Coffee is a drink made from prepared coffee beans.
The idea
Use uncountable coffee for the drink in general: some coffee. To count portions say a cup of coffee; in an order, two coffees can mean two servings.
Examples
- I drink coffee in the morning.
- Would you like a cup of coffee?
- She ordered two coffees.
- The coffee is hot.
- He prefers coffee without milk.
- There is some coffee in the pot.
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Watch out
Do not treat every use of coffee as countable: two coffees refers to servings, not separate units of the liquid itself.
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Choose the uncountable word for the drink. The ___ is hot. (coffee / coffees)
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coffee
Coffee is uncountable when naming the drink generally.
Choose the word for one serving. Would you like a ___ of coffee? (cup / cups)
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cup
Cup counts one serving of the drink.
Choose the plural for two ordered servings. She ordered two ___. (coffee / coffees)
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coffees
Coffees can count servings in an order.
Practice round
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Choose the uncountable word for the drink. The ___ is hot. (coffee / coffees)
Choose the word for one serving. Would you like a ___ of coffee? (cup / cups)
Choose the plural for two ordered servings. She ordered two ___. (coffee / coffees)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Order a cup of coffee and say whether you want milk.