REVISION OF NOUNS

Proper and common nouns:

1. Rewrite each sentence. Replace the common nouns with proper nouns whenever possible.

a He did fantastic on his final exam. John did fantastic on his final exam.
b He went to the supermarket in the morning.
c I really like going to school.
d The lady at the grocery store was kind.
e The family went to the cinema to watch the new movie.
f She’s always reading her book in the square.

Countable and uncountable nouns:

2. Read each sentence, and identify the underlined nouns as countable or uncountable. What
aspects of each noun’s form, meaning or context helped you to decide?

a He spends as much time out of home as possible. Time: uncountable. It follows the determiner much.
b Young people have to stand up for their rights.
c We’re not going to war over this, I hope.
d I would like some orange juice, please.
e Drivers must be careful; the road is slippery.
f The police were standing around the place.
g Adult illiterates learn through a special government program.
h For many of us this is a matter of life and death.

3. What is the difference between a and b in each pair?

1 a. I need to buy some cloth to make my dress.

b. Can you pass a cloth? I have to clean the car.
2 a. Did you buy a paper this morning?
b. You sure have a lot of paper in here.
3 a. I can’t live without drinking coffee.
b. I would like a coffee, please.
4 a. Can I have some light?
b. Can I have a light?

4. Change the uncountable nouns to countable nouns in the following sentences by using one of
the phrases given.

A piece of - a slice of - a breath of - a spell of - a bit of - a gust of - a bar of - a cloud of

1. We had some terrible weather last winter. We had a spell of terrible weather last winter.
2. Let’s go into the garden - I need some fresh air.
3. My mother gave me some advice which I have always remember.
4. I would like to buy some chocolate, please.
5. Would you like some toast?
6. I can give you some information about that.
7. We could see smoke hovering over the city from a long way away.
8. Suddenly, the wind almost blew him off his feet.
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Collective nouns:
5. Complete the sentences with the correct collective noun from the box.
fleet - herd - team - crew - committee
jury - mob - pack - swarm - flock
a. Our ...team... won the match by two pints.
b. We saw a ................. of ships in the harbor.
c. The ship had a ................. of a hundred sailors.
d. The ................. of geese made a terrible squawking sound.
e. The ................. found the prisoner guilty.
f. All night we could hear the ................. of wolves howling.
g. A ................. of bees flew out of the hive.
h. The police dispersed the ................. .
i. A ................. of cows was happily grazing in the field.
j. A ................. of five was appointed.

Abstract and concrete nouns:

6. Label each word a concrete noun or abstract noun. Then, write a sentence with each.

Eg: Desk: concrete noun / My grandma gave me a really expensive desk.

1 Satisfaction ___________
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2 Mug ___________
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3 Couch ___________
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4 Dream ___________
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5 Costume ___________
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6 Truth ___________
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Mix nouns:
7. This is an extract from the novel ‘The Boy in the Striped Pajamas’ by John Boyne. Find nouns in
the text and classify them according to the categories nouns fall into. Pay attention to the context.

It was a source of constant disappointment to him that he wasn't as tall as any of the
other boys in his class. In fact he only came up to their shoulders. Whenever he walked
along the streets with Karl, Daniel and Martin, people sometimes mistook him for the
younger brother of one of them when in fact he was the second oldest.
'So you must be only six,' insisted the monster, and Bruno would run away and do his
stretching exercises and hope that he would wake up one morning and have grown an extra
foot or two.