morsel of |
| beer | a barrel/bottle/can/crate/glass/keg/ tankard/pint of |
| biscuit | a box/crumb/packet/tin of |
| blood | a drop/pool/trickle of; spots/traces of |
| box | a pile/stack of |
| brandy | a bottle/dash/drop/flask/glass/hip/flask/measure/ nip/shot/tot of |
| bread | a chunk/crumb/crust/hunk/loaf/ piece/slice of |
| butter | a knob/lump/pat/slab of |
| cake | a bit/crumb/piece/slice/sliver/wedge of |
| cardboard | a piece/sheet of |
| cement | a block of |
| cheese | a chunk/hunk/morsel/slice/wedge of |
| chess | a game of |
| china | a chip/set of |
| chocolate | a bar/box/slab/square of |
| cigarette | a carton/pack/packet of |
| clay | a lump of |
| cloth | a bale/bolt/length/piece/scrap/shred/ strip/yard of |
| coal | a load/lump/piece of |
| cocoa | a mug of |
| coconut | a bunch of |
| coffee | a cup/jar/mug/pot/pound of |
| concrete | a layer/slab of |
| consolation | a morsel of |
| contamination | a level of |
| conversation | a snatch of |
| cotton | a bale/bolt/bundle/reel/strand of |
| cream (whipped) | a dollop of |
| crisp | a bag/packet of |
| cutlery | a set of |
| cynicism | a hint/note/touch/trace of |