Measure words are used to talk about the amount of something that cannot be easily counted. They are most often used with uncountable nouns.
Three milks.- Three glasses of milk.
(measure word/glass of)
Some common measure words with usage:
a glass of
- beer
- water
a cup of
- coffee
- tea
a bowl of
- cereal
- soup
a slice of
- bread
- meat
a carton of
- milk
- juice
a piece of
- advice
- news
a grain of
- salt
- rice
