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Nouns and Types of Nouns

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of noun is "love"?

a)

Abstract

b)

Common

c)

Proper

2.

What type of noun is "pencil"?

a)

Abstract

b)

Common

c)

Proper

3.
What type of noun is the word in blue?
When I went to Spanish class, my teacher told me to speak Spanish all the time.
a)
common
b)
compound
c)
proper
d)
collective
4.
Why must you eat his chocolate? Don't you know it's his and not yours?
a)
abstract
b)
common
c)
proper
d)
collective
5.
This team is terrible at not being terrible.
a)
abstract
b)
proper
c)
compound
d)
collective
6.
Hey, Bobby! Give me that right now! You stole my favorite rocking chair!
a)
collective
b)
proper
c)
common
d)
abstract
7.
The swarms of mosquitos around the bayou are ridiculous.
a)
abstract
b)
collective
c)
proper
d)
concrete
8.
I've always felt that honor is more important than a piece of chocolate.
a)
compound
b)
collective
c)
concrete
d)
abstract
9.
Find the singular noun in the sentence.
The boys walked to the park.
a)
boys
b)
walked
c)
park
10.
Find the plural noun in the sentence.
The boy and girl raced to the benches.
a)
girl
b)
boy
c)
raced
d)
benches
11.

Select the plural form of the following word.

goose

a)
gooses
b)
geese
c)
goosies
12.
Select the plural form of the following word.
lunch
a)
lunches
b)
lunchs
c)
lunchies
13.
Select the plural form of the following word.
leaf
a)
leafs
b)
leaves
c)
leafes
d)
leafies
14.

We saw a fleet of ships at the harbor.

a)

Common Noun

b)

Proper Noun

c)

Abstract Noun

d)

Collective Noun

15.

The crowd was very big.

a)

Common Noun

b)

Proper Noun

c)

Collective Noun

d)

Abstract Noun

16.

Which word is singular?

a)

love

b)

hamburgers

c)

children

d)

lambs

17.

I have a litter of cubs at home. Which types of noun is the underlined word?

a)

compound

b)

collective

c)

abstract

d)

common

18.

My family is going to Phuket next month. Which word is a proper noun?

a)

family

b)

Phuket

c)

month

d)

going to

19.

Which word is NOT a common noun?

a)

stone

b)

cave

c)

house

d)

The White House

20.
I've always felt that honor is more important than a piece of chocolate.
a)
compound
b)
collective
c)
concrete
d)
abstract
21.
Only in America are so few people given so much to eat.
a)
collective
b)
common
c)
proper
d)
abstract
22.

Which is true about Abstract Nouns?

a)

They can be physically observed.

b)

They are ideas, feelings and qualities

23.

Which is a proper name for a place?

a)

school

b)

bank

c)

Festival Mall

d)

park

24.

What is the common noun for the word Paris in this sentence:

The Eiffel Tower is in Paris.

a)

student

b)

chocolate

c)

city

d)

school

25.

What type of noun is the one underlined in the following sentence:

The Eiffel Tower is in Paris.

a)

Proper Noun

b)

Common Noun

26.

Common nouns are

a)

specific names

b)

general names

c)

people names

d)

object names

27.

What type of noun must be capitalized because it is special?

a)

common noun

b)

abstract noun

c)

proper noun

28.

Which noun will you use to show group names?

a)

common

b)

proper

c)

compound

d)

collective

29.

State what is a sentence?

a)

A group of words that makes complete sense.

b)

A group of words which makes complete sense. It must begin with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.

c)

A group of words which makes complete sense and must end with a full stop.

d)

A group of words which makes complete sense .It must begin with capital letter, must have a verb and ends with a full stop.,

30.

Indicate the common nouns in the following sentence: The tiger ate the entire deer alone.

a)

alone and deer

b)

tiger and deer

c)

entire and ate

d)

tiger and ate

31.

Give the definition of a proper noun

a)

a special name given to a particular person

b)

a special name given to a particular person, animal, place or thing. Proper nouns begin with a capital letter.

c)

A name given to a person or thing. Proper nouns begin with a capital letter

d)

A special name to an animal and place. Proper nouns begin with a capital letter.

32.

Select which is the abstract noun in the following sentence: The man gives a lot of charity to the poor

a)

lot

b)

charity

c)

man

d)

gives

33.

Select the correct collective noun for the following: A ________ of friends went to the cricket match

a)

A class of friends

b)

A party of friends

c)

A company of friends

d)

A school of friends

34.

Indicate the answer for the following question: What is a noun?

a)

the name of any person, animal ,and place

b)

the name of a person or animal

c)

the name of any person, animal, place or thing.

d)

the name of an animal or person

35.
"fish" is a...
a)
proper noun
b)
common noun
36.
"show" is a...
a)
proper noun
b)
common noun
37.
"time" is a(n)...
a)
concrete noun
b)
abstract noun
38.
"clock" is a(n)...
a)
concrete noun
b)
abstract noun
39.
Is "flock" a collective noun?
a)
Yes
b)
No
40.
Is "geese" a collective noun?
a)
Yes
b)
No
41.

Which is the abstract noun:

The dog felt hatred.

a)

dog

b)

hatred

42.

Which is the abstract noun:

Jealousy made Joe act mean to his sister.

a)

Jealousy

b)

Joe

43.

the desk of the teacher

a)

teachers' desk

b)

teacher's desk

44.

Tell whether each underlined possessive noun is singular or plural: The horses' riders were dressed in red.

a)

Singular

b)

Plural

45.

Which is the abstract noun:

Jealousy made Joe act mean to his sister.

a)

Jealousy

b)

Joe

46.

Which is the abstract noun:

The dog felt hatred.

a)

dog

b)

hatred

47.

If I can use one of my five senses to detect something it is called a...

a)

Common Noun

b)

Abstract Noun

c)

Concrete Nound

48.

What is the collective noun for a group of people?

a)

litter of people

b)

crowd of people

49.

Courage is a _________-

a)

Abstract Noun

b)

Concrete Noun

50.

The new stores will be opened on Friday.

a)

Common Noun

b)

Proper Noun

c)

Abstract Noun