A noun is a word

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• A noun is a word
• that names a
• person
• place
• thing
• idea

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• 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

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• 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)

1. Pope John Paul II is the very popular pope this
   year.
2. Maria is my best friend.
3. We watched The Predator last week in cinema.
4. Master Showman is a very entertaining show in
   GMA

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• Common noun
• These are the names of persons, things, and
  places in general.

Examples book, friend, actress, bag

1. The book is under the table.
2. My friend is in our house today.
3. My favorite actress is Beyonce.
4. I like your bag.

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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.
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• example
• waterfall common noun
• malaysia Malaysia

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1. march _________________
2. month _________________
3. day _________________
4. tuesday ________________
5. holiday ________________
6. christmas ______________
7. cereal ________________
8. coffee ________________
9. dr. cube ________________
10. doctor ________________

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

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11. city common noun 12.
boston Boston 13. street common noun
14. main street Main Street 15. burger
king Burger King 16. restaurant common
noun 17. jollibee Jollibee
18. creek common noun 19. dog
common noun 20. snoopy
Snoopy
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• Abstract noun
• Names of ideas, feelings, qualities and
  emotions. They refer to matters that dont exist
  in the physical world, but known through the
  effects they create.

Examples love, intelligence, patience

1. Love is everyones need.
2. Intelligence is one of our criteria in judging
   the competition.
3. Patience is a virtue.

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• Concrete noun
• These are nouns that appeal to ones sense they
  refer to object that exist in the physical world.

Example building, dogs, chairs

1. This building is huge.
2. The dogs are barking.
3. I love this chairs very much.

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• 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
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• 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
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Count and Mass Nouns Write 1 if it is count noun
and 2 if it is mass noun
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1.)electricity 1.count    2.non-count 2.)hydrog
en    1.count    2.non-count 3.)informati
on    1.count    2.non-count 4.)forest   
1.count    2.non-count 5.)baggage   
1.count    2.non-count
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• 6.)vocabulary
• count
• non-count
• 7.)toothbrush
•  count
• non-count
• 8).ice
• count
•  non-count
• 9.)dictionary
•  count
• non-count
• 10).letter
•  count
• non-count

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• 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
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• Compound Nouns
• If the nouns are made up of 2 or more words, they
  are called COMPOUND NOUNS.

Examples Executive Manager Chief-of-Police Br
anch Manager
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Activity

• Underline the correct Collective and Compound
  Nouns.

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

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• Possessive Nouns
• these are the nouns that use an apostrophe to
  show that a thing belongs to somebody or
  something.

Example girls wallet girls
wallet womans ideas womens
ideas boys bag boys bag
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• Special Nouns
• these are nouns that follow a unique way of
  pluralization.

Examples measles Physics shorts sheep
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Activity

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

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1. The hat of the boy.
2. The frame of the picture.
3. The glass of the candle.
4. The ring belonging to Charlie.
5. The ball of Mikee.