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EXERCISE
Exercise 1: Write concrete nouns naming:
(a) five persons
Ans: Bikram, Sonia, Debjani, Junmoni, Puja
(b) five animals
Ans: Dog, Cow, Cat, Hen, Rabbi
(c) five places
Ans: House, Field, School, Hospital, Bus Stop
(d) five things
Ans: Pen, Ball, Bat, Pencil, Rubber
(e) five materials
Ans: Water, Silver, Gold, Sand, Air
(f) five collections
Ans: A heap of rubbish, A set of books, A bunch of flowers, A library of books, An outfit of clothes
📖 Chp 1. The Alphabet
📖 Chp 3. Words and Word - Groups.
📖 Chp 5. Parts of Speech
📖 Chp 4. The Subjects and the Predicat
📖 Chp 7. The Noun : Kinds and Us
📖 Chp 11. The Pronoun
📖 Chp 13. Specific Determiners
📖 Chp 14. General Determiners
📖 Chp 15. The Adjective
📖 Chp 16. Degree of Comparison
📖 Chp 17. The Verb
📖 Chp 22.The Infinitive and the Imperative
Exercise 2. Underline concrete nouns in these sentences:
1. A fish cannot live on land.
2. Turtles are different from tortoises.
3. Mr. John is a famous photographer.
4. Mala is a diligent honest girl.
5. The Quran is a sacred book of Muslims.
6. Most Indian ladies are faithful wives.
7. I was impressed with his manners.
8. This train is bound for Mumbai.
9. The cowherd is following his herd of cattle.
10. Whose bunch of keys is this?
11. The mob stoned the policeman.
Exercise 3. Supply a suitable concrete nouns for each blank:
1. The farmer bought a new ____ of oxen.
Ans: pair
2. The ____ decided the case in my favour.
Ans: judge
3. The green ordered the ____ to advance.
Ans: soldiers
4. Early men used tools of _______.
Ans: stones
5. This ____ is made of pure gold.
Ans: necklace
6. I have ____ and ____ for breakfast.
And: bread and butter
7. I asked all my _____ to my birthday party.
Ans: friends
Exercise 4. Define a concrete noun. How it is different from an abstract. noun? Explain giving examples:
Ans: A concrete noun is one that names a concrete object --- a person, place, thing, material or a collection of things or persons etc.
Concrete nouns refer to things that have physical form like door, clock, aeroplane etc. But abstract nouns refer to things that have no physical forms like time, result, theft, beauty etc.
Exercise 5. What are countables and uncountables. Give examples.
Ans: The nouns that can be counted are called countables. Ex. Pen, ball, fruit etc.
The nouns that cannot be counted are called uncountable nouns. Ex. Water, oil etc.
Exercise 6. Given below are ten nouns. Sort them as countables and uncountables:
boat, butter, hare, honey, bench, water, pencils, sugar, book, rice.
Ans: Countable : boat, hare, bench, pencils, book. Uncountable : butter, honey, water, sugar, rice.
EXERCISES
Exercise 1. Write
(a) six proper nouns
Ans: Copenhagen, Helsinki, Warsaw,
Lisbon, Budapest, Zurich
(b) six common nouns
Ans: Dog, Car, Tree, Boy, Girl, Bird
(c) six material nouns
Ans: Paper, Glass, Wood, Pen, Rubber, Copy
(d) six collective nouns
Ans: Flock, Litter, Class, Family, Army, Herd
Exercise 2. Arrange these nouns in four lists:
[ Proper Common Material Collective]
William, chair, box, crowd, jackal, Chennai, crane, aluminium, watchman, ball, hockey-stick, sailor, John, bedding, Spain, Soumya, grove, copper, metal, group, swarm, hill, chain, bullock, cluster, mob.
Ans: Proper Nouns: William, Chennai,
John, Spain, Soumya
Common Nouns: Chair, Box, Crowd,
Jackal, Crane, Watchman, Ball,
Bedding ,Grove, Group, Hill, Chain, Cluster, Mob
Material Nouns: Aluminium, Copper,
Metal
Collective Nouns: Sailor, Swarm,
Bullock
Exercise 3. Underline each noun in the following sentences. Mention its kind too :
