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Module: CCCA1

Level: 1st year

Lesson01: The Selfie Revolution

Common and Proper Nouns

1) Read the following passage and identify the common nouns and proper nouns.

Write your answers in the table provided.

Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955 and was adopted at birth by Clara and Paul Jobs. He went
to Reed College in Oregon from which he dropped out after six months. He stayed at Reed and went
to some classes there that interested him, lived with friends, and ate his meals at a Hare Krishna
temple. He later became a Buddhist. In 1970, a mutual friend introduced him to Steve Wozniak.
Together they created the Apple I and Apple II computers. Steve Jobs is listed on 342 United States
patents, as the inventor or co-inventor. He died on October 5, 2011, of complications from cancer.

Common Nouns Proper Nouns

birth Steve Jobs

months February

classes Clara

friends Paul Jobs

1
 meals Reed College

temple Oregon

computers Hare Krishna

inventors Buddhist

Co-inventor Steve Wozniak

patents Apple I

complications Apple II

2) Match the following proper nouns and common nouns.

Common Nouns Proper Nouns

Elvis Presly –>2 Toy

Mount Kilimanjaro –>3 Singer

Barbie –>1 Mountain

Pepsi →4 Drink

Porche –>6 Chocolate

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Snickers –>5 Car

Australia –>8 City

New York –>7 Country

Nile –>10 Island

Borneo –>9 River

3) Are these nouns common or proper nouns? Circle the correct answer.

1. San Francisco common noun / proper noun

2. John Smith common noun / proper noun
3. Brother common noun / proper noun
4. Motorbike common noun / proper noun
5. Museum of Modern Art common noun / proper noun
6. September common noun / proper noun
7. Girl common noun / proper noun
8. Morocco common noun / proper noun
9. Park common noun / proper noun
10. Lucy common noun / proper noun

Concrete Nouns, Abstract Nouns, and Collective Nouns

A concrete noun names a person, place, or thing that can be seen, touched, heard, tasted, or smelled.
Examples: song, hubcap, dog
An abstract noun names an idea, a feeling, a quality, or a characteristic.
Examples: loyalty, dishonour, trust
A collective noun is a word that names a group of people or things.
Examples: squad, assembly, team, jury, flock, herd

4) Decide whether each of the following nouns is concrete or abstract. Identify each one by writing
C for concrete or A for abstract.

A 13. anger
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A 14. promise
C 15. mouse
C 16. sand
C 1. locker
A 2. enthusiasm
A 3. humour
C 4. bridge
C 5. Brazil
A 6. dishonesty
C 7. computer
C 8. Jupiter
A 9. sympathy
A 10. procrastination
C 11. Great Barrier Reef
C 12. Queen Elizabeth II

5) Underline each collective noun in the following sentences.

1. I sing tenor in a quartet.

2. Everyone in the group received a door prize.
3. The team arrived early and went to the locker room.
4. As I watched, a flock of geese flew overhead.
5. The jury filed into their seats and listened to the judge’s instructions.
6. During lunch today the committee will meet to plan fund-raising events.