A noun names a person, place, thing or idea. Practise telling common nouns from proper nouns, countable from uncountable nouns, and finding collective and abstract nouns. The answer key is at the end.
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A. Common or proper?
Write C for a common noun and P for a proper noun.
- river
- Ganga
- teacher
- Monday
- city
- Jaipur
- festival
- Diwali
- Taj Mahal
B. Countable or uncountable?
Write C for a countable noun and U for an uncountable noun.
- chair
- water
- information
- mango
- furniture
- advice
- student
- luggage
C. Collective nouns
Fill in the blank with the right collective noun.
- a __________ of cows
- a __________ of fish
- a __________ of grapes
- an __________ of soldiers
- a __________ of birds
- a __________ of wolves
D. Find the abstract noun
Write the abstract noun (the name of a quality, feeling or idea) in each sentence.
- Her kindness made everyone smile.
- We felt great joy at the news.
- Honesty is the best policy.
- The child showed real courage.
- His anger did not last long.
Answer Key
A. Common or proper?
- C
- P
- C
- P
- C
- P
- C
- P
- P
B. Countable or uncountable?
- C
- U
- U
- C
- U
- U
- C
- U
C. Collective nouns
- herd
- school (or shoal)
- bunch
- army
- flock
- pack
D. Find the abstract noun
- kindness
- joy
- Honesty (also accepted: policy)
- courage
- anger