Nouns

NOUNS
A name of anything (i.e. a thing, a

person, a creature, a place, a
subject, an idea, a thought, a
feeling, a quality, etc.)
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TYPES OF NOUNS
COMMON
A name which is common to all

things or persons of the same
kind or class.
Boy, city
PROPER
A name that belongs to ONLY

ONE person, place or thing.
* Always begins with a Capital
Letter
Syuhada,
Kuala Lumpur
ABSTRAC
T
The name of something that we

cannot see or touch, but can
only feel or think of. It is the
name of a feeling, a quality
(that shows how good or bad a
person or thing is), a condition
or an action.
Happiness,
anger,
goodness,
beauty,
movement,
sickness.
COLLECTI
VE
The name of a number of things

or persons taken together as
one thing.
Crowd, family,
army, school,
class, team,
flock, fleet
CONCRET
You can experience this group of
Ice-cream,
HOW TO FORM ABSTRACT

NOUNS
FROM COMMON NOUNS
Common
Noun
Abstract Noun
child
brother
man
parent
knight
neighbour
mother
childhood
brotherhood
manhood
parenthood
knighthood
neighbourhood
motherhood
leader
member
owner
friend
scholar
king
leadership
membership
ownership
friendship
scholarship
kingship

NOUNS
FROM VERBS
Verbs
Abstract Noun
know
laugh
marry
behave
compare
obey
advise
punish
describe
die
lose
sell
think
defend
weigh
arrive
knowledge
laughter
marriage
behaviour
comparison
obedience
advice
punishment
description
death
loss
sale
thought
defence
weight
arrival

NOUNS
FROM ADJECTIVES
Adjectives
Abstract Noun
long
strong
great
kind
brave
just
young
high
able
beautiful
hungry
angry
wise
humble
pure
dark
length
strength
greatness
kindness
bravery
justice
youth
height
ability
beauty
hunger
anger
wisdom
humility
purity
darkness
HOW TO FIND THE NOUN IN A

SENTENCE?
Ask What? or Who? before or after the Verb in the
sentence.
Look at these sentences :
1. Cows eat grass.
(What eat grass? Cows. / Cows eat what? grass.)
2. Rashid saw a dog.
(Who saw a dog? Rashid. / Rashid saw what? a dog.)
* Noun before the Verb Subject of a verb in the
sentence.
* Noun after the Verb Object of a verb in the sentence.
NOUNS HAVE FOUR

GENDERS
MASCULI Used for all
NE
males.
Boy, man, father, brother, husband,

son, uncle, nephew, monk, wizard,
bachelor, widower, actor, hunter,
master, emperor, tiger, duke, prince,
bull, cock, fox.
Girl, woman, mother, sister, wife,
daughter, aunt, niece, nun, witch,
maid/spinster, widow, actress,
huntress, mistress, empress, tigress,
duchess, princess, cow, hen, vixen.
FEMININ
E
For all
females.
COMMO
N
Where the
noun can be
either male or
female
NEUTER
For things
Table, book, pencil, house, pen, box,
which have no school, duster, bag, tree, apple,
life or sex or
spelling.
Friend, child, neighbour, cousin,

adult, person, student, pupil,
musician, clerk, guest, artist,
traveller, companion, relative,
passenger, tourist, bird, deer, frog,
kitten, cat, fish, fly.
NOUNS HAVE TWO NUMBERS

Singular
Plural
boy
girl
day
pen
river
thing
picture
boys
girls
days
pens
rivers
things
pictures
Adding s to the
Singular (general
rule)
box
bush
church
inch
class
glass
boxes
bushes
churches
inches
classes
glasses
Adding es to nouns
ending in a hissing
sound x, sh, ch,
s

Singular
Plural
potato
tomato
mosquito
hero
buffalo
mango
potatoes
tomatoes
mosquitoes
heroes
buffaloes
mangoes
Adding es to nouns
ending in o
photo
piano
bamboo
dynamo
photos
pianos
bamboos
dynamos
* Exceptions to this
rule

Singular
Plural
lady
city
fly
story
baby
ladies
cities
flies
stories
babies
By changing y
(after a consonant)
into ies
day
play
key
monkey
boy
toy
guy
days
plays
keys
monkeys
boys
toys
guys
If the y is after a
vowel (a, e, i, o, u)
we follow the
ordinary rule and
add s

Singular
Plural
half
loaf
wolf
calf
leaf
thief
life
wife
knife
halves
loaves
wolves
calves
leaves
thieves
lives
wives
knives
By changing words
ending with f or fe
into ves
roof
chief
proof
belief
cliff
roofs
chiefs
proofs
beliefs
cliffs
* Exception to this
rule

Singular
Plural
sheep
deer
cattle
fish
furniture
news
advice
knowledge
information
scenery
equipment
sheep
deer
cattle
fish
furniture
news
advice
knowledge
information
scenery
equipment
By having the same

form for both
singular and plural.

Singular
Plural
Son-in-law
Sons-in-law
Father-in-law
Fathers-in-law
Brother-in-law
Brothers-in-law
Sister-in-law
Sisters-in-law
Passer-by
Passers-by
Commander-in- Commanders-inchief
chief
DirectorDirectors-general
general
Attorneys-general
AttorneySecretariesgeneral
general
Secretarygeneral
Compound
nouns (i.e.
words formed
by joining
other words)
add s.

Singular
Plural
man
woman
foot
tooth
goose
mouse
louse
phenomenon
men
women
feet
teeth
geese
mice
lice
phenomena
By changing the
inside vowel(s)
Some nouns are used in the plural only trousers, shorts,

pants, pyjamas, jeans, scissors, spectacles, clothes,
compasses, goods, people, thanks, riches, contents.
Some nouns are plural in form but are used in singular
mathematics, physics, news, politics, linguistics, gymnastics,
acoustics, economics, athletics.
COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE

NOUNS
Countable
Uncountable
Nouns which can be

counted.
Nouns which cannot be

counted.
a park
four swans
ten islands
many roads
thousands of children
a few minutes
a tin of oil
a bag of cotton
a puddle of water
a meter of cloth
a pinch of salt
a lot of soil
More examples : idea,

plan, form, article,
intention, decision,
suggestion, promise,
explanation, circumstance,
feature, characteristic
More examples : air,

machinery, equipment,
luggage, information,
advice, mail, furniture,
clothing, lightning, traffic,
laughter
Expressions : several, a
few, many, a large/small
Expressions : a little, a
large/small amount of,
PRACTICE TIME!
Listen to the song and read the
lyric (You can sing along if you

want to~ ).
Now, identify the different types of
nouns used in the song.


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NOUNS

A name of anything (i.e. a thing, a

A name which is common to all

A name that belongs to ONLY

The name of something that we

The name of a number of things

You can experience this group of

HOW TO FORM ABSTRACT

HOW TO FORM ABSTRACT

HOW TO FORM ABSTRACT

HOW TO FIND THE NOUN IN A

NOUNS HAVE FOUR

Boy, man, father, brother, husband,

Friend, child, neighbour, cousin,

NOUNS HAVE TWO NUMBERS

NOUNS HAVE TWO NUMBERS

NOUNS HAVE TWO NUMBERS

NOUNS HAVE TWO NUMBERS

NOUNS HAVE TWO NUMBERS

By having the same

NOUNS HAVE TWO NUMBERS

NOUNS HAVE TWO NUMBERS

Some nouns are used in the plural only trousers, shorts,

COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE

Nouns which can be

Nouns which cannot be

More examples : idea,

More examples : air,

lyric (You can sing along if you

nouns used in the song.

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