Exercise 1 – Identify the Type of Noun

Read the following sentences and identify the type of noun used.

1. Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal.

2. The Royal Bengal Tiger is found in the Sunderbans.
3. The jury gave a unanimous verdict.
4. Laughter is good for health.
5. The crowd is very big.
6. The elephant is an intelligent animal.
7. The Ganges is a sacred river.
8. The bravery of the soldier saved the day.
9. I bought furniture for my new house.
10. King Solomon was very wise.
11. The man was riding a white horse.
12. The shepherd took the flock of sheep to the field.
13. That table is newly polished.
14. I believed her innocence.
15. I need your honest opinion.
16. The police caught the thief.
17. I brought zucchini from the market.
18. Shakespeare was a famous English playwright.
19. Percy B Shelley was a poet.
20. This dress is made of silk.

Exercise 2 – Change the Gender

1. The lioness was ready to pounce.
2. The actor acted quite well in the movie.
3. My uncle lives in New York.
4. My father works in a government office.
5. The gentleman gave me this chocolate.
6. The king ruled with sincerity.
7. She was the duchess of Stanford.
8. The waiter brought us our food.
9. The prince succeeded his father.
10. The cock started calling at the break of dawn.

Answers –
1. Kolkata, West Bengal – Proper Noun
2. Royal Bengal Tiger, Sunderbans – Proper Noun
3. Jury – Collective Noun, Verdict – Abstract Noun.
4. Laughter, health – Abstract Noun
5. Crowd – Collective Noun
 6. Elephant, Animal – Common noun
7. Ganges – Proper Noun, river – Common Noun
8. Bravery – Abstract Noun, Soldier, Day – Common Noun
9. Furniture, house – Common Noun
10. King Solomon – Proper Noun
11. Man, Horse – Common Noun
12. Shepherd, field – Common Noun; Flock – Collective Noun
13. Table – Common Noun
14. Innocence – Abstract Noun
15. Opinion – Common Noun
16. Police, Thief – Common Noun
17. Zucchini, Market – Common Noun
18. Shakespeare – Proper Noun, Playwright – Common Noun
19. Percy B Shelley – Proper Noun, Poet – Common Noun
20. Dress – Common Noun, Silk – Material Noun

Answers –
1. The lion was ready to pounce.
2. The actress acted quite well in the movie.
3. My aunt lives in New York.
4. My mother works in a government office.
5. The lady gave me this chocolate.
6. The queen ruled with sincerity.
7. He was the duke of Stanford.
8. The waitress brought us our food.
9. The princess succeeded her mother.
10. The hen started calling at the break of dawn.

Exercise 1: Identify the Nouns

Instructions: Read each sentence and underline the nouns.

1. The cat is sleeping on the sofa.

2. My brother is reading a book.
3. We went to the zoo on Sunday.
4. The teacher gave us homework.
5. I saw a butterfly in the garden.
6. The baby is playing with a toy.
 7. We saw stars in the sky at night.
8. Riya has a pet rabbit.
9. The boys are playing football in the park.
10. My father is driving a car.

Exercise 2: Fill in the Blanks with Collective Nouns

Instructions: Fill in each blank with a suitable collective noun from the word bank.

pack, pair, team, bunch, herd, group, flock, crowd, bouquet, swarm

1. A pair of __________
2. A pack of __________
3. A bunch of __________
4. A bouquet of __________
5. A team of __________
6. A herd of __________
7. A flock of __________
8. A crowd of __________
9. A group of __________
10. A swarm of __________

Exercise 3: Singular or Plural? Write whether the following nouns are singular or
plural.

1. child__________
2. chairs__________
3. bus__________
4. teeth__________
5. pencil__________
6. babies__________
7. foot__________
8. windows__________
9. man__________
10. glasses__________

Exercise 4: Underline the Abstract Nouns.Instructions: Read each sentence

carefully and underline the abstract noun.

1. Her honesty is appreciated by everyone.

2. I could feel the fear in his voice.
3. Kindness is a quality we all should have.
4. He was filled with joy when he saw his gift.
5. The soldier showed great bravery.
6. We should never lose hope.
7. Their friendship has lasted for many years.
8. She has a lot of confidence in her work.
9. The children were full of excitement before the trip.
10. His anger was visible on his face.
Exercise 5: Replace Nouns with Antonyms
Instructions: Read each sentence and replace the underlined noun with its opposite.

1. The boy stood near the door.

2. The day was very hot.
3. My enemy smiled at me.
4. She sat in the back of the class.
5. The winter is very cold.
6. The king ruled the land
7. He walked on the road.
8. I put the ball at the top of the shelf.
9. The teacher entered the room.
10. We saw the sunrise from the hill.

Answers key:

1. cat, sofa.
2. brother, book.
3. zoo, Sunday.
4. teacher, homework.
5. butterfly, garden.
6. baby, toy.
7. stars, sky, night.
8. Riya, rabbit.
9. boys, football, park.
10. father, car.

Answer key

1. shoes
2. wolves
3. bananas
4. flowers
5. players
6. cows
7. birds
8. people
9. friends
10. bees
11. Singular
12. Plural
13. Singular
14. Plural
15. Singular
16. Plural
17. Singular
18. Plural
19. Singular
20. Plural
Answer Key:

1. honesty
2. fear
3. Kindness
4. joy
5. bravery.
6. hope.
7. friendship
8. confidence
9. excitement
10. Anger

Answer key

11. The girl stood near the door.

12. The night was very hot.
13. My friend smiled at me.
14. She sat in the front of the class.
15. The summer is very cold.
16. The queen ruled the land.
17. He walked on the footpath.
18. I put the ball at the bottom of the shelf.
19. The student entered the room.
20. We saw the sunset from the hill.

