The document provides examples of teaching nouns to students. It defines different types of nouns such as proper nouns, common nouns, countable nouns, uncountable nouns, singular nouns, and plural nouns. Examples are given for each type of noun to illustrate their meanings and usage. Exercises are also included for students to identify and classify different nouns.

1. EXAMPLE SLIDES OF TEACHING NOUNS

2. NOUNS are names of people, animals, places and things

3. NOUNS COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS PROPER NOUNS COMMON NOUNS SINGULAR NOUNS PLURAL NOUNS

4. PROPER NOUNS are special names given to nouns. the first letter of the name is always a capital letter. EXAMPLES : PEOPLE – N yon, P ushpa, M arlene, H isham PLACES – L ondon B ridge, E iffel T ower COUNTRIES & CITIES – M alaysia, K uala L umpur, J apan

5. Find the proper nouns 1. mariam went to thailand last year. 2. The girl is from subang jaya. 3. kuantan is the capital of pahang. 4. australia is the largest island on earth.

6. ANSWERS amalina is a clever and hardworking girl. su siok khim likes ahmad because he is very helpful. Last monday my father brought us to the national zoo. mr.lee works for malaysian airlines system. The malays fast in the month of ramadhan. ah chong is staying at 108, jalan melor, taman muhibbah, temerloh. Amalina Su Siok Kim Ahmad Monday, National Zoo Mr Lee Malaysian Airlines System Malays Ramadhan Ah Chong Jalan Melor, Taman Muhibbah Temerloh.

7. ________________ lives in __________________. He is a postman. He works at the __________________. Before going to the post office, he usually goes to ____________________to have his breakfast. He works only on weekdays starting from _______________ till ____________________. On weekends he helps his wife, __________________. En. Mudin Taman Sentosa Selayang Post Office Pak Mat’s stall Monday Friday Pn. Shima

8. COMMON NOUNS are names given to people, animals, places and things in general EXAMPLES : PEOPLE – man, boy, girl, husband, uncle ANIMALS - cat, tiger, ant, eagle, monkey PLACES - school, field, cinema, house THINGS - umbrella, knife, cup, table

9. Identify the common nouns 1. The blue car is under the tree. 2. The cat is drinking milk. 3. My mother bought a beautiful blouse from the shop. 4. There are three balls and a book on the round table.

10. _____________ build their ___________ in different places. Most _____________ build their nests in _____________. They build their nests on the_________________. Birds nests birds trees branches

11. There are also birds which build nests on the __________; among bushes and shrubs. Others make their nests in ______________, _____________ and _______________. Some birds do not build nests at all. ground caves buildings houses

12. They just lay their _____________ on sandy _____________ and cover the _____________ with sand. eggs beaches eggs

13. family windows cloth broom garden

14. COUNTABLE NOUNS are nouns that can be counted EXAMPLES:

15. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS - are nouns that cannot be counted EXAMPLES:

16. State whether the nouns below are countable or uncountable apple girl cows grass banana hair country ice-cream milk table frog room

17. 1. apple ( C ) 2. girl ( C ) 3. grass ( U ) 4. banana ( C ) 5. ink ( U ) 6. frog ( C ) 7. sand ( U ) 8. sugar ( U ) 9. chair ( C ) 10. rice ( U ) ( C ) ( C ) ( U ) ( C ) ( U ) ( C ) ( U ) ( U ) ( C ) ( U )

18. 11. fire ( ) 12. pupil ( ) 13. water ( ) 14. jam ( ) 15. house ( ) 16. radio ( ) 17. cream ( ) 18. gas ( ) 19. coffee ( ) 20. children ( ) ( U ) ( C ) ( U ) ( U ) ( C ) ( C ) ( U ) ( U ) ( U ) ( C )

19. 1. There are _______________ hockey sticks in the storeroom. 2. We do not have _____________ ‘L’ sized T-shirts. 3. My cat eats ______________ raw meat every day. 4. The boys spent ______________ time at the recreational centre. 5. We are looking for _________________ small insects for our science project. 6. I cannot let you in because you do not have _____________ tickets. some any some some some any

20. 7. There aren’t ________________ flowers in the garden. 8. The rich man gave the orphan _______ food and money. 9. Do you have __________________ reasons for coming late? 10. Mother gave me ________________ cough mixture to drink. 11. Is there ________________ iodine in the first- aid box? 12. We bought ___________________ presents for our friends and relatives. any some any some any some

21. The library has __________books. ( much, many) There is only __________ water left. ( a few, a little) She did not put ___________ sugar in the coffee. ( much , many ) We could only sell ___________ tickets today. (a few, a little ) There aren’t ___________ mangosteens on the tree. ( many, much ) We need ____________ more time to finish this work. ( a little, a few) Razak waited for __________ minutes for the bus to arrive. ( a little, a few) Chandran caught ___________ grasshoppers to use as bait for fishing. (a few, a little) many a little much a few many a little a few a few

