Material Nouns
What is a Material noun?
What is a Material noun? A type of noun from which items are made.
What is a concrete noun?
A concrete noun names things you can see and touch. Examples are apple, dog, fork, book and computer.
Give 2 examples of each uncountable, countable, proper and common nouns.
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The pot, made of clay and metal, is used for cooking.
In this sentence, name all the material nouns.
Answer(s): clay and metal
Sam left the radio on the table. In this sentence, name all the concrete nouns.
Answer(s): Radio Table
The local militia showed mercy to the survivors. Name all the abstract nouns in this sentence.
Answer(s): Mercy
A fleet of ships and a crew of sailors were in the harbor. Name all the collective nouns in the sentence
A fleet of ships and a crew of sailors
“Rice” is a concrete noun but it is uncountable.
True
Change a common noun into Material nouns. She wore a necklace.
Example Answers: She wore a necklace made of pearls/ gold/silver/diamonds etc
List a group of concrete nouns. You have a 20 seconds. List at least five.
Example answer(s): Towel Bird Truck Bracelet Album
List a group of collective nouns within 20. List at least five.
Example Answers: Crowd , Public , Flock , Club, Pile Staff Society, etc
A noun can only belong to one type and never change.(True/False) give one example:
False. Example :Schoolcan be a common noun and also a countable noun. etc
Stone and cement are material nouns used in building houses.
Answer(s): True
The driver parked the car beside the tall building in the city.
Answer(s):driver, car, building, city
Sam's bravery resulted in even the Prime Minister to recognize him. Name all the abstract nouns in this sentence.
Answer(s): Bravery
Pakistan exports rice from the fields to other countries. Identify countable , uncountable, proper and common nouns in the given sentence.
Pakistan= proper, Rice=uncountable , Fields=common= Countries=Countable
In twenty seconds give at least 5 examples of Material nouns
Example Answers: Wood, Iron, Steel, Glass, Cotton, Silk, Wool, Stone, Cement etc
Name all the abstract nouns listed below. Sorrow Committee Towel Bird Fear Independence Goodness Flock Patience Swarm You will get thirty seconds to do this, if not done on time. Your group's will be reset back to zero.
Answer(s): Sorrow Fear Independence Goodness Patience
Name all the collective nouns listed below. Humour, Danger, Army, Radio ,Banana ,Clown, Club, Group, Mercy, Coyote , Society, Gang, Family, Truck Honesty You will have forty seconds to do this, if you do not complete on time. You will be disqualified.
Answer(s): Army Club Group Society Gang Family
Define uncountable , countable , proper and common nouns.
Uncountable= nouns which we cannot count
Countable =nouns which we can count
Proper=nouns which are specific
Common=nouns which are not specific