Exercise: Nouns

Exercise 1: Identifying Nouns in a Sentence

Instructions: For each sentence, identify all the nouns. Please note down your answers on a paper.

1. The dog chased its tail in the park.
2. Janet and John bought ice cream from the local shop.
3. Mary read a book about fairy tales on her bed.
4. Engineers are working on the new bridge construction.
5. The bird wove its nest in the old oak tree.

Answers

1. dog, tail, park
2. Janet, John, ice cream, shop
3. Mary, book, fairy tales, bed
4. Engineers, bridge, construction
5. bird, nest, oak tree

Exercise 2: Noun Types

Instructions: Classify the nouns into four categories – common, proper, concrete, and abstract. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. house
2. December
3. hatred
4. Mexico
5. water

Answers

1. common, concrete
2. proper
3. abstract
4. proper
5. common, concrete

Exercise 3: Multiple-choice Questions

Instructions: Choose the correct noun type for each sentence. Circle the correct answer.

1. 'Fury' in the sentence "Amy's fury was unexpected" is a(n):
   • a) abstract noun
   • b) concrete noun
   • c) proper noun
2. 'Tablet' in the sentence "The doctor prescribed a new tablet" is a(n):
   • a) common noun
   • b) proper noun
   • c) abstract noun
3. 'Honda' in the sentence "My mother drives a Honda" is a(n):
   • a) common noun
   • b) proper noun
   • c) abstract noun

Answers

1. a) abstract noun
2. a) common noun
3. b) proper noun

Exercise 4: Fill in the Blanks

Instructions: Fill in each blank with a suitable noun. The noun can be of any type. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

1. John needs to buy a new ____ for his apartment.
2. Jessica will travel to ___ for her summer holidays.
3. His __ always surprises me.
4. The ___ is on the table.
5. The cat is chasing its ____ around the room.

Answers

Sample answer, others may apply:

1. furniture
2. Spain
3. kindness
4. book
5. tail