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Types of nouns

Quiz by Shoba Subramanian

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  • Q1

    These nouns are used to name a general type of person, place or thing.

    Proper nouns

    Abstract nouns

    Collective nouns

    Common nouns

    30s
  • Q2

    These nouns are used to name a specific person, place or thing. It always begins with a capital letter.

    Collective nouns

    Abstract nouns

    Proper nouns

    Common nouns

    30s
  • Q3

    These nouns can be counted. They have a singular and a plural form and can be used with a number.

    Abstract nouns

    Countable nouns

    Uncountable nouns

    Proper nouns

    30s
  • Q4

    These nouns are nouns that cannot be counted.

    Countable nouns

    Common nouns

    Uncountable nouns

    Proper nouns

    30s
  • Q5

    These nouns are words that refer to a set or group of people, animals or things.

    Collective nouns

    Abstract nouns

    Concrete nouns

    Common nouns

    30s
  • Q6

    These nouns are nouns that have no physical existence and are not concrete. They refer to ideas, emotions or concepts so you cannot see, touch, hear, smell or taste something.

    Proper nouns

    Common nouns

    Abstract nouns

    Collective nouns

    30s
  • Q7

    Honesty is the best policy. What type of noun is the word 'honesty'?

    Proper noun

    Concrete noun

    Abstract noun

    Common noun

    30s
  • Q8

    George Washington is a _____________ noun.

    common 

    proper

    collective

    abstract 

    30s
  • Q9

    The plural of father-in-law is ____________.

    father-in-laws

    fathers

    father-in-law

    fathers-in-law

    30s
  • Q10

    Which of the following is a collective noun:

    women, duck, family, children

    family

    children

    women

    duck

    30s
  • Q11

    ____________ nouns are names of things that you can see or touch.

    Common

    Proper

    Concrete

    Abstract

    30s
  • Q12

    What is the plural form of sheep?

    sheep

    sheeps

    shepherd

    sheepes

    30s
  • Q13

    Alcohol is injurious to health. Identify the nouns and state their types.

    Alcohol - common noun

    injurious - common noun

    Alcohol - common noun

    health - abstract noun

    Alcohol - proper noun

    health - common noun

    Alcohol - proper noun

    health - proper noun

    30s
  • Q14

    Which one of the following is a noun:

    jump, cat, run, hop

    jump

    cat

    run

    hop

    30s
  • Q15

    Your happiness is most important to your husband and mother-in-law. Identify the nouns and their types.

    husband - common noun

    happiness - abstract noun

    husband - common noun

    mother-in-law - common noun

    happiness - abstract noun

    husband - proper noun

    mother-in-law - common noun

    husband - proper noun

    mother-in-law - proper noun

    30s

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