Nouns - Exercises

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1) EXERCISE - COMMON NOUNS
Identify the Common Nouns in the following

sentences.
c Ê. We arrived early at the station.

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c ¦. There are different species of fish.

c ë. The man was trying to steal his car.

c . They have gone to the zoo.

c 0. The baby is crying.

c ^. My mother is in the kitchen.

c u. He threw some nuts to the monkeys.

c £. The children are playing in the field.

c º. That temple was built before I was born.

c Ê . He has bought a new car.

c ÊÊ. My father likes to swim.

c Ê¦. She won a trophy in a competition.

c Êë. I like to ride on a camel.
c Ê. Do birds eat meat?

c Ê0. He went to visit his uncle.

c Ê^. My brother wants to play with us.

c Êu. Let me have a look at your puppy.

c Ê£. The taxi broke down.

c Êº. The boys are playing noisily.

c ¦ . She is hanging out the clothes to dry.

( 1.2) EXERCISE - PROPER NOUNS
Use capital letters for Proper Nouns in the following

sentences.
c Ê. paris is the capital of france.

c ¦. william shakespeare is a famous english author.

c ë. µwar and peace' was written by leo tolstoy.

c . The universities of oxford and cambridge offer
degree courses at the highest level.
c 0. john's two dogs are named rover and boxer.

c ^. david will travel to france to do a degree course on

the french revolution.
c u. suez canal joins the red sea and the mediterranean

sea.
c £. republic of liberia is on the west coast of africa.

c º. mick jagger is the lead singer of rolling stones

c Ê . mount kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in

africa.
( 1.3) EXERCISE - ABSTRACT NOUNS
Form Abstract Nouns from the following.
man scholar king
know sell think
long strong wise
brother lose great

( 1.4) EXERCISE - COLLECTIVE NOUNS
Fill in the blank s with suitable collective nouns.
c Ê. A _____ of birds flew high in the sky.
c ¦. They saw a _____ of lions at the zoo.
c ë. The farmer has a _____ of cattle on his farm.
c . He ate a _____ of grapes today.
c 0. Our friend shows us a _____ of stamps.
c ^. We saw a _____ of sheep on our way home.
c u£. She bought a _____ of bananas from the market.
c º. The _____ of pupils are listening attentively to their

teacher.
c Ê . You can put the _____ of tools in that box.
( 1.5) EXERCISE - COUNTABLE &

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
Complete each sentence by choosing the correct word.
c Ê. There is so (many, much) smoke coming out of the

chimney.
c ¦. There are (plenty of, a large amount of) fish in the

pond.
c ë. (A little, A few) minutes is all it takes for him to

shave.
c . The postman put (a great deal of, a lot of) letters

into the bag.
c 0. He threw (a little, some) nuts to the monkeys.

c ^. She uses only (a few, a little) cooking oil in her

cooking.
c u. My hens lay (a large amount of, several) eggs very

day.
c £. (A great deal of, A large number of) dust has

collected on the desk.
c º. We saw (a large amount of, many) cows grazing in

the field.
c Ê . The butcher sells (a large amount of, a large

number of) meat.
( 1.6) EXERCISE - GENDER
Change the nouns in bold from the feminine to the

masculine.
c Ê. My Junt visits her niece every week-end.

c ¦. The !J has several mJres on her farm.
c ë. The Jughter is more talkative than her mother.

c . Does any Jctress like to play the role of

the princess?
c 0. Their oueen is a wi ow.

c ^. The mJnJgeress is still a spinster.

c u. In the movie, the tigress was killed by the heroine .

c £. His daughter-in-law is a postmistress.

c º. The countess has one sister.

c Ê . The Juthoress is writing a book about

the empress.
Change the nouns in bold from the masculine to the

feminine.
c ÊÊ. The Gri egroom thanked the priest.

c Ê¦. His Grother works as a wJiter.

c Êë. The og barked at the mi!mJn.
c Ê. A coc was killed by a ox.

c Ê0. The mJnservJnt has worked many years for

the ue.
c Ê^. Her husGJn is a con uctor .

c Êu. He was a postmJn before he became

a postmJster.
c Ê£. The !J wants to be a mon.

c Êº. The sultan owns a stallion.

c ¦ . Her Jther-in-!Jw is a !Jn !or .

( 1.7) EXERCISE - FORMING NOUNS FROM

NOUNS
Fill in the blanks with abstract nouns from the nouns

in brackets.
c Ê. I had a very happy ______ (child).

c ¦. I forgot to renew my _____ (member) in the sailing

club.
c ë. We formed a deep and lasting _____ (friend).

c . He hopes to take over the _____ (leader) of the

party.
c 0. There are lots of nice people in the _____

(neighbour).
c ^. In the _____ (king) of Thailand, the king

commands the respect of every citizen.
c u. She seems to be enjoying _____ (mother).

c £. He had barely reached _____ (man) when he

married.

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( 1.

1) EXERCISE - COMMON NOUNS

Identify the Common Nouns in the following

c Ê. We arrived early at the station.

c ¦. There are different species of fish.

c ë. The man was trying to steal his car.

c . They have gone to the zoo.

c 0. The baby is crying.

c ^. My mother is in the kitchen.

c u. He threw some nuts to the monkeys.

c £. The children are playing in the field.

c º. That temple was built before I was born.

c Ê . He has bought a new car.

c ÊÊ. My father likes to swim.

c Ê¦. She won a trophy in a competition.

c Ê. Do birds eat meat?

c Ê0. He went to visit his uncle.

c Ê^. My brother wants to play with us.

c Êu. Let me have a look at your puppy.

c Ê£. The taxi broke down.

c Êº. The boys are playing noisily.

c ¦ . She is hanging out the clothes to dry.

( 1.2) EXERCISE - PROPER NOUNS

Use capital letters for Proper Nouns in the following

c Ê. paris is the capital of france.

c ¦. william shakespeare is a famous english author.

c ë. µwar and peace' was written by leo tolstoy.

c 0. john's two dogs are named rover and boxer.

c ^. david will travel to france to do a degree course on

c u. suez canal joins the red sea and the mediterranean

c £. republic of liberia is on the west coast of africa.

c º. mick jagger is the lead singer of rolling stones

c Ê . mount kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in

( 1.3) EXERCISE - ABSTRACT NOUNS

Form Abstract Nouns from the following.

man scholar king

know sell think

long strong wise

brother lose great

Fill in the blank s with suitable collective nouns.

c Ê. A _____ of birds flew high in the sky.

c ¦. They saw a _____ of lions at the zoo.

c ë. The farmer has a _____ of cattle on his farm.

c . He ate a _____ of grapes today.

c 0. Our friend shows us a _____ of stamps.

c ^. We saw a _____ of sheep on our way home.

c u£. She bought a _____ of bananas from the market.

c º. The _____ of pupils are listening attentively to their

c Ê . You can put the _____ of tools in that box.

( 1.5) EXERCISE - COUNTABLE &

Complete each sentence by choosing the correct word.

c Ê. There is so (many, much) smoke coming out of the

c ¦. There are (plenty of, a large amount of) fish in the

c ë. (A little, A few) minutes is all it takes for him to

c . The postman put (a great deal of, a lot of) letters

c 0. He threw (a little, some) nuts to the monkeys.

c ^. She uses only (a few, a little) cooking oil in her

c u. My hens lay (a large amount of, several) eggs very

c £. (A great deal of, A large number of) dust has

c º. We saw (a large amount of, many) cows grazing in

c Ê . The butcher sells (a large amount of, a large

( 1.6) EXERCISE - GENDER

Change the nouns in bold from the feminine to the