A noun is a part of speech that names a person, place, thing, idea, action or quality.

All nouns
can be classified into two groups of nouns, either common or proper.
1. The age of my daughter is three.
2. The air is quite clear today.
3. His anger knows no limits.
4. I'm not sure of the name of that animal over there in that cage.
5. He provided an excellent answer to my question.
6. I love a good red apple after dinner.
7. This area is intended for recreation
8. He put his arm out for inspection.
9. It would be difficult to live without art.
10. One of the smallest elements is the atom.
11. She put her baby into its crib.
12. I turned my back on that outrageous man.
13. He hit the ball out of the park.
14. The band played until three in the morning.
15. The bank closes at three in the afternoon.
16. He works at the base on the otherside of town.
17. He bought a new boat for his birthday.
18. He left the body at the side of the road.
19. I found a prehistoric bone in the desert.
20. She lives on a different continent.

CONCRETE NOUNS
- A concrete noun is a noun which can be identified through one of the five
senses (taste, touch, sight, hearing, smell).
1. The yellow flowers flowed from a glass red vase.
2. Suddenly, a large roaring black panther appeared from behind the rock.
3. Mothers kitchen always smells like cinnamon during the holidays.
4. The sunset unfurled ribbons of red, purple, and gold across the sky.
5. Walking home I was assaulted by rain droplets that fell like bullets from the sky.
6. Cookies baking in the oven means Grandma has come to visit.
7. I had an apple with my lunch.
8. Jackie saw the baboons at the zoo.
9. My car is making a funny noise.
10. Sometimes deer come into our yard.
11. You can have a hard boiled egg with your breakfast.
12. Her window sill was lined with potted ferns.
13. I've been thinking of planting a garden this year.
14. The highway was blocked by an accident.
15. It was an iceberg that sank the Titanic.
16. He found his grandfather's journal in the old desk.
17. I skinned my knee when I fell of my bike.
18. We need a lantern for our camping trip.
19. Let's serve martinis before dinner.
20. I slipped a note under her door.

Abstract Nouns
- Abstract nouns are words for things that can't be experienced by any of the five senses; they
can't be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched. Abstract nouns are things that are known,
learned, understood, believed, or felt emotionally.
Examples are:
The force needed to open the jar was beyond my capacity.
My thoughts are with you in your time of sorrow.
The chill in the air caused some discomfort.
The fear and the thrill of the ride are in equal proportions.
I haven't given up hope.
Love is joy for some and pain for others.
Some fun was our goal, a mess was the result.
You have lost my trust.
Our friendship goes back many years.
You need a sense of humor to work here.
It was a pleasure to meet your family.
With a little effort, kindness can become a habit.
You have the ability to do well in school.
Her courage was admirable for such a young person.
Far too often we let desire cloud our reason.
Modern technology is a result of centuries of technical evolution.
Education is a great good.
I have no excuse but laziness, not a good excuse but an honest one.
Everyone heard about her grievance over shift assignments.
Her jealousy leads her to do things that cause her regret.

Collective Nouns
Collective nouns refer to people or things as a group.
Examples:

The flock of birds came to rest in a large tree.

The bus arrived with the team of players.

A network of computers runs our whole operation.

My neighbor stopped by with a basket of plums.

A fleet of limos was lined up in front of the theater.

The camp had been set up by a troop of scouts.

We took a boat out to see the pod of whales.

The was a line of people around the block by the time they opened the ticket window.

The herd of cattle is brought in from the pasture every evening.

The panel of judges could not agree on a winner.

We bought a bushel of peaches, some bunches of grapes, and a rope of onions at the
farmers market. When we smelled a batch of bread baking, we pulled into the bakery and
bought some loaves of bread.

I saw a flock of birds heading south.

The crowd of onlookers spread into the street blocking traffic.

A mob of kangaroos stirred up a cloud of dust as they crossed the road.

I found a clutch of eggs in a robin's nest.

The apiarists collected the new swarm of bees from the branch and introduced it to one of
his empty hives

Compound Nouns
- Compound nouns are made up of two or more words.

noun

adjective

+ noun

+ noun

verb(-ing) + noun

bus stop

Is this the bus stop for the number 12 bus?

fire-fly

In the tropics you can see fire-flies at night.

football

Shall we play football today?

full moon

I always feel crazy at full moon.

blackboard

Clean the blackboard please.

software

I can't install this software on my PC.

breakfast

We always eat breakfast at 8am.

washing
machine

Put the clothes in the red washing machine.

swimming pool What a beautiful swimming pool!

+ verb(-ing)

verb

+ preposition

noun

prepositional
phrase

sunrise

I like to get up at sunrise.

haircut

You need a haircut.

train-spotting

His hobby is train-spotting.

check-out

Please remember that check-out is at 12 noon.

mother-in-law My mother-in-law lives with us.

preposition + noun

underworld

Do you think the police accept money from the

noun

truckful

We need 10 truckfuls of bricks.

+ adjective