A noun is a word that names a: •person•place•thing•idea

There are different kinds of noun:

•Proper noun•Common noun•Abstract noun•Concrete noun

•Count noun•Mass noun

•Collective noun•Compound noun•Possessive noun

•Special noun

•Proper noun:These nouns refers to specific or particular persons, places, or things. They begin with

capital letter.Examples: Pope John Paul II, Maria, The Predator(movie), Master showman ( T.V. program)

1. Pope John Paul II is the very popular pope this year.2. Maria is my best friend.3. We watched The Predator last week in cinema.4. Master Showman is a very entertaining show in GMA

•Common nounThese are the names of persons, things, and

places in general.

Examples: book, friend, actress, bag

1. The book is under the table. 2. My friend is in our house today.3. My favorite actress is Beyonce.4. I like your bag.

Activity:

Determine whether each noun is a common noun or a proper noun.

● If the noun is common, write “common noun” on the line.

● If the noun is proper, re-write the noun on the line using correct

capitalization.

example:•waterfall common noun• malaysiaMalaysia

1.march _________________2.month _________________3.day _________________ 4.tuesday ________________5.holiday ________________6.christmas ______________7.cereal ________________8.coffee ________________9.dr. cube ________________10.doctor ________________

11. city _________________ 12. boston __________________13. street __________________14. main street ______________15. burger king ______________ 16. restaurant ______________ 17. jollibee ______________ 18. cornedbeef _____________19. dog ___________________ 20. snoopy ________________

Answer key:1. march March2. month common noun3. day common noun4. tuesday Tuesday5. holiday common noun6. christmas Christmas7. cereal common noun8. coffee common noun9. dr. cube Dr. Cube10.Doctor common noun

11. city common noun 12. boston Boston13. street common noun 14. main street Main Street15. burger king Burger King 16. restaurant common noun17. jollibee Jollibee 18. creek common noun19. dog common noun 20. snoopy Snoopy

• Abstract nounNames of ideas, feelings, qualities and emotions. They refer to matters that don’t exist in the physical world, but known through the effects they create.

Examples: love, intelligence, patience

1. Love is everyone’s need.2. Intelligence is one of our criteria in judging the competition.3. Patience is a virtue.

•Concrete nounThese are nouns that appeal to one’s sense; they

refer to object that exist in the physical world.

Example: building, dogs, chairs

1. This building is huge.2. The dogs are barking.3. I love this chairs very much.

•Count nounWords that refers to things that can be counted; they can be made in plural by adding “s” to their

end parts.

Examples:1.boy – boys2.dog – dogs3.table – tables

•Mass noun

These refer to things that cannot be counted. Those nouns do not have plural equivalents. They

can be quantified, nevertheless, by the use of counters or unit of measure which can be

pluralized.

Examples: A piece of paper pieces of paper A strand of hair strands of hair A bowl of soup bowls of soup A cup of tea cups of tea A pack of soup packs of cigarette

Count and Mass Nouns

Write 1 if it is count noun and 2 if it is mass noun

1.)electricity1.count

   2.non-count2.)hydrogen   1.count   2.non-count

3.)information   1.count   2.non-count

4.)forest   1.count   2.non-count

5.)baggage   1.count   2.non-count

6.)vocabulary1. count2. non-count

7.)toothbrush1.  count2. non-count

8).ice1. count2.  non-count

9.)dictionary1.  count2. non-count

10).letter1.  count2. non-count

•Collective NounsThese are the words that name a group or a

collection of persons, places and things.

Examples: A group of stars- constellation A group of laborers- union A group of fish- school of fish

•Compound NounsIf the nouns are made up of 2 or more words, they

are called COMPOUND NOUNS.

Examples: Executive

ManagerChief-of-PoliceBranch Manager

Activity:

• Underline the correct Collective and Compound

Nouns.

1.The choir sung the Philippine National Anthem.

2.Lieutenant General Ramos was the guest speaker in our camp.

3.Mr. Bell gave bouquet to Ms. Cher.

4.Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.

5.The English class is having their field trip.

•Possessive Nounsthese are the nouns that use an apostrophe to

show that a thing belongs to somebody or something.

Example:girl’s wallet girls’ walletwoman’s ideas women’s ideasboy’s bag boys’ bag

•Special Nounsthese are nouns that follow a unique way of

pluralization.

Examples:measles Physicsshortssheep

Activity:

•Change the following statement to show possession

•Write it on a one half sheet of paper.Answer only.

1.The hat of the boy.2.The frame of the picture.3.The glass of the candle.4.The ring belonging to Charlie.5.The ball of Mikee.