Nouns Practice

love, hate, fear, desire, thoughts

Abstract Noun

a gaggle of geese, a flock of sheep, a swarm of bees, a herd of deer

Collective Noun

phone, eyes, bed, tree, elephant, flowers

Common Noun

swimming pool, haircut, boyfriend, mother-in-law

Compound Noun

human, giraffe, finger, iPod, book, clothes

Concrete Noun

windows, swings, socks, dogs, horses, children

Plural Noun

Red River, Colorado, Springfield Middle School, Mt. Everest, Washington D.C.

Proper Noun

window, swing, sock, dog, horse, child

Singular Noun

noun names an IDEA, a FEELING, a QUALITY, or a CHARACTERISTIC (love, happiness, fear)

abstract noun

a noun that represents a group of people, animals or things (family, flock, team)

collective noun

a GENERAL name of a person place or thing (teacher, city, singer)

common noun

one noun made up of two words joined together

compound noun

A thing that can be seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted

concrete noun

nouns that can be counted - they are singular or plural (cat/cats, pizza/pizzas, idea/ideas)

countable noun

a noun that names TWO or MORE persons, places, or things (girls, houses, mice)

plural noun

a SPECIFIC person, place, thing, or idea (Mrs. Campbell, Winchester, Beyonce)

proper noun

a noun that names ONE person, place, thing, or idea (girl, house, mouse)

singular noun

nouns that cannot be divided into separate elements (fur, food, music)

uncountable noun