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Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Kinds of Nouns Worksheet

Kinds of Nouns exercise

Underline the nouns in the following sentences and state their kind.
  1. The book was lying on the table.
  2. Love begets love.
  3. We cannot live without water.
  4. The jury has given its verdict.
  5. Alcohol is injurious to health.
  6. Smoking is a bad habit.
  7. Wild animals live in forests.
  8. The childhood of Peter was full of misery.
  9. All the girls were singing.
  10. Gold is a precious metal.
  11. Rice is the staple food of South Indians.
  12. The earth moves round the sun.
  13. Mankind should love nature.
  14. We get wool from sheep.

Answers
  1. The book was lying on the table. (book – common noun; table – common noun)
  2. Love begets love. (love – abstract noun)
  3. We cannot live without water. (water – material noun)
  4. The jury has given its verdict. (jury – collective noun; verdict – abstract noun)
  5. Alcohol is injurious to health. (alcohol – material noun; health – abstract noun)
  6. Smoking is a bad habit. (habit – abstract noun)
  7. Wild animals live in forests. (animals – common noun; forests – common noun)
  8. The childhood of Peter was full of misery. (childhood – abstract noun; Peter – proper noun; misery – abstract noun)
  9. All the girls were singing. (girls – common noun)
  10. Gold is a precious metal. (Gold – material noun; metal – common noun)
  11. Rice is the staple food of South Indians. (rice – material noun; food – common noun; Indians – proper noun)
  12. The earth moves round the sun. (earth – common noun; sun – common noun)
  13. Mankind should love nature. (mankind – collective noun; nature – common noun)
  14. We get wool from sheep. (wool – material noun; sheep – common noun)