Deshini Ishara Paththiniwasam

B.A (Languages), PGDE, PQHRM

 Language
Phonology Morphology Syntax semantics Pragmatics

Sounds Words Sentences Meaning Usage

Nouns
Pronouns
Adjectives( including My Father a doctor is my.
articles & quantifiers)
Verbs father
My father is a doctor.
Letters Adverbs
is
Prepositions
Conjunctions a

Interjection doctor
The shortest English word
•I
•a
The longest English word
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• Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

 the longest word entered in the most trusted English dictionaries. The definition
is "a lung disease caused by inhalation of very fine silicate or quartz dust.
Interjection A word that expresses different feelings, such as alas,
oh, oops, ah
In this lesson we learn……
• What is a noun?
• Place of noun in the language chart.
• Noun categories
• Possessive nouns
• Position of nouns in a sentence
Nouns
• Singular – Plural
• Masculine – Feminine
• Concrete – Abstract
• Common – Proper
• Count – Non count
• Collective nouns
• Compound Nouns
Make the following nouns plural.

1. Car 11. Woman

2. Bus 12. Foot
3. Watch 13. Tooth
4. Hero 14. Mouse
5. Lady 15. Child
6. City 16. Deer
7. Day 17. Cattle
8. Donkey 18. People
9. Life 19. Trousers
10. Knife 20. spectacles
Make the following nouns plural.

1. Car - cars 11. Woman- women

2. Bus- buses 12. Foot - feet
3. Watch-watches 13. Tooth- teeth
4. Hero- heroes 14. Mouse- mice
5. Lady- ladies 15. Child- children
6. City- cities 16. Deer- deer
7. Day- days 17. Cattle
Always plural.
8. Donkey- donkeys 18. People
9. Life- lives 19. Trousers If you wants to
indicate one use “ a
10. Knife- knives 20. spectacles pair of …”
Masculine – Feminine Nouns
• Write the feminine noun of the following masculine nouns
• Actor • Monk
• Bachelor • Nephew
• Bridegroom • Peacock
• Cock
• Prince
• Dog
• Hero
• Uncle
• Horse • Waiter
• Lad • Widower
• Man servant • Wizard
• master
Masculine – Feminine Nouns
• Write the feminine noun of the following masculine nouns
• Actor - actress • Monk- nun
• Bachelor- spinster • Nephew- niece
• Bridegroom- bride • Peacock- peahen
• Cock- hen
• Prince- princess
• Dog- bitch
• Hero-heroine
• Uncle- aunt
• Horse- mare • Waiter- waitress
• Lad- lass • Widower- widow
• Man servant- maid servant • Wizard- witch
• Master- mistress
Pencil, Car, Calmness, Joy, Table, Freedom,
Mountain, Sadness, Friendship, Frog, Peace, Dream,
Kindness, bravery, Lake, Fish

Concrete Nouns Abstract Nouns

• Pencil • Calmness
• Car • Joy
• Table • Freedom
• Mountain • Sadness
• Frog • Friendship
• Dream • Peace
• Lake • Kindness
• Fish • bravery
school
litter
pile
troup
flock
choir
bunch
army
loaf
gang
 A car/ an apple

The apple I ate

Fish

The fish in my fish

tank
Position of Nouns in a sentence