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Class 5 English — Kinds of nouns

Tell common, proper, collective and abstract nouns apart.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Which word is a proper noun?

    • a) river
    • b) Tuesday
    • c) teacher
    • d) country

  2. 2.Sort each word: does it name any one of its kind, or one particular person, place or thing?

    Groups: Common noun · Proper noun

    • Everest
    • January
    • river
    • city
    • girl
    • Monday

  3. 3.Match each group word to what it names a group of.

    • a flock
    • a swarm
    • a fleet
    • a bunch
    • a herd
    • a shoal
    • grapes
    • bees
    • fish
    • ships
    • birds
    • cattle

  4. 4.Sort each noun by whether the thing it names can be touched.

    Groups: Can be touched · Cannot be touched

    • bicycle
    • table
    • kindness
    • stone
    • anger
    • courage

  5. 5.Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?

    • a) my friend Anna comes on Tuesday.
    • b) my friend anna comes on tuesday.
    • c) My friend Anna comes on Tuesday.
    • d) My Friend Anna comes on tuesday.

  6. 6.Sort each word: does it name one single thing, or a whole group of them?

    Groups: One thing · A group

    • bee
    • team
    • crew
    • player
    • swarm
    • sailor

  7. 7.Which word is a collective noun?

    • a) nest
    • b) feather
    • c) flock
    • d) bird

  8. 8.Write the noun made from the adjective "kind". It names the quality itself, not a person.

Answer key — Class 5 English — Kinds of nouns

  1. 1. b) Tuesday
  2. 2. city → Common noun; Monday → Proper noun; river → Common noun; January → Proper noun; girl → Common noun; Everest → Proper noun
  3. 3. a flock → birds; a swarm → bees; a fleet → ships; a bunch → grapes; a herd → cattle; a shoal → fish
  4. 4. table → Can be touched; courage → Cannot be touched; stone → Can be touched; kindness → Cannot be touched; bicycle → Can be touched; anger → Cannot be touched
  5. 5. c) My friend Anna comes on Tuesday.
  6. 6. player → One thing; team → A group; sailor → One thing; crew → A group; bee → One thing; swarm → A group
  7. 7. c) flock
  8. 8. kindness