Common Nouns
What is a proper noun?
What is a proper noun? A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing. It begins with a capital letter. Examples are Mrs Lewchuk, Brendan, Ottawa
What is a concrete noun?
A concrete noun names things you can see and touch. Examples are apple, dog, fork, book and computer.
What is an abstract noun?
An abstract noun names an idea, quality, action or feeling. Examples are bravery, wickedness, and goodness.
What is a collective noun? Provide one example.
A collective noun names a group of persons or things. Examples are crowd, bouquet
Tommy is friends with Darrel who lives in California. In this sentence, name all the proper nouns.
Answer(s): Tommy, Darrel, California
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
What are the collective nouns to these word?
bees
singers
soldiers
bees= "cluster of bees”, “a hive of bees”, “a rabble of bees, "a swarm of bees"
Singers= choir
soldiers= army
Change each proper noun into a common noun. China
Toyota Corolla
David Beckham
Friday
Hon. John Antonio Briceño
Answer(s): China= Country Toyota Corolla= Car David Beckham= Soccer Player Friday= Day of the week Hon. John Antonio Briceño= Prime Minister
Change each common noun into proper nouns. City Country Car Prime Minister President Person War
Example Answers: City= Toronto Country= Canada Car= Lexus IS 350 Prime Minister= Hon. Dean Barrow President= Barack Obama Person= Brendan Pence War= World War II
List a group of concrete nouns. You have thirty seconds. List at least five.
Example answer(s): Towel Bird Truck Bracelet Album
List a group of abstract nouns. You have a thirty seconds. List at least five.
Example Answer(s): Humour Kindness Danger Fear Happiness Sorrow Independence Courage
List a group of collective nouns. You have forty seconds. List at least five.
Example Answers: Crowd, school, Flock, Club, Staff, army
Ottawa is a city and capital of the country Canada. Name all the common nouns in the sentence.
There are only three common nouns; city, capital and country.
Brendan Pence likes to dance. Name all the proper nouns.
Answer(s): Brendan Pence
He took the banana from the table and ran away.
Answer(s): Banana Table
Sam's bravery resulted in even the Prime Minister to recognize him. Name all the abstract nouns in this sentence.
Answer(s): Bravery
His family was disappointed with him. Name all the collective nouns in this sentence.
Answer(s): Family
In thirty seconds write down all the common nouns you can think of. If your list contains less than fifteen common nouns, your group does five jumping jacks.
Example Answers: Car Town Country City Man Woman Person Plane Cave Bunker School Pencil Eraser Calculator Eraser Binder Desk Chair etc.
In forty seconds write fifteen proper nouns you can think of. If your list does not have more than twenty proper nouns, your group will have to trade one person away.
Example Answers: Brendan Pence Rob Ford David Beckham Toronto Canada Montreal Pittsburgh etc.
Name all the concrete nouns listed below. There are five.
Photograph, Banana
Table, Dog
Cat, Bravery
Crowd, Public
United States of America.
If you miss a concrete noun, your group will have to continue the whole game on one foot.
Answers: Photograph Banana Table Dog Cat
Name all the abstract nouns listed below. Hint: There are five.
Sorrow, Committee
Towel, Bird
Fear, Independence
Goodness, Flock
Patience, Swarm
You will get forty 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. Hint: There are six
Humor, Danger
Army, Radio
Banana, Clown
Club, Group
Mercy, Coyote
Society, Gang
Family, Truck
You will have forty seconds to do this, if you do not complete on time. You will be lose 50 points.
Answer(s): Army, club, group, society, gang, family