NOUNSBy Nurul Aiman Mohamad Jafre (TESL)

PROPER NOUNSCOMMON NOUNS

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

COMPOUND NOUNS

COUNTABLE NOUNS

EXERCISES

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COMMON NOUNS

- Common noun refers to a category or a class of people, places, things, or ideas.- Do not capitalize a common noun unless it begins a sentence

Common nouns

Proper nouns

• She is going to school

• She is going to Broadmoor School

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PROPER NOUNS

- Proper nouns are the names given to particular people, animals, places and things.

- Always begin with capital letter

Aladdin Abraham Lincoln January

Hollowe’en Mother’s day Malaysia

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EXAMPLE

COUNTABLE NOUNS

Items that can be countedAdding “s” to make pluralSome are irregular plural

Child = children Mouse = mice Tooth = teeth Foot = feet

Cargo = cargoes Baby = babies Jelly = jellies Story = stories

Book = books Photo = photos Eye = eyes Idea = ideas

EXAMPLE

How countable nouns are used

Using “a” for consonant or “an” vowel

• A cat, a bee, a frog.• An elephant, an owl, an umbrella

Using “the”

• Look at the moon.• The sky grew darker and darker.• I’ll turn the oven.• Where is the nearest supermarket.• The last train leaves at 9.30 a.m. Click me~

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS

Cannot be regarded as itemsDo not form plural

Do not use a/an with uncountable nouns

cheese

silver sugarmaize

cream gasair

wood

EXAMPLE

Can be used on their own in general statements

How uncountable nouns are used

Can be used with “some”

Can be used with “the”

Can be used with other determiners, quantity words and possessive

• I don’t like cheese.

• Put the cheese back in the fridge.

• There’s some cheese in the fridge.

• I don’t eat much cheese.• That cheese is quite delicious.• My hair needs a wash• Grandad’s health is deteriorating Click me~

COMPOUND NOUNS

Two or more words used together to form a single noun.

Two or more words joined together

Words joined by one or more hyphens

Two words often used together

Proper name that consists of more than one word

• Blue + print = blueprint• Base + ball = baseball

• Son-in-law• Passer-by• Mountain lion• Ice cream

• Gulf Stream• Mrs. Hasley

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EXERCISES

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/english_lessons/nouns-exercises

http://englishonline.sites.uol.com.br/english/basic.htm

http://www.scribd.com/doc/4672500/Countable-and-Uncountable-nouns-exercises

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/uncountable_nouns.htm

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By Nurul Aiman Mohamad Jafre (TESL)