Point out the nouns in the following sentences and

state whether they are common, proper, collective or

abstract. mob Collective
1. The angry mob pelted stones at the police. stones common
police Collective
2. Honesty is the best policy. honesty abstract
policy abstract
3. You must always speak the truth. truth abstract
julie proper
4. Julie is my youngest sister. sister common
Solomon proper
5. Solomon was famous for his wisdom. Wisdom abstract
birds Common
6. Birds make their nests in trees. Nests Common
trees Common
7. A committee was appointed to study the situation. committee Collective
8. Nelson is known for his victory at Trafalgar. situation abstract
Nelson proper
9. The boys were congratulated on their performance. victory abstract
Trafalgar proper
10. He gave me a bunch of grapes. boys Common
performance abstract
11. The children sang the national anthem. bunch Collective
grapes Common
12. He owns a fleet of cars. fleet Collective
cars Common
13. The lion is the king of beasts. lion Common
beasts Common
14. Greenland is the largest island Greenland proper
Island Common

Write the abstract noun of these adjectives :

1accurate ➝accuracy

2patient ➝ patience

3thirsty ➝ thirst

4hungry ➝ hunger

5shy ➝ shyness

6simple ➝ simplicity

7proud ➝ pride

8jealous ➝ jealousy

9envious ➝ envy

10able ➝ ability
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In the sentences given below identify nouns and state what type of
noun it is.
A dog likes to eat bread.
Police have given a grand party to public.
Hari always likes to read Indian story .
A man was standing there.
Players were playing football.
Eggs were broken by a boy.
Solution:
dog Common noun
bread Common noun
police Collective
public Collective noun
Hari Proper noun
Man Common noun
Players Common noun
Eggs Common noun)
Boy Common noun

Form Abstract Nouns from the following words. The first one has
been done for you.
1. man manhood
2. know knowledge
3. long length
4. brother brotherhood
5. scholar scholarship
6. sell sale
7. strong strength
8. lose loss
9. king kingdom
10. think thought
11. wise wisdom
12. great greatness

D. Fill in the blanks with Abstract noun.

1. The library is a completely silent place. The library is a place of
complete _______silence________
2. The attic is a dirty room. The attic is filled with ______dirt_________
3. She was a famous singer. She first won _______fame________ as a
singer.
4. I heard the joyful news. I could have shouted with
_______joy________
5. The lake is deep. What is the ______depth_________ of the lake?
E. Fill in each blank with the correct collective noun.
1. A _______flight - flock________ of birds flew over our heads.
2. He saw a ____pride___________ of roaring lions in his dream.
3. The farmer thinks he has the biggest ______herd_________ of cattle
in his farm.
4. He ate a _________bunch______ of grapes all by himself.
5. Our friend likes to show off his _____collection__________ of
stamps.

Fill in the blanks with suitable words.

1. A swarm of ……bees…… are flying all around.
2. A ……band……… of musicians were performing.
3. Farmers keep a ……herd….. of buffaloes.
4. A ………bevy…. of girls could be seen here always.
5. The house was on the target by a gang of …thieves…………
6. The board of ……directors…….. decided to postpone it.
7. Mr Arora booked ………a suit….. of rooms in a hotel.
8. Forests show you a clump of ………trees…..
9. The minister crossed with a heavy fleet of ……cars…..