Water can be drunk, stored in a bottle or given to a plant.
The idea
In ordinary uses, water is uncountable: say some water or water is cold. To count servings or containers, count the vessel: a glass of water, two bottles of water.
Examples
- There is some water in the bottle.
- Could I have a glass of water?
- The water is cold today.
- We need two bottles of water.
- Please give the plant some water.
- She drinks water after her walk.
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Watch out
Do not normally say a water when you mean the substance. In a café, a water can informally mean one serving or bottle.
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Choose the word for an unspecified amount. There is ___ water in the bottle. (some / a)
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some
some water names an unspecified amount.
Count two containers. We need two ___ of water. (glass / glasses)
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glasses
glasses counts the containers, not the water.
Choose the verb agreeing with water. The water ___ cold. (is / are)
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is
is agrees with uncountable water.
Practice round
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Choose the word for an unspecified amount. There is ___ water in the bottle. (some / a)
Count two containers. We need two ___ of water. (glass / glasses)
Choose the verb agreeing with water. The water ___ cold. (is / are)
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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Ask for water, then say how many glasses or bottles you need.