常见的物质名词,如:snow(雪),rain(雨),water(水),coffee(咖啡),tea(茶),meat(肉),milk(牛奶),rice(米饭),bread(面包),orange(桔汁)等;抽象名词是指表示动作、状态、品质、感情等抽象概念的词,常见的抽象名词,如:work(工作),study(学习),love(爱),friendship(友谊)等.

　　最常见的不可数名词有：advice,baggage,change(零钱),furniture（家具）,hair,homework,information,knowledge,luggage（行李）,money,news,progress,traffic

　　其它不可数名词还有：absence,age,anger,courage,energy,equipment,experience,failure,fear,food,fun,health,ice,industry,kindness,labour,luck,marriage,music,nature,paper,peace,pleasure,power,pride,rain,research,respect,safety,salt,sand,silence,sleep,strength,snow,technology,time,trade,transport,travel,trust,truth,waste,water,wealth,weather,wind,world