2. A noun is a word
that names a:
•person
•place
•thing
•idea
3. 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
4. •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
5. •Common noun
These 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.
6. 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.
9. 11. city _________________
12. boston__________________
13. street __________________
14. main street ______________
15. burger king ______________
16. restaurant ______________
17. jollibee ______________
18. cornedbeef _____________
19. dog ___________________
20. snoopy ________________
10. Answer key:
1. march March
2. month common noun
3. day common noun
4. tuesday Tuesday
5. holiday common noun
6. christmas Christmas
7. cereal common noun
8. coffee common noun
9. dr. cube Dr. Cube
10.Doctor common noun
11. 11. city common noun
12. boston Boston
13. street common noun
14. main street Main Street
15. burger king Burger King
16. restaurant common noun
17. jollibee Jollibee
18. creek common
noun
19. dog common noun
20. snoopy Snoopy
12. • Abstract noun
Names 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.
13.
14. •Concrete noun
These 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.
15. •Count noun
Words that refers to things that can be counted; they
can be made in plural by adding “s” to their end parts.
Examples:
1.boy – boys
2.dog – dogs
3.table – tables
16. •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
17. Count and Mass Nouns
Write 1 if it is count noun and 2 if it
is mass noun
20. •Collective Nouns
These 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
21. •Compound Nouns
If the nouns are made up of 2 or more words, they
are called COMPOUND NOUNS.
Examples:
Executive Manager
Chief-of-Police
Branch Manager
23. 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.
24. •Possessive Nouns
these are the nouns that use an apostrophe to show
that a thing belongs to somebody or something.
Example:
girl’s wallet girls’ wallet
woman’s ideas women’s ideas
boy’s bag boys’ bag
25. •Special Nouns
these are nouns that follow a unique way of
pluralization.
Examples:
measles
Physics
shorts
sheep
