Types of Nouns Flashcards
Concrete Noun
Identified through the five senses inc. seeing the effects of it.
Eg. electricity, music, pie, tornado, flower, dog, milk, team.
Eg. electricity, music, pie, tornado, flower, dog, milk, team.
Concrete Noun
Abstract Noun
Refer to emotions, ideas, concepts, beliefs or a state of being. These nouns cannot be identified through the senses.
Eg. love, hate, acceptance, safety, evil, happiness, education, patience. Information, minute, routine.
Eg. love, hate, acceptance, safety, evil, happiness, education, patience. Information, minute, routine.
Abstract Noun
Possessive Noun
These demonstrate ownership over something else.
They typically include an apostrophe.
Eg. Tony’s car, the dog’s bone, my mother’s recipe.
Eg. Tony’s car, the dog’s bone, my mother’s recipe.
Possessive Noun
Refer to one person, place, thing or idea in particular.
Start with a capital letter and can be names of people, places, buildings, books, movies, months, days and organisations.
E.g James Bond, February, Samsung, Monday, Big Ben, The Godfather.
Proper Noun
Proper Noun
E.g James Bond, February, Samsung, Monday, Big Ben, The Godfather.
Collective Noun
Refers to a group of people, animals or things and is used in a singular form.
Eg. a flock, a herd, a bunch, a set.
Eg. a flock, a herd, a bunch, a set.
Collective Noun
Plural Noun
Multiples of a thing without a singular form.
We often use them with “some” or “a pair of”.
Tip: Most just need an ‘s’ at the end to make them plural but some are irregular.
Eg. trousers, scissors, outskirts.
Eg. trousers, scissors, outskirts.
Plural Noun
These are nouns that can be counted and have singular and plural forms.
In their singular form, they can be preceded by “a” / “an”.
Eg. cat, women, country, drinks.
Countable Noun
Countable Noun
Eg. cat, women, country, drinks.
Uncountable Noun
These nouns cannot be counted and don’t usually have a plural form.
Eg. flour, earth, wood, rain.
