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A. Identify then underline the Common Nouns in the following sentences.

1. We arrived early at the station.
2. There are different species of fish.
3. The man was trying to steal his car.
4. They have gone to the zoo.
5. The baby is crying.
6. My mother is in the kitchen.
7. He threw some nuts to the monkeys.
8. The children are playing in the field.
9. That temple was built before I was born.
10. He has bought a new car.
11. My father likes to swim.
12. She won a trophy in a competition.
13. I like to ride on a camel.
14. Do birds eat meat?
15. He went to visit his uncle.
16. My brother wants to play with us.
17. Let me have a look at your puppy.
18. The taxi broke down.
19. The boys are playing noisily.
20. She is hanging out the clothes to dry.
B. Common Nouns: Name the professionals
1. One who cuts hair is a __________.
2. One who cures sick people is a__________.
3. One who sells medicines and drugs is a__________.
4. One who makes bread is a__________.
5. One who operates on sick people is a__________. Surgeon
6. One who makes chairs and tables is a__________.
7. One who sells tickets on a bus is a__________. conductor
8. One who cultivates the land is a__________.
C. Use capital letters for Proper Nouns in the following sentences.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

paris is the capital of france. __________________________________ french

william shakespeare is a famous english author. ____________________________
war and peace' was written by leo tolstoy __________________________________
The universities of oxford and cambridge offer degree courses at the highest level.
john's two dogs are named rover and boxer. _______________________________
david will travel to france to do a degree course on the french revolution.
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7. suez canal joins the red sea and the mediterranean sea. ________________________
8. republic of liberia is on the west coast of africa. ______________________________
9. mick jagger is the leader singer of rolling stones. ______________________________
10. mount kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in africa. ________________________
D. Complete the blanks with the plurals of the following nouns:
bus - lady - radio - car -
toy - clock proof - child -
foot - tomato - trout - deer -
woman - man - policeman-
E. Turn the following sentences into plurals:
a. The cat eats mouse.
b. The kid is playing soccer.
c. This girl is playing cricked.
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d. The boy is talking to his friend.

e. My friend is going to eat the cake.
f. The girl drinks tea.
g. I am singing a song.
h. A chair is made of wood.
j. A lion is an animal.
k. The field is very large.
F. Turn the following into the singulars:
a. We have a lot of books.
b. Men drank wine.
c. Cows eat grass.
d. Women smoke too much cigars.
e. The windows are behind the desk.
f. Those men are busy.
g. The children waited for you yesterday.
G. Form Abstract Nouns from the following.
man, scholar, king: _____________, ______________, ________________
know, sell, think: _____________, ______________, ________________
long, strong, wise: _____________, ______________, ________________
brother, lose, great: _____________, ______________, ________________
H. Fill in the blanks in the following sentences with suitable collective
nouns :
(troop, bunch, gang , chain, herd, school, class, hive, set, collection, flock, flock )
1. I have lost a ........... of keys.
2. There seems to be a plan behind this ........ of events.
3. There is a large ........ of fish near the coast.
4. Do not disturb that ...... of bees.
5. A _____ of birds flew high in the sky.
6. They saw a _____ of lions at the zoo.
7. The farmer has a _____ of cattle on his farm.
8. He ate a _____ of grapes today.
9. Our friend shows us a _____ of stamps.
10. We saw a _____ of sheep on our way home.
11. Police have arrested a _____ of thieves.
12. The _____ of pupils are listening attentively to their teacher.
I. Change the nouns in bold from the feminine to the masculine.
1. My aunt visits her niece every week-end.
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2. The lady has several mares on her farm.
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3. The daughter is more talkative than her mother.
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4. Does any actress like to play the role of the princess?
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5. Their queen is a widow.
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6. The manageress is still a spinster. Bachelor
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7. In the movie, the tigress was killed by the heroine.
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8. His daughter-in-law is a postmistress.
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9. The countess has one sister.
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10. The authoress is writing a book about the empress.
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J. Change the nouns in bold from the masculine to the feminine.
11. The bridegroom thanked the priest.
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12. His brother works as a waiter.
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13. The dog barked at the milkman.
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14. A cock was killed by a fox.
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15. The manservant has worked many years for the duke.
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16. Her husband is a conductor.
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17. He was a postman before he became a postmaster.
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18. The lad wants to be a monk.
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19. The sultan owns a stallion.
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20. Her father-in-law is a landlord.
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K. Fill in the blanks with abstract nouns from the nouns in brackets.
1. I had a very happy . (child).
2. I forgot to renew my . (member) in the sailing club.
3. We formed a deep and lasting . (friend).
4. He hopes to take over the . (leader) of the party.
5. There are lots of nice people in the . (neighbour).
6. In the . (king) of Thailand, the king commands the respect of every
citizen.
7. She seems to be enjoying . (mother).
8. He had barely reached . (man) when he married.
9. He is a man of (strong)
10. The people in this part of the country live in . (poor).
11. .. to animals is a punishable offence. (cruel)
12. He is on a . to Mecca. (pilgrim)
13. I have great . to welcome you. (please).
14. . is the best period of ones life. (child)
15. .. should always be avoided. (waste).
16. As a parent my childrens . is of utmost importance to me. (safe).
17. As the sun went below the horizon . enveloped the planet. (dark).
18. There is no end to his .. (wicked)
L. Write the correct forms of the given nouns.Change them into plural if
necessary. Use each noun only one time.
Attorney