1. Reema is tall and slim.
Ans: Nouns : Reema
Kind: Proper Noun
2. How are houses useful to us?
Ans: Nouns: houses, us
Kind: Common Nouns
3. A pack of hounds is roaming the forest.
Ans: Nouns: pack, hounds, forest
Kind: Collective Noun, Common Nouns
4. Chairs are made of wood and cane.
Ans: Nouns: Chairs, wood, cane
Kind: Common Nouns, Material Nouns
5. The Nile is the largest river in Africa.
Ans: Nouns: Nile, river, Africa
Kind: Proper Noun, Common Nouns, Proper Noun
6. The roof of this house is made of timber.
Ans: Nouns: roof, house, timber
Kind: Common Nouns, Common Nouns, Material Nouns
7. The bitch bore a litter of six pups.
Ans: Nouns: bitch, litter, pups
Kind: Common Nouns, Collective Noun, Common Nouns
8. The firemen put out the fire immediately.
Ans: Nouns: firemen, fire
Kind: Common Nouns, Common Nouns
9. Our motherland is the best land of all.
Ans: Nouns: motherland, land
Kind: Common Nouns, Common Nouns
10. This plane is bound for Chennai.
Ans: Nouns: plane, Chennai
Kind: Common Nouns, Proper Noun
11. Jesus Christ preached many good things.
Ans: Nouns: Jesus Christ, things
Kind: Proper Noun, Common Nouns
12. Labourers work very hard by day.
Ans: Nouns: Labourers, day
Kind: Common Nouns, Common Nouns
13. This grand building has two bedrooms.
Ans: Nouns: building, bedrooms
Kind: Common Nouns, Common Nouns
14. Untie the shoe-laces and lie down on the cot.
Ans: Nouns: shoe-laces, cot
Kind: Common Nouns, Common Nouns
15. The dark clouds are full of rain.
Ans: Nouns: clouds, rain
Kind: Common Nouns, Common Nouns
16. Her bangles are made of gold.
Ans: Nouns: bangles, gold
Kind: Common Nouns, Material Nouns
17. The police dispersed the crowd.
Ans: Nouns: police, crowd
Kind: Common Nouns, Common Nouns
Exercise 4. Fill up each blank with a suitable noun. Mention its kind also.
1. The Tajmahal was built by Shah Jahan.
2. The Gita is a scared book of the Hindus.
3. Pt Jawaharlal Nehru was our first prime minister.
4. We often unloose our shoes at home.
5. The police is a very useful public servant.
6. Our homes shelter us from bad weather.
7. Trees bring forth new leaves during spring.
8. Our team played a match against them.
9. A gang of robbers overtook the travelers.
10. Fix a bouquet of flowers in the vase.
11. The angler caught a big haul of fish.
12. Doors and windows are made of wood and glass.
13. People make houses of brick and concrete.
14. A strong force is stationed inside the fortress.
15. The king consulted his council of ministers.
16. Our team has won the tournament.
17. He gave me a bunch of grapes.
Exercise 5. Supply a suitable collective noun for each blank.
1. A herd of cattle.
2. A pair of shoes.
3. A platoon of soldiers.
4. A constellation of stars.
5. A fleet of ships.
6. A flock of birds.
7. A ring of keys.
8. A range of hills.
9. A school of fish.
10. A pack of hounds.
11. A litter of pups.
12. A bouquet of flowers.
13. A group of girls.
14. A grove of trees.
15. A crowd of people.
16. A stack of books.
17. A class of students.
18. A team of players.
19. A force of policemen.
20. A crew of labourers.
Exercise 6. Supply a suitable nouns for each blank:
1. A garland of flowers.
2. A gang of thieves.
3. A herd of cattle.
4. A pack of wolves.
5. A bundle of sticks.
6. A bevy of birds.
7. A litter of kittens.
8. A mob of protesters.
9. A band of musicians.
10. A swarm of bees.
11. A clump of trees.
12. A flock of sheep.
13. A fleet of ships.
14. A collection of artifacts.
15. A team of athletes.
16. A class of students.
17. A caravan of camels.
18. A troupe of dancers.
19. A coir of coconuts.
20. A flight of birds.
Exercise 7. Pick out common nouns in the following sentences and write them in the space provided.
1. I have solved all the sums in my book.
2. The meadow is full of green grass.
3. A cold wind is blowing.
4. The bird flapped its wings.
5. He drank a glass of milk.
6. My shirt is made of silk.
7. The pony trotted after the mare.
Exercise 8. Define each of the following :
(a) Proper Nouns
Ans: A proper noun is the name given to a particular place, person or thing to single it out from others of its class.
(b) Common Nouns
Ans: A common noun is the name of a person, place person, place or thing of whose kind there are many others.
(c) Material Nouns
Ans: A material noun names a substance or material of which things are made.
(d) Collective Nouns
Ans: A collective noun names a group or collection of persons, animals or things as a complete whole.
(e) Concrete Nouns
Ans: A concrete noun is one that names a concrete object-a person,
place, thing, material or a collection of things or persons etc.
(f) Abstract Nouns
Ans: A abstract noun is one that have no physical forms .
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