Worksheet Solutions: Noun & its Classification | English Grammar Basic - Class 10 PDF Download

Q1: Pick out the Nouns in the following sentences and classify them.
(i) The Bible is a sacred book for the Christians.
Ans:

• Bible- Proper Noun
• Book- Common Noun
• Christians- Proper Noun

(ii) Mt. Everest is the highest peak in the world.
Ans: 

• Mt. Everest- Proper Noun
• Peak- Common Noun
• World- Common Noun

(iii) There are fifty students in our class.
Ans: 

• Beauty- Abstract Noun
• Quality- Abstract Noun

(iv) Beauty is a rare quality.
Ans: 

• Students- Common Noun
• Class- Collective Noun

(v) Prevention is better than cure
Ans: 

• Prevention- Abstract Noun
• Cure- Abstract Noun

Q2:  Make Abstract Nouns from the following words and use them in sentences:
(i) Dacoit
(ii) Coward
(iii) Patient
(iv) Move
(v) Define
Ans:
(i) Dacoit (dacoity): The two brothers were accused of dacoity and murder.
(ii) Coward (Cowardice): The soldier’s cowardice made him run away from the battlefield.
(iii) Patient (patience): He does not have the patience to wait for the result.
(iv) Move (movement): A movement behind her caught her attention.
(v) Define (definition): Before spelling the word, the contestant asked for an Explanation of the definition of the word.

Q3: State whether the underlined nouns are countable (C) or uncountable (U).
(i) The children are playing in the park. _________
Ans: C – Countable

(ii) The bottle is in the cupboard. _________
Ans: C – Countable

(iii) I am drinking milk. _________
Ans: U – Uncountable

(iv) I put too much oil in the dish. _________
Ans: U – Uncountable

(v) Could you give me some glue, please? _________
Ans: U – Uncountable

(vi) Please pour some water in my glass. _________
Ans: C – Countable

(vii) The window is made of glass. _________
Ans: U – Uncountable

(viii) His shoes were old and worn out. _________
Ans: C – Countable

(ix) I want to adopt all the stray dogs! _________
Ans: C – Countable

(x) The sandwich has a lot of cheese in it. _________
Ans: U – Uncountable

Q4: Underline the Abstract Nouns in the following sentences:
(i) Love is blind.
Ans: Love is blind.

(ii) Childhood does not know any worry at all.
Ans: Childhood does not know any worry at all.

(iii) Honesty is the best policy.
Ans: Honesty is the best policy.

(ix) Dancing and singing are fine arts.
Ans: Dancing and singing are fine arts.

(x) Joys and sorrows are important aspects in the life of human beings
Ans: Joys and sorrows are important aspects in the life of human beings

Q5: Form abstract nouns from the words given in the brackets and fill in the blanks.
(i) Everyone appreciated the _________ of the idea. (novel)
Ans: Everyone appreciated the novelty of the idea.

(ii) _________ is a negative emotion. (jealous)
Ans: Jealousy is a negative emotion.

(iii) His _________ is due to his illness. (irritable)
Ans: His irritability is due to his illness.

(iv) Without _________ the dog will not bite. (provoke)
Ans: Without provocation the dog will not bite.

(v) Do not harbor _________ (hate)
Ans: Do not harbor hatred.

(vi) The accused cannot be out on bail until the _________ is complete. (investigate)
Ans: The accused cannot be out on bail until the investigation is complete.

(vii) My daughter takes great _________ in feeding stray animals. (please)
Ans: My daughter takes great pleasure in feeding stray animals.

(viii) She said that the _________ was baseless. (accuse)
Ans: She said that the accusation was baseless.

(ix) Though he had inherited a large fortune, because of his _________ he soon became poor. (extravagance)
Ans: Though he had inherited a large fortune, because of his extravagance he soon became poor.

(x) Take this present as a token of my _________ (grateful)
Ans: Take this present as a token of my gratitude.

Q6: Identify the noun phrase and its modifiers in the following sentences.
(i) My elder brother wants to be a soldier.
Ans: 

• Noun phrases – my (possessive adjective) elder (adjective) brother (head noun)
• Noun phrase – a (article) soldier (noun)

(ii) There is a big banyan tree in that corner.
Ans: 

• Noun phrase – a (article) big (adjective) banyan tree (head noun)
• Noun phrase – that (determiner) corner (noun)

(iii) All of my friends are non-smokers.
Ans: Noun phrase – all of (determiner) my (possessive) friends (head noun) non-smokers (head noun)

(iv) Both my sisters live in Kerala.
Ans: Noun phrase – both (determiner) my (possessive) sisters (head noun)

(v) If people are kind, there will be no stray dogs or cats.
Ans: Noun phrase – no (determiner) stray (adjective) dogs or cats (head noun)

(vi) I adopted two puppies yesterday.
Ans: Noun phrase – two (adjective) puppies (head noun)

(vii) He was an aggressive fighter who would not stop at anything.
Ans: Noun phrase – an (article) aggressive (adjective) fighter (head noun)

(viii) My sister and her family live abroad.
Ans: Noun phrase – my (determiner) sister and her family (head noun)

(ix) It was a long, winding road.
Ans: Noun phrase – a (article) long (adjective) winding (adjective) road (noun)

(x) She is my friend and philosopher.
Ans: Noun phrase – my (determiner) friend and philosopher (head noun)

Q7: Identify the noun phrases in the following sentences.
Hints: A noun phrase serves the same purpose as a noun. That means it can be the subject or object of the verb. It can also be the object of a preposition.
(i) He wished to talk to his manager.
(ii) The wicked man loves getting poor people into trouble.
(iii) The poor man wanted to pay back every penny he owed.
(iv) He hates having to punish his servants.
(v) Horses prefer living in dark stables.
(vi) I will never do such a thing.
(vii) Have you ever tried to climb a tree?
(viii) He refused to answer my question.
(ix) He promised to get me something.
(x) Why do you want to meet him?
Ans:
(i) He wished to talk to his manager.
(ii) The wicked man loves getting poor people into trouble.
(iii) The poor man wanted to pay back every penny he owed.
(iv) He hates having to punish his servants.
(v) Horses prefer living in dark stables.
(vi) I will never do such a thing.
(vii) Have you ever tried to climb a tree?
(viii) He refused to answer my question.
(ix) He promised to get me something.
(x) Why do you want to meet him?

Q8: (Nominative, Objective, and Possesive Case)
Here, you need to identify the appropriate case in each sentence given below:
(i) Central minister is going to visit the state today.
(ii) Sweets smell so good.
(iii) The teacher teaches the student in the class.
(iv) Rita is busy with her school’s work.
(v) The police will talk to the criminal later.
(vi) Sita decorates the house delightfully.
(vii) Rita’s decision can’t be easily changed.
(viii) Ravi is listening to Korean pop’s music.
(ix) Captain gave a red card to the weak player.
(x) The girls’ houses are well-maintained and beautiful.
Ans:
(i) Central ministers – Nominative case
(ii) Sweets – Nominative case
(iii) Teacher, student – Nominative case
(iv) Rita – Nominative case, School’s- possessive case
(v) Police – Nominative case, criminal – possessive case
(vi) Sita – Nominative case, the house- Object case
(vii) Rita’s – possessive case
(viii) Aavi – Nominative case, Korean pop’s- possessive case
(ix) Captain – Nominative case, player- object case
(x) Girls – possessive case.