Q.1. Pick out the nouns in the following sentences and state their kinds. The first one has been done for you.
(i) The elephant has great strength. Elephant- Common Noun, strength Abstract Noun
(ii) Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of India. ___________
(iii) The crowd was becoming restless. ___________
(iv) I shall never forget your kindness. ___________
(v) The jury was convinced of his innocence. ___________
(vi) Our class consists of fifty pupils. ___________
(vii) The success of the show pleased our teacher. ___________
(viii) We will win the game. ___________
(ix) I shall take a bus to the school. ___________
(x) Dispur is the capital of Assam. ___________
Q.2. Fill in the blanks with suitable nouns using the box given below. The first one has been done for you.
England – William Shakespeare – glass – kittens
hive – crowd – Ravi – litter
carrom – silence – swarm – robbers
gang – hockey – anger – sympathy
(i) The crowd listened in silence.
(ii) A ____________ of bees flew out of the
(iii) ____________ was one of the greatest poets of ____________.
(iv) Give ____________ a ____________ of water.
(v) A _________ of ____________ was arrested yesterday.
(vi) A _________ of ____________ are playing in the garden.
(vii) _________ is the national game of India.
(viii) I like playing indoor games like ____________
(ix) The teacher shouted in ____________ when she saw the poor attendance.
(x) He has no ____________ for the beggars.
Q.3. Rewrite the following sentences by replacing each underlined common noun with a proper noun.
Example:
He did fantastic on his final exam.
Sandeep did fantastic on his final exam.
(i) He went to town in the morning.
(ii) The lady at the grocery store was kind.
(iii) The family saw a funny movie.
(iv) He waters his lawn in the afternoon.
(v) She is my best friend.
(vi) I enjoy going to school.
Q.4. Underline the abstract noun in each sentence.
(i) I respected the honesty, my friend showed.
(ii) Can you believe that woman’s brilliance?
(iii) To my delight, everyone arrived on time.
(iv) She was in great despair when she lost her phone.
(v) We have a lot of hope for the future.
(vi) They showed extreme joy when they helped others.
(vii) The men had much bravery on the battlefield.
(viii) My mother always shows great compassion for her children.
Q.5. Write sentences with concrete nouns given below.
Example:
Costume - I wore a costume for Halloween.
(i) Butterfly – ____________.
(ii) Castle – ___________.
(iii) Sun – ____________.
(iv) Apron – ____________.
(v) Tie – ____________.
Q.6. Fill in the blanks with suitable collective nouns. The first one has been done for you.
bunch – chain – school – hive – set
(i) I have lost a bunch of keys.
(ii) There seems to be a plan behind this _________ of events.
(iii) There is a large _________ of fish near the coast.
(iv) Do not disturb that _________ of bees.
(v) There is a fine _________ of pictures in the palace.
Q.7. In the following sentences write whether the highlighted nouns are countable or uncountable.
(i) Jyoti apologised for her rudeness. _________
(ii) There are ten apples in the basket. _________
(iii) I need some sugar in my coffee. _________
(iv) Water is essential for life. _________
(v) We should show kindness towards the poor. _________
(vi) I have a dog which I want to sell, _________
(vii) The sky is full of stars today. _________
(viii) We will be taking four boxes of chocolates. _________
(ix) Success is not the key to happiness. _________
(x) I like rice with my chicken curry. _________
Q.8. Choose the correct noun from those given in the brackets and fill in the blanks.
(i) He shifted all his. _________ (furniture/furniture) to his new house.
(ii) He gave the shopkeeper a hundred _________ (rupee/rupees) note.
(iii) The old man cannot see without his _________ (spectacle/spectacles).
(iv) I cut the string with a pair of _________ (scissor/scissors).
(v) The (cattle/cattles) _________ are grazing in the field.
(vi) I have got some _________ (dollars/dollar).
(vii) This (new/news) _________ is very important.
(viii) I haven’t had much _________ (rices/rice).
(ix) I like to hear different kinds of _________ (musics/music).
(x) There are many _________ (peoples/people) in the show.
1. What is a noun? | ![]() |
2. What are the different kinds of nouns? | ![]() |
3. How can I identify a noun in a sentence? | ![]() |
4. Can a noun be both countable and uncountable? | ![]() |
5. Are pronouns considered a type of noun? | ![]() |