Nouns-name of people,animals,things,places,events and ideas Look at the slide! You will know lot about noun.

1. Kinds of Noun by: Lance Andrei S.
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2. Example: dove , happiness
Look at the following words above
Dove: Can you see dove? Can you hear dove? Can you smell dove? Can you touch dove?
Can you taste dove? Yes, I can see, touch, hear and smell dove
They are called concrete noun. Concrete Noun are noun can be seen, touched,
smelled, heard and tasted.
Happiness: Can you see happiness? Can you hear happiness? Can you touch happiness?
Can you smell happiness? Can you taste happiness? Can you fell happiness? Yes, I can
feel happiness.
They are called abstract noun. Abstract Noun are noun cannot be seen, touch, smell,
taste and hear but can be felt.
A. Identify if Concrete or Abstract
1._______philosophy 2._______joyness
3._______nest 4._______tears
5._______loneliness 6._______tree
7._______knowledge 8._______thief

3. Example: station, Brazil
Look at the following words what are different
Station: Where station we will go? Look at the word what is the different to the another
. Another clue
Brazil: What country we will go? Brazil
You’re correct of your answer is the station is unspecific noun or uncapitalized noun
they are called common noun. The Brazil is capitalized and specific so it is Proper
Noun.
A. Put them at their proper column
Islam faith trust secret Jolibee SM Israel fan movie
Common Proper

4. Flower, flowers
Have you see: The flower is one so it is singular and the flowers are two or more so it is
plural noun. In every noun there is rulings in changing at plural form.
Regular Nouns
1.Add –s or-es
1.car-cars 2.river-rivers 3.nation-nations 4.glass-glasses
2.Change –y to I and add-es. If –f change it to v and add –es. this happen when the
letter before the –y or –f is consonant
1.dictionary-dictionaries 2.loaf-loaves 3.story-stories
Irregular Nouns
They change in spelling
1.foot-feet 2.fait accompli- faits accomplis 3.man-men
Special Nouns
Some don’t change
1.mathematics-mathematics 2.scissors-scissors 3.swine-swine
A.Form their plural form
1.board-__________ 2.goose-____________ 3.sheep-___________4.flambeau-______

5. Water, fingers
What have you observe?
Water: Can you count water? No, You cannot. Noun cannot be count is called Mass
Noun.
Fingers: Can you count fingers? Yes, You can. Noun can be counted is count noun.
A.Can you identify if the noun is count or mass
1.speakers-_________
2.hair-_____________
3.palaces-__________
4.ghosts-___________
5.faith-_____________
6.coffee-___________
7.money-___________
8.chocolates-________
9.papers-___________
10.leaves-__________

6. Sunglasses, sister-in-law, ice cream
What have you observe? They are combine nouns. The combined nouns are called
compound noun. There are three kinds of compound nouns: one word, separated
and hypenated.
A.Form compound nouns by the following noun
1.eye-
2.sun-
3.life-
4.step-
5.arm-
6.head-
7.ice-
8.Scout
9.electric-
10.tooth-

7. Fleet of ships, flock of sheep
What have you observed?
They are all group. They are group of noun. They are called Collective Noun. Collective
noun are group of noun.
A.Identify what collective form is for this noun
1.bananas-
2.fish-
3.whales-
4.elephants-
5.witches-
6.pupils-
7.teachers-
8.directors-
9.actors-
10.musicians-

8. Nun, rooster, jar, teacher
What have you observe?
You’re correct if you look for their gender. There are 4 genders of noun. The nun is girl
so she is belonging to the feminine. The rooster is a male chicken it belong at
masculine. The teacher can be boy or girl so it belongs at common. The jar is non-
living things so it is neuter.
A.Identify the gender of the following noun
1.comedienne-__________
2.equestrienne-__________
3.Loom bands-___________
4.colts-_________________
5.Thomas-______________
6.bottle-_______________
7.elephant-____________
8.janitor-_______________
9.fan-_________________
10.mother-_____________