Names a special person, place, thing or idea. It is always capitalized

Names any person, place, thing or idea. It is not capitalized.

Are tangible such as people, places or objects

Things we cannot touch, hear, see, smell or taste

It is more general and less specific

Nouns that refer to a collection or group of multiple people, animals, or things

Names of specific people, places, things, ideas and should always be capitalized.

Nouns that cannot be counted

beach

classmate

cellphone

Mrs. Santos

Drake

Rolex

chocolate

Toblerone

names a group of people, animals, things, and others

names an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic

words used to state the extent or measure of something

names of specific persons, places or things

laptop

hamburger

perfume

friendship

nouns that show ownership

noun that refers to something that can be seen, touched, tasted, heard, or smelt (i.e., perceived with at least one of your senses).

it expresses a complete idea

it is always capitalized

simplicity

jealousy

happiness

table

love, book, Sofia, doctor

run, sing, dance, draw

he, she, it, they

beautiful, soft, loudly, yesterday

life

best

period

childhood

roses

fruits

sand

visitors

salt

water

gravel

kittens

Proper Noun

Common Noun

Collective Noun

Abstract Noun

Abstract Noun

Collective Noun

Proper Noun

Common Noun