Types of Nouns DEFINITIONS

​TYPES OF NOUNS

DEFINITIONS!

Types of Nouns (1/2)

1. concrete noun - a physical thing, person, or place—something or someone that can be perceived with the five senses (touch, hearing, sight, smell, and taste).

2. abstract noun - a noun denoting an idea, quality, or state of being

3. countable noun - items that can be counted

4. uncountable noun - a person/thing, idea, or concept that cannot be counted as individual units

5. collective noun -a word that names a group of people, animals, or things as a single unit

Types of Nouns (2/2)

6. compound noun -a noun that is made up of two or more different words

7. possessive noun - a noun that indicates ownership, possession, or a relationship

8. regular plural noun - a noun that forms its plural by adding -s or -es to the singular form

9. irregular plural noun - a noun whose plural form is created without following the standard rule of adding an "-s" or "-es"

Don't forget to review these examples!

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Love

• Concrete

• Abstract

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Picture

• Concrete

• Abstract

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Book

• Concrete

• Abstract

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Mouse

• Concrete

• Abstract

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Loyalty

• Concrete

• Abstract

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Anger

• Concrete

• Abstract

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Teacher

• Concrete

• Abstract

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Choose the correct compound noun. "The teacher is writing the questions in the whiteboard."

• whiteboard

• writing

• teacher

• questions in

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Which compound noun can you form with TOOTH?

• reel
• brush
• measure
• opener

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The full ___________ looked enormous as it rose over the horizon.

• moon

• sun

• sunset

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Let's see how much you know about counts and non-counts...

What's "WATER"?

• A countable noun

• An uncountable noun

• Honestly, I prefer not to know it!

• Depending on the context.

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What is an uncountable noun?

• Nouns you can count

• Nouns you cannot count

• Adjectives you can count

• Adjectives you cannot count

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They are UNCOUNTABLE nouns:

• milk

• cheese

• meat

• eggs

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They are COUNTABLE nouns:

• bananas

• oranges

• rice

• mushrooms

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What is the collective noun in the sentence?

Jan screamed as a swarm of insects flew at her.

• insects

• swarm

• screamed

• Jan

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In the forest, all the _____________ branches were waving in the wind.

• tree's

• trees'

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Where have I seen that _________ face before?

• girl's

• girls'

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Our ________ blades need sharpening.

• skate's

• skates'

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My __________ birthday is next week.

• brother's

• brothers'

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What is the correct plural form?
How many (galaxy) are there in the universe? 

• galaxies
• galaxys

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What is the correct plural form? 
Micah took two (photo) of the eclipse. 

• photoes
• photos

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What is the correct plural form?
How many (child) are in your scientists' club?

• childs
• children

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What is the correct plural form? 
How many (woman) astronauts have flown in space? 

• women
• womans

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We watched the geese fly by.

• regular
• irregular

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What is the plural form of foot?

• foots

• footes

• feet

• feets

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The plural form of "wolf" is "wolves".

• TRUE

• FALSE

• I DONT KNOW

• MAYBE