( 1.1)   EXERCISE - COMMON NOUNS

Identify the Common Nouns in the following sentences.

• 1. We arrived early at the station.

• 2. There are different species of fish.

• 3. The man was trying to steal his car.

• 4. They have gone to the zoo.

• 5. The baby is crying.

• 6. My mother is in the kitchen.

• 7. He threw some nuts to the monkeys.

• 8. The children are playing in the field.

• 9. That temple was built before I was born.

• 10. He has bought a new car.

• 11. My father likes to swim.

• 12. She won a trophy in a competition.

• 13. I like to ride on a camel.

• 14. Do birds eat meat?

• 15. He went to visit his uncle.

• 16. My brother wants to play with us.

• 17. Let me have a look at your puppy.

• 18. The taxi broke down.

• 19. The boys are playing noisily.

• 20. She is hanging out the clothes to dry.

( 1.2)   EXERCISE - PROPER NOUNS

Use capital letters for Proper Nouns in the following sentences.

• 1. paris is the capital of france.

• 2. william shakespeare is a famous english author.

• 3. ‘war and peace' was written by leo tolstoy.

• 4. The universities of oxford and cambridge offer degree courses at the highest level.

• 5. john's two dogs are named rover and boxer.

• 6. david will travel to france to do a degree course on the french revolution.

• 7. suez canal joins the red sea and the mediterranean sea.

• 8. republic of liberia is on the west coast of africa.

• 9. mick jagger is the lead singer of rolling stones

• 10. mount kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in africa.

( 1.3)   EXERCISE - ABSTRACT NOUNS

Form Abstract Nouns from the following.

man          scholar          king              

know         sell              think

long          strong           wise

brother       lose             great

( 1.4)   EXERCISE - COLLECTIVE NOUNS

Fill in the blank s with suitable collective nouns.

• 1. A _____ of birds flew high in the sky.

• 2. They saw a _____ of lions at the zoo.

• 3. The farmer has a _____ of cattle on his farm.

• 4. He ate a _____ of grapes today.

• 5. Our friend shows us a _____ of stamps.

• 6. We saw a _____ of sheep on our way home.

• 7. Police have arrested a _____ of thieves.

• 8. She bought a _____ of bananas from the market.

• 9. The _____ of pupils are listening attentively to their teacher.

• 10. You can put the _____ of tools in that box.

( 1.5)   EXERCISE - COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Complete each sentence by choosing the correct word.

• 1. There is so (many, much) smoke coming out of the chimney.

• 2. There are (plenty of, a large amount of) fish in the pond.

• 3. (A little, A few) minutes is all it takes for him to shave.

• 4. The postman put (a great deal of, a lot of) letters into the bag.

• 5. He threw (a little, some) nuts to the monkeys.

• 6. She uses only (a few, a little) cooking oil in her cooking.

• 7. My hens lay (a large amount of, several) eggs very day.

• 8. (A great deal of, A large number of) dust has collected on the desk.

• 9. We saw (a large amount of, many) cows grazing in the field.

• 10. The butcher sells (a large amount of, a large number of) meat.

( 1.6)   EXERCISE - GENDER

Change the nouns in bold from the feminine to the masculine.

• 1. My aunt visits her niece every week-end.

• 2. The lady has several mares on her farm.

• 3. The daughter is more talkative than her mother.

• 4. Does any actress like to play the role of the princess?

• 5. Their queen is a widow.

• 6. The manageress is still a spinster.

• 7. In the movie, the tigress was killed by the heroine.

• 8. His daughter-in-law is a postmistress.

• 9. The countess has one sister.

• 10. The authoress is writing a book about the empress.

Change the nouns in bold from the masculine to the feminine.

• 11. The bridegroom thanked the priest.

• 12. His brother works as a waiter.

• 13. The dog barked at the milkman.

• 14. A cock was killed by a fox.

• 15. The manservant has worked many years for the duke.

• 16. Her husband is a conductor.

• 17. He was a postman before he became a postmaster.

• 18. The lad wants to be a monk.

• 19. The sultan owns a stallion.

• 20. Her father-in-law is a landlord.

( 1.7)   EXERCISE - FORMING NOUNS FROM NOUNS

Fill in the blanks with abstract nouns from the nouns in brackets.

• 1. I had a very happy ______ (child).

• 2. I forgot to renew my _____ (member) in the sailing club.

• 3. We formed a deep and lasting _____ (friend).

• 4. He hopes to take over the _____ (leader) of the party.

• 5. There are lots of nice people in the _____ (neighbour).

• 6. In the _____ (king) of Thailand, the king commands the respect of every citizen.

• 7. She seems to be enjoying _____ (mother).

• 8. He had barely reached _____ (man) when he married.