Week 1 : Lessons on Noun

Classifications of Noun
A noun is a name of a person, place or thing.
Examples:

Person: woman, cousin, teacher, Mr. Lopez, Uncle George

Place: university, park, market, Green Window’s Subdivision, Manila Bay

The classification of thing, however, is as unclear as the word itself. It goes

beyond visible things, ideas, actions, conditions and qualities.
Examples:
Visible Things: scotch tape, notebook, Barbie doll, Blueberry Cheese Cake, shampoo
Ideas: communism, revolution, terrorism,
Actions: dispute, construction, election
Conditions: loneliness, excitement, happiness
Qualities: honesty, sincerity, integrity
Knowing the endings often found on nouns can sometimes help in identifying them. Some of the most
common noun suffixes are -dom, -ics, -ion, -ism, -ment, -ness, and –ship

Examples:
1.free + dom = freedom
2.robot + ics = robotics
3. frustrate + ion = frustration
4. social + ism = socialism
5. entertain + ment = entertainment
6. Shy + ness = shyness
7. leader + ship = leadership

Concrete and Abstract Nouns

A Concrete noun names something that you can physically see, touch, taste, hear or smell.

An Abstract noun names something that is nonphysical, that you cannot readily perceive through any
of your five senses.

Concrete Nouns Abstract Nouns

garlic nationalism
house career
table peace
cellphone friendship
uniform education
bus success

Singular and Plural Nouns

Nouns can indicate number. Singular nouns name one person, place or thing. Plural nouns
name more than one. Most plural nouns are formed by the addition of –s or –es to the singular
form. Some plural nouns however are formed irregularly and must be memorized for rules
governing the formation of plural nouns.
 Regular Nouns
Singular Plural
mountain mountains
driver drivers
school schools
terrace terraces
candy candies

Irregular Nouns
Singular Plural
child children
woman women
mouse mice
nucleus nuclei
ox oxen

Collective and Compound Nouns

Collective nouns name groups of people or thing. Although collective noun looks singular, its
meaning may be either singular or plural depending on how you use it in a sentence.

Examples of Collective Noun

council
delegation
entourage
orchestra
committee
team
troop
battalion

Compound nouns are composed of two or more words acting as a single unit. Compound nouns
may appear in three forms: as separate words, as hyphenated words, or as combined words.

Separated Hyphenated Combined

Carabao grass Editor-in-chief Dragonfly
Snake dance Light-year Eardrum
Washing machine Sister-in-law Starfish
Driving license Hanger-on Lookout
Swimming pool Passer-by Rainfall
Living room Drop-out Policeman
High school Runner-up Sunflower

Common and Proper Nouns

All nouns can be categorized as either common or proper. A common noun names any one of
the class of people, places, or things. A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing.
Common Noun Proper Noun
store Neneng’s store
writer Ricky Lee
building Apo View Hotel
fish Tilapia
watch Casio watch
pencil Mongol pencil