Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
REGION I
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE- CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, LA UNION

LS 1: Communication Skills
ENGLISH
PRETEST: Direction: Read the poem below and underline all the nouns.
I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud
By William Wordsworth

I wandered lonely as a cloud
That floats on high o'er vales and hills,
When all at once I saw a crowd,
A host, of golden daffodils;
Beside the lake, beneath the trees,
Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
The waves beside them danced; but they
Out-did the sparkling waves in glee:
A poet could not but be gay,
In such a jocund company:
I gazed—and gazed—but little thought
What wealth the show to me had brought:

Continuous as the stars that shine For oft, when on my couch I lie
And twinkle on the milky way, In vacant or in pensive mood,
They stretched in never-ending line They flash upon that inward eye
Along the margin of a bay: Which is the bliss of solitude;
Ten thousand saw I at a glance, And then my heart with pleasure fills,
Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. And dances with the daffodils.

I. NOUNS
A noun is a word used to name a person, place, animal, thing, idea or events.
Ex. Donna, grandmother, teacher (people)
restaurant, Philippines, beach (places)
book, ball, pizza (things)
cat, lion, fish (animals)
philosophy, love, happiness (ideas)
Birthday, Wedding, Anniversary (events)
Kinds of Nouns
1. Proper Noun – specific name of person, places, things and ideas, usually capitalized
Ex. Alternative Learning System, Juan, Philippines, Wednesday, July

2. Common Noun – general name of person, places, things and ideas.

Ex. school, teacher, country, day, month

3. Count Noun – nouns that can be easily counted.

Ex. the number of apples in a basket (e.g., 5 apples), the number of desks in a classroom (e.g., 20
desks), tomato, computer, finger, house, elephant

4. Mass Noun – nouns that cannot be count or difficult to count or divide into separate parts. Ex.
powder, sand, rice, water, coffee, milk, air, oxygen

5. Collective Noun - name of group of people, or things of the same kind.

Ex. class, team, government jury, federation
6. Concrete Noun – an object that can be perceived by the senses (most likely is tangible)
Ex. wall, table, whale, hand, frog
7. Abstract Noun – name of quality, state, or concept that you cannot see or touch. (cannot be
physically touched)
Ex. bravery, friendship, culture, sadness, morning, health
8. Gender of Nouns
a. Feminine – refer to female figures or female members of a species
Ex. woman, girl, actress, mare, etc.
b. Masculine – refer to words for a male figure or male member of a species
Ex. man, boy, actor, horse, etc.
c. Common – refer to members of a species and don't specify the gender Ex.
parent, friend, client, student, etc.
d. Neuter – refer to things that have no gender
Ex. rock, table, pencil, etc.
9. Singular Noun – a word used to name one person, place, thing, or idea
Ex. girl, learner, chair, box, tree, quiz, child, wife
10. Plural Noun – a word used to name more than one person, place, thing, etc
Ex. girls, learners, chairs, boxes, trees, quizzes, children, wives

POST TEST Direction: Read the sentences carefully and identify the type of noun of the highlighted
words. Underline your choice of answer.
Example: Honesty is the best policy. COUNT CONCRETE ABSTRACT
1. My brother’s name is Sam.
PROPER COMMON MASS ABSTRACT
2. The audience liked our performance very much.
COLLECTIVE NEUTER COUNT MASCULINE
3. My mother likes gold jewelry.
FEMININE MASCULINE NEUTER ABSTRACT
4. Udaipur is city of lakes.
COUNT MASS NEUTER COLLECTIVE
5. In the party, Mark wears a costly silk saree.
COMMON FEMININE MASCULINE NEUTER
6. Trisha is a woman of great wisdom.
PROPER COLLECTIVE COMMON MASS
7. The flock of birds flew going to the east.
COLLECTIVE CONCRETE ABSTRACT COUNT
8. She shows great diligence in her school homework.
PROPER COMMON NEUTER FEMININE
9. Tourists loves travelling in Bolinao, Pangasinan because of the view and white sand of the beaches.
COUNT COLLECTIVE COMMON MASS
10. I am a learner of Alternative Learning System.
PROPER COMMON MASS ABSTRACT

Assignment: Direction: Write a simple sentence using the following nouns.

1. COUNT NOUN-table
My mother bought a new table for my online class.

2. PROPER NOUN - San Fernando City

3. COMMON NOUN - books

3. MASS NOUN – salt

4. ABSTRACT NOUN – happiness

5. COLLECTIVE NOUN - bouquet of flowers

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