2. A noun is a word
that names a:
person
place
thing
idea

3. There are different kinds of noun:
Proper noun
Common noun
Abstract noun
Concrete noun
Count noun
Mass noun
Collective noun
Compound noun
Possessive noun
Special noun

4. Proper noun:
These nouns refers to specific or particular persons, places, or things. They begin with capital letter.
Examples: Pope John Paul II, Maria, The Predator(movie), Master showman ( T.V. program)
Pope John Paul II is the very popular pope this year.
Maria is my best friend.
We watched The Predator last week in cinema.
Master Showman is a very entertaining show in GMA

5. These are the names of persons, things, and places in general.
Common noun
These are the names of persons, things, and places in general.
Examples: book, friend, actress, bag
The book is under the table.
My friend is in our house today.
My favorite actress is Beyonce.
I like your bag.

6. Activity:
Determine whether each noun is a common noun or a proper noun.
● If the noun is common, write “common noun” on the line.
● If the noun is proper, re-write the noun on the line using correct
capitalization.

7. example:
waterfall common noun
malaysia Malaysia

8. march _________________
month _________________
day _________________
tuesday ________________
holiday ________________
christmas ______________
cereal ________________
coffee ________________
dr. cube ________________
doctor ________________

9. 11. city _________________
12. boston __________________
13. street __________________
14. main street ______________
15. burger king ______________
16. restaurant ______________
17. jollibee ______________
18. cornedbeef _____________
19. dog ___________________
20. snoopy ________________

10. Answer key:
march March
month common noun
day common noun
tuesday Tuesday
holiday common noun
christmas Christmas
cereal common noun
coffee common noun
dr. cube Dr. Cube
Doctor common noun

11. 11. city common noun
12. boston Boston
13. street common noun main street Main Street
15. burger king Burger King restaurant common noun
17. jollibee Jollibee creek common noun
19. dog common noun snoopy Snoopy

12. Abstract noun
Names of ideas, feelings, qualities and emotions. They refer to matters that don’t exist in the physical world, but known through the effects they create.
Examples: love, intelligence, patience
Love is everyone’s need.
Intelligence is one of our criteria in judging the competition.
Patience is a virtue.

14. Concrete noun
These are nouns that appeal to one’s sense; they refer to object that exist in the physical world.
Example: building, dogs, chairs
This building is huge.
The dogs are barking.
I love this chairs very much.

15. Count noun
Words that refers to things that can be counted; they can be made in plural by adding “s” to their end parts.
Examples:
1.boy – boys
2.dog – dogs
3.table – tables

16. Mass noun
These refer to things that cannot be counted. Those nouns do not have plural equivalents. They can be quantified, nevertheless, by the use of counters or unit of measure which can be pluralized.
Examples:
A piece of paper pieces of paper
A strand of hair strands of hair
A bowl of soup bowls of soup
A cup of tea cups of tea
A pack of soup packs of cigarette

17. Write 1 if it is count noun and 2 if it is mass noun
Count and Mass Nouns
Write 1 if it is count noun and 2 if it is mass noun

18. 1.)electricity
1.count
   2.non-count
2.)hydrogen
   count
   non-count
3.)information
4.)forest
   1.count
   2.non-count
5.)baggage

19. 6.)vocabulary
count
non-count
7.)toothbrush
 count
8).ice
 non-count
9.)dictionary
10).letter

20. Collective Nouns
These are the words that name a group or a collection of persons, places and things.
Examples:
A group of stars- constellation
A group of laborers- union
A group of fish- school of fish

21. Compound Nouns
If the nouns are made up of 2 or more words, they are called COMPOUND NOUNS.
Examples:
Executive Manager
Chief-of-Police
Branch Manager

22. Underline the correct Collective and Compound Nouns.
Activity:
Underline the correct Collective and Compound Nouns.

23. The choir sung the Philippine National Anthem.
Lieutenant General Ramos was the guest speaker in our camp.
Mr. Bell gave bouquet to Ms. Cher.
Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.
The English class is having their field trip.

24. Possessive Nouns
these are the nouns that use an apostrophe to show that a thing belongs to somebody or something.
Example:
girl’s wallet girls’ wallet
woman’s ideas women’s ideas
boy’s bag boys’ bag

25. these are nouns that follow a unique way of pluralization.
Special Nouns
these are nouns that follow a unique way of pluralization.
Examples:
measles
Physics
shorts
sheep

26. Activity: Change the following statement to show possession
Write it on a one half sheet of paper.
Answer only.

27. The hat of the boy.
The frame of the picture.
The glass of the candle.
The ring belonging to Charlie.
The ball of Mikee.