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Nouns-Kinds

Learning Objectives
• To identify and list the different kinds of the
nouns in graphic organiser.

• To evaluate and identify the names of nouns in


the given sentences.
Learning Outcomes
• Students will be able to,
identify and list the different kinds of the
nouns in graphic organiser and will evaluate
and identify the names of nouns in the given
sentences.
Starter
Guess the word.
01 WALL 02 DOOR

03 RADIO
04 WHITE BOARD
Pre Assessment
Write the name of the noun that is underlined in the sentences given below:
a. I think you are missing your mother. Common noun
b. Can you please help Riya with her project? Proper noun
c. He has lost the battle. Abstract noun
d. My family consists of five members. Common noun
e. They are going to Australia. Proper noun
NOUN
Nouns are words that represent people, places, or
things. Everything we can see or talk about is
represented by a word. That word is called a
"noun." You might find it useful to think of a noun
as a "naming word."
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KINDS OF NOUNS
COMMON NOUN & PROPER NOUN
Common Noun Proper Noun
It is a word that represents a Proper nouns make common nouns
person, place or thing in easy to distinguish and understand.
general. It is very common These are used to make common nouns
and easy to find around you. special by giving them a particular
These are general terms name. In written English, a proper
indicating a person or a noun always begins with capital letters
place. no matter where they are used in the
sentences.
Common Noun
Examples Proper Noun

boy David

sailor Adam

lawyer Sarah

mother-in-law Janice

city Boston

bridge The Golden Gate Bridge

tower Eiffel Tower

street Honeysuckle Cresc


Collective Noun

Collective nouns represent the names for a


collection/group or a number of people/animals,
things or ideas. It is a collection of common or
proper nouns.
Examples
Army, family, class, Council, jury, bouquet, herd, audience,
pack, flock, crowd, group. Choir, orchestra, bunch 
Compound Noun
● Compound nouns are a combination of two or more words
used as a noun. These can represent a place, a thing, an
animal or idea.
 Examples
Bedroom ( Bed+room), Classroom (Class+room), Fireflies
(Fire+Flies), Toothpaste (Tooth+Paste), Swimming pool,
Dry cleaners, Bus stop, Egg rolls, Washing machine,
Family business, Daughter-in-law, Web-browser.
Concrete Noun

Nouns that can be identified through five senses


(taste, touch, sight, hearing, or smell) come under
concrete nouns. They can be touched, smelt, felt,
seen or heard.
 Examples
Boy, food, chair, London, song, music, egg, laptop, computer,
book, snow, rain, water, lotion, chemical, bottle, baby,
Abstract Noun

Abstract nouns are the exact opposites of concrete


nouns. These cannot be identified through the five
senses.
 Examples
Happiness, Sadness, Ecstasy, Bliss, Love Bravery, Courage,
Success Pain, Misery, Justice.
COUNTABLE NOUN & UNCOUNTABLE
Countable Noun Uncountable Noun
The countable nouns are The nouns that cannot be
individual people, counted are called uncountable
animals, places, things, or nouns or mass nouns. It is hard
ideas which can be to use them with a quantifier like
counted in numbers one, three, four. All abstract
nouns are uncountable..
Define two concepts

Countable Noun Uncountable Noun

Venus
COMPOUND NOUN

Made up of two or more smaller


words
Examples; Textbook, snowball,
seafood, sunflower

CONCRETE NOUN
Something that you can perceive
with your five senses
Examples; Apple, lion, eyes, flower
etc…
Genders of Noun
In English, the four genders of noun are masculine, feminine, common, and neuter.
● Masculine nouns refer to words for a male figure or male member of a species (i.e.
man, boy, actor, horse, etc.)
● Feminine nouns refer to female figures or female members of a species (i.e. woman,
girl, actress, mare, etc.)
● Common nouns refer to members of a species and don't specify the gender (i.e.
parent, friend, client, student, etc.)
● Neuter nouns refer to things that have no gender (i.e. rock, table, pencil, etc.)
Check your understanding

● List the kinds of nouns in


bullet points.
TASK
Write the name of the noun that is colored in the sentences given
below:
1. I bought a gold ring for my sister.
2. He inspired him by his work.
3. The Parliament house is in Delhi.
4. Mumbai is the finance capital of India.
5. Kolkata is a beautiful city.
6. He might not have worked for late at night.
7. Laughter is the best medicine.
8. Rusting iron is a type of corrosion.
9. A company hires a group of employees for its project.
10. A team of professionals has derived a solution for their organization.
ANSWERS
1. Material noun
2. Abstract noun
3. Proper noun
4. Proper noun
5. Common noun
6. Common noun
7. Abstract noun
8. Material noun
9. Collective noun
10. Collective noun
Plenary
Extended Task

Complete the exercises given in the grammar


textbook.

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