Grammar Notes: Nouns

What are nouns? Common nouns are words that name general
The simple definition is: items.
words that name a person, table chair room snow
place, thing or idea. spoon bed file pen
teacher, school, book,
imagination
Proper nouns are words that name
specific people or places.
Activity Remember
 Kent street
that they
a) Draw a table into your book  Sarah Jones need capital
with 3 columns label each letters!
 Johannesburg
column: abstract nouns,
common nouns and proper
nouns.
Abstract nouns are words that name qualities or
b) Put the following words feelings and often end in –ness, -ence, - ity, - ion or
under the correct heading -ance.
on the table.  gentleness
 pretence
English, trust, Janet Jackson,
table, bed, pillow, Johannesburg,  purity
amazement , Nedbank, Brandon, anger,  persuasion
computer, anxiety, Melville, chalk,  defiance
chair, beauty, clock, window, courage,
The Star, happiness, school, shopping
centre, hate, bell, book, teacher, love, Collective nouns are names given to groups of things
printer, cupboard, Volkswagen, loyalty, that are similar.
nurse, Sister Terrance, strength, a flock of sheep Can you think
Melpark Primary School, dog, a school of fish of any more?
singer, boy and bank. a galaxy of stars