Parts of Speech Test: Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives

What is a noun?

Common Noun

• A part of speech that is a person, place, thing, or idea
• Names a person, place, or thing and is capitalized.
• A noun in which you can add a number to the front of it and add an s at the end of it.
• Any person, place, or thing and is not capitalized.
• Names groups of things and people.

Proper Noun

• Names a person, place, or thing and is capitalized.
• A noun in which you can add a number to the front of it and add an s at the end of it.
• Any person, place, or thing and is not capitalized.
• A part of speech that is a person, place, thing, or idea
• Names groups of things and people.

Abstract Noun

• A type of noun that is intangible.
• Names a person, place, or thing and is capitalized.
• A noun in which you can add a number to the front of it and add an s at the end of it.
• Any person, place, or thing and is not capitalized.
• A part of speech that is a person, place, thing, or idea

Concrete Noun

• Can be experienced with one of the five senses.
• Names a person, place, or thing and is capitalized.
• A noun in which you can add a number to the front of it and add an s at the end of it.
• Any person, place, or thing and is not capitalized.
• A part of speech that is a person, place, thing, or idea

Compound Noun

• Contains two or more words that join together to make a single noun.
• Names a person, place, or thing and is capitalized.
• A noun in which you can add a number to the front of it and add an s at the end of it.
• Any person, place, or thing and is not capitalized.
• A part of speech that is a person, place, thing, or idea

Collective Noun

• Names groups of things and people.
• Names a person, place, or thing and is capitalized.
• A noun in which you can add a number to the front of it and add an s at the end of it.
• Any person, place, or thing and is not capitalized.
• A part of speech that is a person, place, thing, or idea

Count Noun

• A noun in which you can add a number to the front of it and add an s at the end of it.
• Names a person, place, or thing and is capitalized.
• Any person, place, or thing and is not capitalized.
• A part of speech that is a person, place, thing, or idea
• Names groups of things and people.

Non-Count Noun

• A noun that only has a single form.
• Names a person, place, or thing and is capitalized.
• A noun in which you can add a number to the front of it and add an s at the end of it.
• Any person, place, or thing and is not capitalized.
• A part of speech that is a person, place, thing, or idea

friendship

• count and abstract
• non-count and collective

• count and common
• non-count and abstract