English lesson

1. Abstract nouns are nouns which are the names of ideas, feelings or qualities…
happiness
loneliness
intelligence courage
hope
imagination
hate
kindness
love
courage
bravery
Can you think of any more? despair
anger
fear
awe wonder

2. A common noun is a noun that refers to a person, thing or place…
Can you think of any more?
river
doctor
table
motorbike
mountain
football team
brother
car
beach
valley
computer
grandmother baby
pencil

3. Can you think of any more?
A collective noun is a noun used to define a group of objects, people or animals.
a pod of dolphins
a school of fish
a colony of ants
a swarm of bees
a plague of locusts
a pride of lions
a bunch of grapes
a bouquet of flowers
a herd of elephants
a bed of snakes
A range of mountains
a belt of asteroids
a murder of crows
an ocean of tears

4. A proper noun is the name of a specific item, person or place and will always
begin with a capital letter no matter where it occurs in a sentence.
Mrs Grant
Ferrari
Matthew
EnglandGod
Rice Crispies
Bangladesh
LondonTuesday Atlantic
Jesus
Fulham
Delhi
Can you think of any more?
Lucy
The Thames