nouns

Question 1

what is a common noun

Answer 1

things around you… e.g. dog , chair, hat

Question 2

what is a countable noun

Answer 2

nouns that CAN be counted…e.g. one bird, two boys

Question 3

what is a collective noun

Answer 3

a name given too a group of things , people or animals e.g a crash of rhino
a bloat of hippo
a kaleidoscope of giraffe

Question 4

what is an abstract noun

Answer 4

are names of things we cant see or touch but we can hear feel and thing of. e.g . music , joy , anger

Question 5

what is a diminutive

Answer 5

diminutives indicate that something is small . In some cases diminutives are derived from the adult form of the world. e.g A baby duck is called a duckling

• bear cub
• cat kitten
• horse foal

Question 6

what is a proper noun

Answer 6

names given to people countries rivers and towns

Question 7

what is an uncountable noun

Answer 7

nouns that can NOT be counted like hair , sand and

sugar

Question 8

what are compound nouns

Answer 8

nouns that are formed by putting together two words

• policeman
• birdbath
• snowflake

Question 9

what is a gender noun

Answer 9

gender classification means masculine and feminine categories
*bull cow