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Noun and its Kinds

Keywords to Learn: noun, kinds of noun, noun definition, proper noun, common noun, collective noun, abstract noun, material noun, noun gender, noun number, English grammar

 

Definition of Noun:

A noun is a word used to name a person, place, thing, idea or feeling. It answers the question of who or what.
Examples: Ram, Delhi, Book, Honesty, Dog, School, Mountain.

Kinds of Noun:

(i) Proper Noun:
It is the name of a particular person, place or thing.
Examples: Mahatma Gandhi, India, London, Mount Everest, Bible, Taj Mahal.

(ii) Common Noun:
It is the name given to a class of persons, places or things.
Examples: Boy, Girl, Teacher, City, River, Country, Animal, Book.

(iii) Collective Noun:
It is the name of a collection or group of persons or things taken together as one.
Examples: Army (of soldiers), Team (of players), Flock (of sheep), Crowd (of people), Bundle (of sticks), Class (of students).

(iv) Abstract Noun:
It is the name of a quality, idea or state that we can only think of but cannot touch.
Examples: Honesty, Kindness, Bravery, Truth, Love, Freedom, Anger, Childhood, Happiness.

(v) Material Noun:
It is the name of a substance or matter from which things are made.
Examples: Gold, Silver, Iron, Cotton, Wood, Water, Oil, Rice, Milk, Plastic.

Noun as Gender

Nouns also show the gender of a person or animal. There are four kinds of genders:

(i) Masculine Gender: Refers to male persons or animals.
Examples: Man, Boy, King, Lion.

(ii) Feminine Gender: Refers to female persons or animals.
Examples: Woman, Girl, Queen, Lioness.

(iii) Common Gender: Refers to either male or female.
Examples: Child, Student, Teacher, Friend.

(iv) Neuter Gender: Refers to things without life.
Examples: Book, Pen, Table, Mountain. 

Table: Noun as Gender (Examples)

 

Masculine	Feminine	Common	Neuter
Man	Woman	Child	Book
Boy	Girl	Student	Pen
King	Queen	Teacher	Table
Prince	Princess	Friend	Chair
Father	Mother	Baby	River
Brother	Sister	Doctor	Mountain
Husband	Wife	Parent	Computer
Uncle	Aunt	Person	Star
Nephew	Niece	Cousin	Tree
Son	Daughter	Servant	School
Gentleman	Lady	Guest	Car
Hero	Heroine	Neighbor	Door
Lion	Lioness	Pupil	Road
Tiger	Tigress	Officer	Building
Cock	Hen	Singer	House
Bull	Cow	Leader	Lamp
Horse	Mare	Judge	Stone
Peacock	Peahen	Worker	Bottle
Actor	Actress	Relative	Ball
God	Goddess	Candidate	Watch
Wizard	Witch	Baby	Bed
Monk	Nun	Partner	Ship
Emperor	Empress	Citizen	Clock
Dog	Bitch	Classmate	Wall
Stallion	Mare	Enemy	Garden

Noun as Number

Nouns also show number, that is, whether they are singular (one) or plural (more than one).

(i) Singular Number: Refers to one person or thing.
Examples: Boy, Book, Pen, Tree.

(ii) Plural Number: Refers to more than one person or thing.
Examples: Boys, Books, Pens, Trees.

Some nouns form plural in special ways:
Man → Men
Woman → Women
Child → Children
Foot → Feet
Mouse → Mice 

Table: Noun as Number (Examples)

 

Singular	Plural	Singular	Plural
Boy	Boys	Ox	Oxen
Girl	Girls	Goose	Geese
Book	Books	Louse	Lice
Pen	Pens	Leaf	Leaves
Chair	Chairs	Knife	Knives
Table	Tables	Wolf	Wolves
Man	Men	Shelf	Shelves
Woman	Women	Thief	Thieves
Child	Children	Tomato	Tomatoes
Tooth	Teeth	Potato	Potatoes
Foot	Feet	Hero	Heroes
Mouse	Mice	Buffalo	Buffaloes
House	Houses	Lady	Ladies
Dog	Dogs	Baby	Babies
Cat	Cats	City	Cities
Car	Cars	Story	Stories
Ball	Balls	Army	Armies
Tree	Trees	Fly	Flies
River	Rivers	Country	Countries
Star	Stars	Family	Families
School	Schools	Duty	Duties
Teacher	Teachers	Party	Parties
Student	Students	Enemy	Enemies
King	Kings	Diary	Diaries
Queen	Queens	Berry	Berries

Exercise for Students on Noun and its Kinds, Gender and Number

Q.1 Define a noun with two examples.

Q.2 Name the kinds of nouns. Write two examples of each.

Q.3 Identify the kinds of nouns in the following words:
(i) Ganga
(ii) Honesty
(iii) Army
(iv) Book
(v) Kashmir

Q.4 Fill in the blanks with suitable nouns:
(i) The ________ teaches the students.
(ii) The ________ of players won the match.
(iii) The ________ is the longest river in India.
(iv) The ________ is the king of the forest.
(v) The ________ is a quality of good people.

Q.5 Write the gender of the following nouns:
(i) Queen
(ii) Brother
(iii) Teacher
(iv) Lioness
(v) Table

Q.6 Write the plural forms of the following nouns:
(i) Man
(ii) Child
(iii) Tooth
(iv) Lady
(v) Book

Q.7 Change the gender in the following sentences:
(i) The king called the prince.
(ii) The boy is playing with his dog.

Q.8 Correct the number in the following sentences:
(i) The two childs are playing in the garden.
(ii) The womans are kind to me.

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