beach

box

cliff

Discovery

laboratory

man

match

Medium

ox

piano

Tooth

1. The age at which the first tooth appears differs greatly from child to child.
Very occasionally, children are born with one or more_____________.
2. I need some_____________to light the fire.
3. Studies are showing that_____________process information differently
from women.
4. Maria needed some legal advice for her businesses, so she contacted two
_____________.
5. New scientific_____________are made every day in_____________
throughout the world.
6. The farmer loaded his cart with_____________of fresh
vegetables to take to market. His cart was pulled by two_____________.
7. The north side of the island has no_____________for people to walk on.
There are only steep_____________. No one can climb theses steep walls
of rock.
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8. The music building at the university has 27_____________for students to

play on.
9. People get most of their news about the world through the mass_________, that is,
through radio, television, the internet, newspapers, and magazines.
M. Find Common, Proper, Abstract, Material, Collective, Countable,
Uncountable, Concrete Nouns from the following list.
1. Which of the following noun is a Proper Noun?
a) singer
b) Peter
c) milk
d) sister
2. Which of the following noun is a Common Noun?
a) birds
b) London
c) iron
d) India
3. Which of the following noun is a Collective Noun?
a) team
b) book
c) marbles
d) ships
4. Artist is a ............ Noun?
a) Collective
b) Abstract
c) Concrete
d) Countable
5. Family is a ............ Noun?
a) Collective
b) Abstract
c) Concrete
d) Countable
6. Which of the following noun is not an Abstract Noun?
a) goodness
b) bravery
c) family
d) childhood
7. Which of the following noun is not a Countable Noun?
a) books
b) gold
c) horse
d) apple
8. Which of the following noun is not a Proper Noun?
a) team
b) London
c) Monday
d) Nelson
9. Birds fly in the sky.
a) Proper Noun b) Common Noun c) Abstract Noun d) Collective Noun
10. I saw a bunch of grapes.
a) Common Noun b) Material Noun c) Collective Noun
d) Abstract Noun
B) Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given nouns for the
following exercise. Use each noun only one time. (Chair, job, experience,
Information, hair, luggage, progress, furniture, Permission, work)
1. I don't have much_____________. Just two small bags.
2. They are going to tell you all you want to know. They are going to give you a lot of
_____________.
3. There is room for everybody to sit down. There are a lot of_____________.
4. We have no_____________ , not even a bed or a table.
5. 'What does Alan look like?' He's got a long beard and very short _____________.
6. Carla's English is very bad. She must make _____________.
7. George is unemployed. He's looking for a _____________.
8. If you want to leave work early, you have to ask for _____________.
9. I don't think Ann will get the job. She hasn't got enough _____________.
10. Shakespeares _____________ are wonderful.