Words both countable and uncountable

	Both countable and uncountable
Word	Countable	Ex.	Uncountable	Ex.
Chicken	The animal	We have ten cows and fifteen chickens on our farm	The food	Would you like some chicken?
Paper	Individual documents	I showed my papers to the immigration agent.	Paper in general	I need to buy some paper – our printer is all out.
Time	Specific events, moments in time	We’ve been to Tokyo three times.	The general concept of time	I didn’t have enough time to finish reading the book.
Hair	Individual strands of hair	The last time I was at that restaurant, I found two hairs in my food!	Hair in general	My sister has blonde hair.
Room	The specific places in a house, apartment, hotel, etc.	Our house has five rooms: the kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, living room, and family room.	“Room” meaning “space” in general	I'll make some room for these new books in the bookshelf.
Memory	Specific memories of past events	I have fond memories of the volleyball games my friends and I used to play in college.	The ability to remember (in general)	I have a terrible memory. I always forget people’s names!
Coffee/Water/ Beer/Tea /Soda	When asking for a specific number of these drinks	Could you bring us three coffees with milk, and two herbal teas?	When talking about the drink in general	I drink a lot of coffee, but I don’t drink very much beer.
Chocolate	When we Imagine a box of chocolates.	Do you want a chocolate?	A bar of chocolate	Do you want some chocolate?
Water	Absolute	Do you want some water?	When we use the countable units (glass, jug, litre)	Do you want a glass of water?
Iron	Electrical appliance	The iron is hot.	Material	Iron is hard.
Glass	Container	I drank a glass of milk.	Material	Bottles are made of glass.
Work	A product	That painting is a work of art.	An activity	I have some work to do tomorrow