The World for Freedom

NOUNS

A person can be plumber, friend, Billy (Billy is a proper noun).
A place can be a park, a bathroom, South Korea (South Korea is a proper noun).
A thing can be scissors, ipad, and plastic.

Name the nouns in the following sentences:—

1. There are seven provinces in Canada.

2. Then the fly lit his lamp of fire.

3. The bloom of that fair face is wasted.

4. The boy stood on the burning deck.

5. And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.

6. He goes to church on Sunday And sits among his boys.

7. I hear in the chamber above me The patter of little feet, The sound of a door that is opened, And voices soft and sweet.

8. A violet by a mossy stone, Half hidden from the eye! Fair as a star, when only one Is shining in the sky.

TYPES OF NOUNS

The classes, or types, to which nouns belong are distinguished as follows:

1. A proper noun is the name given to a word that falls under the category of names, places, holidays, days of the week, and months of the year; as, Jim, France, Christmas, Thursday, May.

• • • Proper nouns should always be capitalized.

2. A common noun is the name given to an object to show the class to which it belongs; as, hat, child.

3. A collective noun is a name which in the singular shows a collection. It is usually plural in idea but singular in use; as, pile, association.

4.An abstract noun is the name showing the quality of an object being not of realistic, touchable, or seeable. Mostly abstract nouns are nouns of the mind; as, hunger, happiness, love.

5. A concrete noun is the opposite of an abstract noun showing the quality of an object is of realistic, touchable, or seeable; house, book, finger

6. A count noun, or countable noun, is the name of a noun that shows a word the word can be counted in numbers; as dog-dogs, man-men, building-buildings.

7. A non-count noun, or uncountable noun, is the name of a noun that shows a word cannot be counted in numbers because the amount is too big or it is a mass; as water, space, sand

8. A gerund, or verbal noun, is the name of an action. As its name suggests, it is made from a verb; as, Sweeping is good exercise. Drinking smoothies is delectable. Smiling makes friends.

Exercises with Types of Nouns

 

Circle the words that are used as names in the following sentences:—

 

1.	The shoes worn by the soldiers were made by Ronny.
2.	Near this tree is the grave of "Big Bad John".
3.	Chaucer is the father of English poetry.
4.	Clint Eastwood is a very famous actor.
5.	Christopher studies hard every day because he knows it's good for his life.

 

Circle all the words that are used as places in the following sentences:—

1.	California will one day break off of the continent of North America
2.	My trip to Mars was only a virtual one, but it was still exciting!
3.	Our family plans to cross the entire country for our annual summer vacation trip.
4.	Japan has some of the most spectacular festivals I have ever seen.
5.	Whether you decide to leave for Lichtenstein or not, the choice is yours.

 

Circle all the words that are used as holidays in the following sentences:—

1.	I've never missed going home for our family's Thanksgiving gathering.
2.	We'll decorate the Christmas tree at 7PM tonight.
3.	Yom Kippur is the Day of Atonement, the holiest day of the year in Judaism.
4.	What are your plans for the Lunar New Year?
5.	We all plan on going to a singing room for dad's birthday.

 

Circle all the words that are used as days of the week in the following sentences:—

1.	Did you know that Thursday was named in honor of the Norse god Thor?
2.	Classes have been cancelled until Wednesday, April 1st.
3.	Your appointment will be on Monday, June 23rd.
4.	The original meaning of Friday is "Free day".
5.	My flight is leaving at 7 on Tuesday morning.

 

Circle all the words that are used as months of the year in the following sentences:—

1.	This November will be my 16th birthday; can you come to my party?
2.	After we finish the project, we'll be starting another in June.
3.	June 25th was the beginning of Korean war in 1950.
4.	March comes in like a lion, out like a lamb.
5.	Remember, remember the fifth of November, gunpowder, treason and plot.

Circle the words that are used as common nouns in the following sentences:—

1.	They will walk to the park after school today.
2.	Since the beginning of May I've been happier than can be!
3.	Joe is going to be delivering the product to the customer with his drone.
4.	Ff   Bob will go on an adventure with his dog and book bag.
5.	D    The people in the paper company all have either a dog, cat, or a bird.

 

Circle the words that are used as collective nouns in the following sentences:—

1.	When I went to the park there was a flock of geese eating.
2.	I went scuba diving once and saw a school of fish hiding.
3.	I got scared by the pack of wolves surrounding my house.
4.	There was a crowd of people waiting at the train station.
5.	There was a patrol of policemen waiting at the front of house.

 

Circle the words that are used as abstract nouns in the following sentences:—

1.	Love had he found in huts where poor men lie.
2.	Time is relevant to the state of mind.
3.	Liberty is what the patriots felt after the Revolutionary War.
4.	Generosity is what the old, blind, homeless man felt after hearing the clinking sound of coins falling into his coffee can.
5.	When Abraham Lincoln gave the Emancipation Proclamation speech, slaves received their freedom.

 

Circle the words that are used as concrete nouns in the following sentences:—

1.	Rob licked the residue of the chips off his fingers.
2.	Jessica put the book back up on the shelf in the library.
3.	Jacob washed the dog in the bathtub.
4.	It ran through the desert as fast as it could run.
5.	Joe jumped on his bed over and over again.

Circle the words that are used as countable nouns in the following sentences:—

1.	I love to listen to songs while I work.
2.	I have a laptop, a few mouse's, some gaming chairs, and many desktops.
3.	Bob has 4 pencils, 2 sharpies, and a pencil case.
4.	The dog eats a burger nearly every day.
5.	The car contains 8 seats in total.

 

 

Circle the words that are used as uncountable nouns in the following sentences:—

1.	That was music to my ears.
2.	Money makes the world go round.
3.	Water keeps me hydrated at all times.
4.	I am going off the grid.
5.	I sift through tons of information daily.

 

 

Circle the words that are used as gerund in the following sentences:—

1.	Swimming was a passion of mine ever since I was two years old.
2.	Flying was one of the most fascinating experiences of my life.
3.	Eating veggies keep me strong.
4.	Shooting basketballs is one of my favorite activities to do.
5.	I normally like to go jumping on my trampoline in the afternoon.

On the line next to each word, write whether the word is a pronoun, proper noun, concrete noun, abstract noun, collective nouns, count noun, or non count noun.

Billy _______________________	Network _______________________
Desk _______________________	She _______________________
Anger _______________________	Congregation ______________________
March _______________________	Mob _______________________
Sophia _______________________	I _______________________
Saturday _______________________	Water _______________________
Lawyers _______________________	Confusion _______________________
Cloud _______________________	Horde _______________________
Memorial day _______________________	Kangaroos _______________________
Gnat _______________________	Idea _______________________
Breath _______________________	Stars _______________________
Pack _______________________	Abstinence _______________________
They _______________________	Sand _______________________
Galaxy _______________________	June _______________________
Rat _______________________	Thanksgiving Day _______________________
Monster _______________________	Yom Kippur _______________________
We _______________________	Disease _____________________
Help _______________________	Kwanza _______________________
Cup _______________________	She _______________________