Types of nouns
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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