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American English Grammar
Noun
Learning objectives
  • Learn the definition of a noun
  • Learn the types of nouns
  • Watch the video lesson
  • Take the test
Definition of a noun
Types of nouns
  • abstract noun
    • a word used to describe intangible concepts such as: states, events, concepts, feelings, qualities, etc., that have no physical existence
  • collective noun
    • a word used to name a group of people, animals, or things
  • common noun
    • a word used to name a general person, animal, place, thing, or abstract idea
  • concrete noun
    • a word used to describe tangible objects such as: a person, place, thing, object, or substance
  • countable noun
    • a word used to describe something that can be counted
  • non-countable noun
    • a word used to describe a something that cannot be counted
  • plural noun
    • a word used to describe two or more things
  • possessive noun
    • a noun that owns, or is closely related to, something else
  • proper noun
    • a word used to name a specific person, animal, place, or thing
  • singular noun
    • a word used to describe one thing
Video lesson
Test
Study the types of nouns listed above. For each test question, you will be given four nouns. Three of the nouns will be the same type and one will be a different type. You need to decide which one.
 
Do you know the different types of nouns?
 
Fun Easy English Tests
Noun
 
  1.  Which of the following words is NOT an abstract noun?
A. notebook
B. importance
C. opportunity
D. confidence

  2.  Which of the following words is NOT a collective noun?
A. pride
B. cows
C. herd
D. flock

  3.  Which of the following words is NOT a common noun?
A. deer
B. flowers
C. Mount Everest
D. mountain

  4.  Which of the following words is NOT a concrete noun?
A. apple
B. dog
C. moose
D. happiness

  5.  Which of the following words is NOT a countable noun?
A. baggage
B. leaf
C. cherry
D. car

  6.  Which of the following words is NOT a non-countable noun?
A. equipment
B. girl
C. garbage
D. jewelry

  7.  Which of the following words is NOT a plural noun?
A. tables
B. books
C. dish
D. radios

  8.  Which of the following words is NOT a possessive noun?
A. Joe's
B. women's
C. bus's
D. birds

  9.  Which of the following words is NOT a proper noun?
A. trees
B. Judaism
C. January
D. Angelina Jolie

  10.  Which of the following words is NOT a singular noun?
A. teeth
B. leaf
C. cherry
D. party

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