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Which of the following words are nouns?

See if they sound like a unit when you put them


here: Check the appropriate column.
1. tree .....(noun).............. 6. slowly ................... ...................
2. when ................... 7. factory .......(noun)............ ...................
3. beds ......(noun)............. 8. ticket ......(noun)............. ...................
4. glass ....(noun)............... 9. boxes .....(noun).............. ...................
5. said ................... 10. almost ................... ...................

Underline the nouns in these phrases!


1. your red sweater 6. their carpets
2. those boxes 7. a hand-painted plate
3. a few men 8. the court stenographer
4. many digital photos 9. our psychology professor
5. his very interesting article 10. two interesting museums

Decide if each noun is concrete or abstract.


1. muffin ......(concrete)..................... 6. friend ....(concrete)..........
2. violin .....(concrete)....................... 7. friendliness .(abstrak)...
3. freedom ......(Abstrak)................. 8. economics ...(abstrak)...
4. elegance .....(Abstrak)................. 9. dormitory .(concrete)
5. train .....(Concrete)....................... 10. capitalism (Abstrak)

Underline the noun !


1. She read the play over again.
2. The actions became monotonous.
3. He felt that his marriage, his relationship with her, was strong.
4. The time had finally come to confess the truth.
5. He’s the boy who delivers the paper.
6. The glitterati always like to follow the fashion of the day.
7. They will repair his stove.
8. The arrangement was good for all of them.
9. The audience stared at the screen, fascinated by the action they were seeing.
10. The definition was in his dictionary.

Underline each noun in the sentences below and indicate whether it is singular (SG) or plural
(PL). There may be more than one noun in a sentence.
Sample: They used her computer (SG) to download the ¢les (PL).
1. He had a few good ideas (PL)
2. The boys (PL) spoke in a quiet whisper.
3. The tourists (PL) greeted the queen (SG) with attitudes of respect.
4. My neighbor (SG) is a neurologist (SG)
5. The exterminator (SG) found bugs (PL) in the office.
6. Sharks (PL) live in water (SG)
7. Yesterday, I caught a big trout (SG)
8. There are many beautiful homes (PL) on this block.
9. Visitors (PL) to this country (SG) must obtain visas (PL)
10. His cousin (SG) fought in a brutal battle ( SG) to free ninety hostages (PL)

For each noun below, determine if it is a proper noun or common noun. For this exercise, the
proper nouns are not capitalized.
Sample: england proper
1. Seattle - Common noun
2. crater lake national park - Proper noun
3. tissues - Common noun
4. sofa - Common noun
5. pepsi cola - Proper noun
6. mediterranean sea - Proper noun
7. disneyland - Common noun
8. company - Common noun
9. British broadcasting company - Proper noun
10. television - Common noun

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