Collective Nouns
Find the collective noun:
The army marched forward on the battlefield.
army
Countable nouns are always things that you can-
1. touch
2. count
3. see
count
The nouns hair, noise and time are-
1. countable
2. uncountable
3. both
uncountable
Define proper nouns.
A proper noun is a noun that names a specific place, person, or thing.
Define common nouns.
Common nouns name any person, place, thing, or idea. They are not capitalized unless they come at the beginning of a sentence.
Guess the collective noun:
A collection of different types of books
library
What do we use with countable nouns- many or much?
many
Is there __________ cake left?
1. any
2. the
3. some
4. none of the above
any
Tell a proper noun for each of the common nouns:
1. holiday
2. river
Independence Day, Republic Day
Ganga, Yamuna
Tell a common noun for each proper noun:
1. Mc Donalds
2. Tuesday
restaurant, day
Fill in the blank with a collective noun:
After the concert, the __________ clapped loudly.
audience
Give three examples of countable nouns.
car, bed, room, friend, pencil, pen, paper, letter etc.
When used with uncountable nouns, the words slice, cup and drop are-
1. partial words
2. measure words
3. quality words
measure words
Replace the word in italic with a proper noun:
1. He went to the town in the morning.
2. The lady at the grocery store was kind.
1. any name
2. name of a lady and store
Identify common nouns in the sentences:
1) Mr. Brown walked his dog down the street.
2) Tanner is younger than his brother.
3) The team will play in the Grand Stadium!
dog, street
brother
team
Fill in the blanks with proper collective nouns:
1) A ______________ of fish.
2) A ______________ of wolves.
3) A ______________ of bees.
4) A ______________ of grapes.
school/shoal
pack
swarm
bunch
Identify the countable nouns:
1. I saw some sharks.
2. She watched all the movies.
3. He cannot fix the radio.
4. I took a lot of pictures.
sharks, movies, radio, pictures
Name four uncountable nouns.
bread, air, music, noise, water, food, juice etc.
Read the following sentences and identify the proper nouns in them.
Riya, Taj Mahal, India, Red Riding Hood
Fill in the blanks with common nouns:
1. London is the capital _____ of the United Kingdom.
2. Tom and Jerry is a famous __________.
3. Mount Everest is the highest _________ in the world.
4. Ram and Reema are the best _____ of grade 4.
1. state
2. cartoon
3. mountain
4. students
Name five collective nouns used for animals.
swarm
herd
flock
gaggle
pack
pride
litter
murder
parliament
Identify the countable nouns:
1. May I have a glass of water?
2. I have some apples in my bag.
3. She likes to eat biscuits with milk.
4. The teacher carried two books with her.
glass
bag
biscuits
teacher, books
Which of these is NOT an example of an uncountable noun?
experience
Name five proper nouns from the list:
tehri dam, dog, pencil, september, zoo, melbourne, kangaroo, table, holiday, friday, delhi public school, char minar, australia, week
Tehri dam
September
Melbourne
Friday
Delhi Public School
Char Minar
Australia
Find five common nouns from the list:
ireland, mr. edwards, continent, city, bicycle,hannah, truck, toronto, cousin, month
continent, city, bicycle,truck, cousin, month