English Quiz - Parts of Speech - Noun

English Quiz

Parts of Speech -Noun

Prepared By

Manu Melwin Joy

Assistant ProfessorIlahia School of Management Studies

Kerala, India.

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Parts of Speech

• Noun.

• Adjective.

• Pronoun.

• Verb.

• Adverb.

• Preposition.

• Conjunction.

• Interjection.

Noun

• A noun is a word used as the name of aperson, place or thing.

– Example

• Everest is the highest peak in the world.

• Gandhiji is the father of the nation.

Kinds of Nouns

• Proper Nouns.

• Common Nouns.

• Collective Nouns.

• Abstract Nouns.

• Material Nouns.

Proper Noun

• A proper noun is the name of some particular person, place or thing.

• Example.

– Asoka, Calcutta, Ganges etc.

Common Noun

• A common noun is the name given in commonto every person or thing of the same class orkind.

• Example.

– Boy, tree, horse, king, town etc.

Collective Noun

• A collective noun is the name of a group ofpersons or things taken together as a singlewhole.

• Example.

– Crowd, army, team, family, assembly etc.

Abstract Noun

• A abstract noun is the name of quality, state or action of a person or thing.

• Example.

– Goodness, Kindness, Poverty, Laughter etc .

Material Noun

• A material noun is the name of the material out of which a thing is made.

• Example.

– Gold, Wood, Stone, Iron etc .

Point out nouns in the following sentences, and say whether they are common, proper, collective or abstract

1. The crowd was very big.

2. Always speak the truth.

3. The elephant has great strength.

4. He gave me a bunch of grapes.

5. Solomon was famous for his wisdom.

6. The room is thirty feet in length.

7. Never tell a lie.

Write down the collective nouns used to describe a number of

• Cattle.

• Soldiers.

• Sailors.

Form abstract noun from following adjectives

1. Long.

2. Humble.

3. Sane.

4. Sweet.

5. Cruel.

6. Prudent.

7. Proud.

Form abstract noun from following verbs

1. Laugh.

2. Obey.

3. Hate.

4. Conceal.

5. Flatter.

6. Steal.

7. Die.

Form abstract noun from following Common nouns

1. King.

2. Infant.

3. Friend.

4. Captain.

5. Hero.

6. Bond.

7. Patriot.

8. Coward.

9. Pilgrim.

10.Glutton.

Point out nouns in the following sentences, and say whether they are common, proper, collective or abstract

1. The crowd was very big.– The crowd (Collective) was very big.

2. Always speak the truth.– Always speak the truth (Abstract).

3. The elephant has great strength.– The elephant (Common) has great strength (Abstract).

4. He gave me a bunch of grapes. – He gave me a bunch (Collective) of grapes (Common).

5. Solomon was famous for his wisdom. – Solomon (Proper) was famous for his wisdom (Abstract).

6. The room is thirty feet in length. – The room (Common) is thirty feet (Common) in length (Abstract).

7. Never tell a lie.– Never tell a lie (Abstract).

Write down the collective nouns used to describe a number of

1. Cattle

– Herd.

2. Soldiers

– Army.

3. Sailors

– Crew.

Form abstract noun from following adjectives

• Long – Length.

• Humble – Humility.

• Sane – Sanity.

• Sweet – Sweetness.

• Cruel– Cruelty.

• Prudent – Prudence.

• Proud – Pride.

Form abstract noun from following verbs

• Laugh– Laughter.

• Obey– Obedience.

• Hate – Hatred.

• Conceal– Concealment.

• Flatter – Flattery.

• Steal – Stealth.

• Die – Death.

Form abstract noun from following Common nouns• King

– Kinghood.

• Infant – Infancy.

• Friend – Friendship.

• Captain – Captaincy.

• Hero – Heroism.

• Bond– Bondage.

• Patriot – Patriotism.

• Coward – Cowardice.

• Pilgrim – Pilgrimage.

• Glutton– Gluttony.