22. We will use only __________ oil to fry the fish. ( a few, a little) 10. Razak has _____________ money in his pocket. ( a few, a little) 11. He bought ___________ toys for his nephews. ( much, many) 12. How ______________ does this pen cost? ( much, many) 13. We saw _____________ monkeys at the park. ( a few, a little) 14. My sister mixed the flour with _____________ butter. ( a few, a little) 15.________________ birds ate the farmer’s crops. (A few, A little) 16.You have to add only ______________ milk to the coffee. ( a few, a little) a little a little many much a few a little A few a little

23. 17.They have ____________ relatives in India. ( many, much) 18.Please add _____________ coconut milk to the curry. ( a few, a little) 19.My friends bought ____________ dresses from that supermarket. ( a few, a little) 20.She ate too ___________ food last night. ( much, many) many a little a few much

24. Jason : Hey, Sham, you look exhausted. What have you been up to ? Sham : Oh, I’ve been mowing lawns to earn (1)____________ money. I need RM30 to buy a new badminton racquet. Jason : So how _____________ money have you made? (2) Sham : Twelve ringgit only. Jason : How ___________lawns did you do? (3) Sham : Three. Jason : Do you need ______________ help? I’m free this evening. (4) Sham : Thanks, Jason. Right now, I need _________ of iced water to quench my thirst. (5) some much many any plenty

25. SINGULAR NOUNS refers to only one noun articles ‘ a ’, ‘ an ’ or even sometimes ‘ the ’ will be placed before the singular nouns the numerical adjective’ ‘ one ’ will also be used EXAMPLES :- a boy a bag

26. a clock a book an apple the sun the moon an umbrella

27. PLURAL NOUNS refers to nouns which are more than one . There are a few types of plural forms. by adding ‘s’ boy - boys paper - papers basket - baskets bag - bags river - rivers by adding ‘es’ bu s - buses bo x - boxes di sh - dishes mat ch - matches bat ch - batches

28. by adding ‘en’ child - children ox - oxen by changing the middle vowel m a n - men wom a n - women m ous e - mice t oo th - teeth f oo t - feet g oo se - geese by changing ‘y’ to ‘ies’ when ‘y’ is preceded by a consonant . ci t y - cities ar m y - armies bo d y - bodies ba b y - babies po n y - ponies

29. by changing ‘ f ’ or ‘ fe ’ to ‘ves’ by remaining unchanged loa f - loaves cal f - calves lea f - leaves thie f - thieves kni fe - knives wol f - wolves hal f - halves wi fe - wives cod - cod sheep - sheep dozen - dozen deer - deer cattle - cattle news - news trout - trout

30. monkeys monkey caves cave children child policemen policeman foxes fox brushes brush oranges orange toys toy libraries library thieves thief wives wife women woman churches church leaves leaf mice mouse geese goose classes class tables table PLURAL SINGULAR

31. The ( baby, babies) cries because she is hungry. The ( vases, vase ) are made of clay. The boy is trying to stand on only one (foot, feet). There are many ( mice, mouse) in that house. Lily’s father is a ( fisherman, fishermen). The hall is decorated with many (roses, rose) and (ribbon, ribbons). All the (teacher, teachers) and the (headmaster, headmasters) of SK Taman Jaya attend the school assembly. (Butterfly, Butterflies) are insects but (foxes, fox) are not. Man Chong has a ( brother, brothers) and three ( sister, sisters). The (buffalo, buffaloes) are large (animal, animals).

32. 11.There are two ( church, churches) and one (library, libraries) in this village. 12.These (bird, birds) like to rest on the (branch, branches) of the trees. 13.There are four (child, children) and an old (woman, women) at the bus stop. 14.The mother (cow, cows) looks after its four (calf, calves). 15.Many (policeman, policemen) join in the National Day parade in this (city, cities). 16.There are a few ( man, men) standing under a big (tree, trees). 17.Mrs. Lee has two (dog, dogs) and a few (goose, geese) in her farm. 18.The little (boy, boys) are playing with a cute little (girl, girls). 19.Two (children, child) were plucking fruits with their friends. 20.There are nine colourful (bottle, bottles) on the (floor, floors).

33. Richard is going camping this weekend. He is taking three ______________ (bag, bags ) of food. He is also taking a ____________________ ( basket, baskets) full of things. In the basket he has a __________________ (torchlight, torchlights) and two ______________ (candle, candles). There is also a ___________________ (knife, knives) for cutting the fruit and vegetables.