NOUNS

•PREPARED BY:

▫SASIGARAN MONEYAM▫THILAGA RAVINTHAR

NOUNS

CONCRETE NOUNS Name of :

Can be seen or touched

Examples:i. Fingerii. Footiii. Hoteliv. Hospitalsv. spoonvi. Tablevii. Grapesviii. Lemon

ABSTRACT NOUNS Nouns that name a quality or something that

cannot be seen or touched.Example: colour, happiness, pain, beauty, speed,

laughter, sleep, and darkness.Can form abstract nouns from many words.

REGULAR NOUNS•Add ‘s’ or ‘es’ for plural nouns

IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS

COUNTABLE• Nouns that we can count.• We can use the indefinite article a/an with countable

nouns.

• When a countable noun is singular, we must use a word like a/the/my/this with it.

- I want an orange. - Where is my bottle?• When a countable noun is plural, we can use it alone. - I want oranges. - bottles can break.

COUNTABLE

A, an, a few

Some, plenty of, a lot of

A large number of

UNCOUNTABLE• Uncountable nouns are those that have

only one form and we cannot count them.

• Siti drink a cup of milk everyday.

UNCOUNTABLE

a cup of coffee

a bottle of water

a slice of cake

POSSESSIVE NOUNS•Possessive nouns are used to show

possession (owning, or having).

•To form the possessive, add ‘s to singular nouns.

• If the noun is plural not ending in “s”, add ‘s.

•The sky's color is changing.

Syed’s boy’s

Children’s

Women’s

• If the noun in plural ending in “s”, add apostrophe (‘) after the “s”.

•Example :

•My sisters' names are Kate and Nikki.•The children’s party was a blest.

Students’ Pupils’

COLLECTIVE NOUNS

• Collective nouns are names used for a number of people, things or animals together and treated as one.

• Father bought a bunch of bananas yesterday.

A group of friends

PROPER NOUNS• Proper nouns are the special names of

persons and things.• Begins with capital letters.• Examples:

- Adam- Siti - Tanjong Malim- Giant

• Eg: -This is Kamal. He’s a doctor.-These people are from Bangkok.- Hari Raya Aidilfitri is a busy time for

Sakinah’s mother.