Noun Exercise 1: Identification of Nouns

1. Identify the nouns in the following sentence:
"The cat sat on the mat."
2. Find all the nouns in this sentence:
"Julia and her brother went to the market."
3. Identify the nouns:
"The book on the table belongs to the teacher."
4. Underline the nouns in the following sentence:
"The children are playing in the garden."
5. Identify the nouns:
"Happiness is the key to success."

Noun Exercise 2: Noun Types Exercises

6. Identify the common nouns in the following sentence:
"The teacher gave a lecture on history."
7. Identify the proper nouns in the following sentence:
"Einstein was a great scientist."
8. Find the abstract noun in this sentence:
"Honesty is the best policy."
9. Identify the collective noun in the sentence:
"A flock of birds flew over the field."
 10. Find the concrete noun in the sentence:
"The artist painted a beautiful portrait."

Noun Exercise 3: Pluralization of Nouns

11. Write the plural form of the noun:
"Child"
12. Write the plural form of the noun:
"Mouse"
13. Write the plural form of the noun:
"City"
14. Write the plural form of the noun:
"Tooth"
15. Write the plural form of the noun:
"Leaf"

Noun Exercise 4: Possessive Nouns

16. Rewrite the sentence to show possession:
"The bike belonging to John."
17. Rewrite the sentence to show possession:
"The toys belonging to the children."
18. Rewrite the sentence to show possession:
"The office of the manager."
19. Rewrite the sentence to show possession:
"The car of the teacher."
20. Rewrite the sentence to show possession:
"The bark of the dog."

Noun Exercise 5: Noun Usage in Sentences

21. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the noun:
"The _____ (dog/dogs) barked loudly."
22. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the noun:
"The _____ (children/childrens) are playing outside."
23. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the noun:
"She bought two _____ (boxes/boxs) of chocolates."
24. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the noun:
"The _____ (bus/buses) are running late today."
25. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the noun:
"I have three _____ (cats/cates)."

Noun Exercise 6: Abstract and Concrete Nouns

26. Identify whether the noun is abstract or concrete:
"Love"
27. Identify whether the noun is abstract or concrete:
"Table"
28. Identify whether the noun is abstract or concrete:
"Bravery"
 29. Identify whether the noun is abstract or concrete:
"Book"
30. Identify whether the noun is abstract or concrete:
"Freedom"

Noun Exercise 7: Collective Nouns

31. Choose the correct collective noun for the sentence:
"A _____ of fish swam past."
32. Choose the correct collective noun for the sentence:
"The _____ of musicians played beautifully."
33. Choose the correct collective noun for the sentence:
"A _____ of lions roared in the jungle."
34. Choose the correct collective noun for the sentence:
"The _____ of judges made their decision."
35. Choose the correct collective noun for the sentence:
"A _____ of bees buzzed around the flowers."

Answers:
Noun Exercise 1: Identification of Nouns
1. Cat, mat
2. Julia, brother, market
3. Book, table, teacher
4. Children, garden
5. Happiness, key, success

Noun Exercise 2: Types of Nouns

6. Teacher, lecture, history
7. Einstein
8. Honesty
9. Flock
10. Portrait

Noun Exercise 3: Pluralization of Nouns

11. Children
12. Mice
13. Cities
14. Teeth
15. Leaves

Noun Exercise 4: Possessive Nouns

 16. John's bike
17. The children's toys
18. The manager's office
19. The teacher's car
20. The dog's bark

Noun Exercise 5: Noun Usage in Sentences

21. Dog
22. Children
23. Boxes
24. Buses
25. Cats

Noun Exercise 6: Abstract and Concrete Nouns

26. Abstract
27. Concrete
28. Abstract
29. Concrete
30. Abstract

Noun Exercise 7: Collective Nouns

31. School
32. Orchestra
33. Pride
34. Panel
35. Swarm

Test Your Knowledge with Noun Exercises

1. Which of the following is a common noun?
a) London
b) John
c) Dog
d) Amazon River

2. Which word is a proper noun?

a) teacher
b) New York
c) school
d) car

3. Identify the abstract noun in the following sentence: "She felt a great sense of
happiness."
a) She
b) Sense
c) Happiness
d) Great

4. Which of these is a collective noun?

a) Group
b) Table
c) Pencil
d) Love
5. In the sentence "The books are on the shelf," which word is a noun?
a) Are
b) On
c) Books
d) The

6. What type of noun is 'child' in the sentence: "The child is playing in the park"?
a) Proper noun
b) Common noun
c) Abstract noun
d) Collective noun

7. Choose the plural form of the noun 'mouse':

a) Mouses
b) Mice
c) Mouse
d) Mousies

8. Which of the following nouns is uncountable?

a) Apples
b) Water
c) Cars
d) Books

9. What is the singular form of the noun 'children'?

a) Childs
b) Child
c) Childrens
d) Childer

10. Which of these words is a concrete noun?

a) Beauty
b) Love
c) Hat
d) Friendship

Find Out if You Got them All Right from the Answers Below.
1. c) Dog
2. b) New York
3. c) Happiness
4. a) Group
5. c) Books
6. b) Common noun
7. b) Mice
8. b) Water
9. b) Child
10. c) Hat