Kinds of Noun With Examples Doesn’t Have to Be Hard

Kinds of noun with examples is the second step of Noun in English Grammar after the definition of noun. Let’s go ahead the see the kinds of noun here.

Kinds of Noun With Examples

There are five kinds of noun. See them below.

1. Proper Noun
2. Common Noun
3. Collective Noun
4. Abstract Noun
5. Material Noun

Let us see one by one in detail.

Proper Noun

A proper noun is a name of a person, place, or thing.

You can understand the definition of proper noun with examples better. See the following examples.

• Ramesh is a good boy.
• He studies in Modern Public School.

Here in the sentences, Ramesh and Modern Public School are particular names of a person and a place. Therefore, they are proper nouns.

All the proper noun are always written with capital letter. Like – awanish, oxford etc. These words should start with capital letters like – Awanish, Oxford etc.

Proper Noun Exercises with Answers

Identify the proper noun in the following words of kinds of noun with examples.

Ashoka, navy, iron, jupiter, elizabeth, money, river, air, India, capital, patna, arabian sea

Check Your Answers

Ashoka is the name of a person. Jupiter is the name of a planet. Elizabeth is the name of a person. India is the name of a country. Patna is the name of a place. Arabian sea is the name of a sea. Therefore, they are proper noun. The rest of the nouns are not proper nouns.

Common Noun

A common noun is a kind of noun that does not point out any particular person, place or thing. On the contrary, it is common to all persons or things of the same class or kind.

For example –

Anita is a good girl.

Here in the sentence, there are two nouns. Anita is a particular name of a girl. On the other hand, ‘girl’ is a noun that can be given to any girl. It means it is a common noun. So, we can say ‘girl’ is a common noun, and Anita is a proper noun.

All the common nouns are two kinds. 

1- Countable Nouns 

The noun that can be counted is called countable nouns. We can ask questions like ‘how many.’ We use determiners like a, an, and the. 

For examples – 

A cow, three birds, an elephant, two elephants, etc.

2- Uncountable Nouns 

The noun that can not be counted is called uncountable nouns. We can ask questions like ‘how much.’ 

For examples – 

Rice, Copper, Beauty, Sugar, etc. 

Common Noun Exercises with Answers

Fill in the blanks with a, an or some in the following sentence to the kinds of noun with examples.

1. Mumbai is ……………. rich city.
2. My father is …………….Indian.
3. Animesh has to do …………….. work in the office.
4. She was looking for………….. accommodation yesterday.
5. The shop has …………….. table for sale.

Check Your Answers

1. Mumbai is a rich city.
2. My father is an Indian.
3. Animesh has to do some work in the office.
4. She was looking for an accommodation yesterday.
5. The shop has a table for sale.

Collective Noun

A collective noun is the name of a collection or group of persons, things or animals.

For examples –

Animals

• Several whales, porpoises are – school.
• Several birds, bees and insects moving together is – flight
• Groups of ants, rabbits, snakes living in the same place are – nest
• A collection of wild animals for the public show is – zoo.
• Several kittens, puppies, pigs are – litter.

Persons and Things

1. Collections of books – library
2. Collections of hay, wood, corn piled together – stack
3. A collection of dried plants – herbarium
4. A quantity of bread baked together – batch
5. A group of constables called to enforce the law – posse.

Collective Noun Exercises with Answers

Complete the following with suitable collective nouns for the kids of noun with examples.

1. A collection of bees
2. A collection of dogs
3. Collections of cattle or deer
4. A collection of fish
5. A collection of geese

Check Your Answers

1. A collection of bees – swarm
2. A collection of dogs – litter
3. Collections of cattle or deer – herd
4. A collection of fish – shoal
5. A collection of geese – gaggle

Abstract Noun

An abstract noun is the name of some state, quality, feeling or idea that we can not touch but feel or think.
For examples –

State – Sickness, childhood, etc.
Quality – Honesty, wisdom, etc.
Action – fight, music, etc.

Abstrat Noun Exercises with Answers

Make abstract noun for the following words to the kinds of noun with examples.

1. Child
2. assist
3. attend
4. apply
5. deep
6. friend
7. proud
8. move
9. equal
10. busy

Check Your Answers

1. Childhood
2. assistance
3. attendance
4. application
5. depth
6. friendship
7. pride
8. movement
9. equality
10. business

Material Noun

A material noun tells the matter or substance of which things are made of.

For example –

1. I wear shirts made of silk.
2. Chapati is made of flour.

Material Noun Exercises with Answers

Choose the right words from the brackets of the kinds of noun with examples.

1. Sweets are made of ………………. (salt/sugar/milk)
2. Blankets are made of ………………. (wool/cotton/rayon)
3. Notebooks are made of ……………….  (paper/clothes/nylon)
4. Mugs are made of ………………. (clay/plastic/paper)
5. Glasses are made of ………………. (clay/glass/china clay)

Check Your Answers

1. Sweets are ade of milk.
2. Blankets are made of wool.
3. Notebooks are made of papers.
4. Mugs are made of plastic.
5. Glasses are made of glass.

If you understand the kinds of noun with examples, go to the noun exercises with answers for more clarification.