Grammar Exercise: Types of Nouns (Collective, Abstract, Concrete, or Proper Nouns?)

Grammar Exercise – Types of Nouns

Do the exercise below on the types of nouns and click the button to check your answers.

(Before doing the exercises, you may want to read the lesson on nouns)

Looking for a quick review of the types of nouns in English? Jump to the Recap.

Quiz Time For English Learners: Types of Nouns Exercises
Quiz Time For English Learners: Types of Nouns Exercises

Types of Nouns Exercises with Answers

Instructions

Test your grammar knowledge of the types of nouns in English: proper, common, abstract, and concrete nouns.

For each sentence, identify the type of nouns highlighted.

Exercises on types of nouns

Exercise 1

Are the underlined words collective, abstract, concrete, or proper nouns?

  1. "To enjoy freedom we have to control ourselves." — Virginia Woolf.
  2. "Water is the driving force of all nature." — Leonardo da Vinci.
  3. "Always make the audience suffer as much as possible." ― Alfred Hitchcock.
  4. "Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage ." ― Lao Tzu
  5. "The drops of rain make a hole in the stone , not by violence, but by oft falling." ― Lucretius
  6. Churchill is best remembered for successfully leading Britain through World War Two.
  7. When birds fly together they form beautiful flocks .
  8. I am traveling to London for the first time.
  9. "It is not a lack of love, but a lack of friendship that makes unhappy marriages." ― Friedrich Nietzsche.
  10. "The responsibility of tolerance lies with those who have the wider vision." ― George Eliot

Exercise 2

Complete the sentences with the appropriate noun from the list:

  1. The applauded loudly at the end of the performance.
  2. A of birds flew south for the winter.
  3. True is unconditional and everlasting.
  4. Our soccer won the championship last year.
  5. We saw a of elephants at the national park.
  6. Money can't buy true .
  7. The school meets every month to discuss important issues.
  8. A large gathered to watch the parade.
  9. Teaching children requires a lot of .
  10. With age comes and experience.

Types of Nouns in English (Quick Recap)

Before doing the noun classification exercise below, here is a quick recap of types of nouns. For an in depth guide, check our guide on nouns:

Nouns are words that name people, places, things, or ideas. They can be classified into different types based on their usage and meaning:

Abstract vs. Concrete Nouns:

  • Abstract Nouns: Represent intangible ideas, qualities, or states that cannot be perceived by the senses.
    • Example: love, freedom, happiness.
  • Concrete Nouns: Represent physical objects that can be experienced through the senses.
    • Example: table, music, flower.

Collective Nouns:

  • Refer to a group of people, animals, or things considered as a single unit.
    • Example: team, flock, class.

Common vs. Proper Nouns:

  • Common Nouns: General names for people, places, or things; not capitalized unless they start a sentence.
    • Example: city, teacher, building.
  • Proper Nouns: Specific names for particular people, places, or things; always capitalized.
    • Example: New York, Albert Einstein, Eiffel Tower.
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