Nouns
Level 3
We use nouns to refer to
PEOPLE
THINGS
ANIMALS
PLACES
What are the words that we can use to refer to
PEOPLE?
1. Policeman
2. Nurse
3. Doctor
4. Chef
5. Mother
What about things?
1. Books
2. Pencil
3. Eraser
4. Purse
5. Phone
Animals?
1. Dog
2. Turtle
3. Panda
4. Penguin
5. Wolf
Places?
1. Hospital
2. Police Station
3. School
4. Clinic
5. Fire Station
Exercise 1
1. A tailor/ seamstress makes clothes.
2. A nurse/doctor looks after sick people.
3. The flower in the garden is so lovely.
4. A king lives in a castle/palace.
5. Spiders live in spiderwebs.
6. Wild animals are kept in a safari.
Exercise 1 (cont.)
7. A young dog is called puppy.
8. There aren’t many apples in the basket.
9. I had chicken rice for lunch.
10. A plumber fixes water pipes.
11. We use money/cash/credit card to buy things.
12. Children/Kids are not allowed to drive a car.
Exercise 2
1. His father is always busy.
2. Have you a servant?
3. The dog barked at the man.
4. The teacher talks to the girl.
5. Our gardener has a daughter.
6. My uncle has a parrot.
Exercise 2 (cont.)
7. The fairy spoke to the princess.
8. The hunter has killed a tiger.
9. My niece is a clever girl.
10. Cats like to eat fish.
11. Who has taken my pencil?
12. The window is broken.
Exercise 3
field
sty
sea
book
flour
mice
kitchen
postman
man
lion
fishermen
1. Cats catch mice.
6. The postman brings us letters.
2. Bread is made of flour.
7. They swam and played in the sea.
3. The dog barked at the man.
8. The fishermen have caught a lot of fish.
4. A lion roars.
9. The children are playing in the field.
5. Pigs are kept in a sty.
10. Mother is cooking in the kitchen.
What do you notice about these nouns?
• There is no change in number in the singular form.
• They are only used in the plural form and refer to single items that have two linked parts.
Some nouns are only used in the plural form with no
change in number in the singular form.
Look at these nouns
army
data
navy
public
audience
crew
press
staff
What do they refer to?
They refer to a group of people or things.
You can think of the group as a singular noun or as a plural noun. Thus the same
form can be used with singular or plural verbs.
Some nouns can be either singular or plural depending on whether you are
referring to the individual or consisting many individuals.
Read the nouns that Mrs Wong is listing
What do they refer to?
They refer to a feeling, ideas, or qualities.
Can you touch these things?
No, you cannot.
Such nouns are known as abstract nouns.
Abstract nouns refers to a feeling, qualities, ideas
or state, rather than a physical object.
Exercise 1
milk
boys
horse
referee
zoo
hospital
1. The doctor gave the sick man some medicine.
2. Some boys are playing in the field.
3. Cows eat grass.
4. I bought these eggs from that shop.
5. The baby is drinking milk.
6. A factory is a place where things are made.
dirt
medicine
dress
factory
bee
shop
grass
Exercise 1 (cont.)
milk
boys
horse
referee
zoo
hospital
7. A referee is a judge in a game.
8. A bee is an insect.
9. They saw many animals at the zoo.
10. Mother is sewing a dress for Ann.
11. Please wipe the table. There is dirt on it.
12. The horse galloped across the field.
dirt
medicine
dress
factory
bee
shop
grass
Exercise 2
Pick out the nouns in these sentences and write them in the brackets.
1. That little boy is my brother.
little boy, brother
2. The scouts camped near the seaside.
scouts, seaside
3. He threw the nuts to the monkeys.
nuts, monkeys
4. The old woman quarreled with her neighbour.
woman, neighbour
5. The children listened quietly to their teacher.
children, teacher
Exercise 2 (cont.)
Pick out the nouns in these sentences and write them in the brackets.
6. A grocer sells tea, coffee and sugar.
grocer, tea, coffee, sugar
7. She took some money out of the purse.
money, purse
8. Camels are very useful in the desert.
camels, desert
9. The girl hid behind the bush.
girl, bush
10. My father and brother have gone to the cinema.
father, brother, cinema
Exercise 3
Underline the nouns in the following sentences.
1. Look at the smoke coming out of the chimney.
7. She forgot to paste a stamp on the envelope.
2. The squirrel climbed up the tree.
8. He showed the stranger the way to the station.
3. The peacock is a very beautiful bird.
9. Their leader pointed at the map on the wall.
4. Do you know that a baby elephant is called a calf?
10. The farmer uses a buffalo to plough his field.
5. The lorry skidded round the corner.
6. You can buy bananas and mangoes from that stall.
11. He tucked his umbrella and newspaper under
his arm.
EXERCISE 4
Rewrite the following sentences by changing the nouns in bold to the plural
form. Make any other necessary changes.
Answer
1. Alice bought a pair of jeans.
Alice bought a pair of jeans.
Alice bought many pairs of jeans.
2. My friend came to see me yesterday.
My friends came to see me yesterday.
3. The press is getting impatient to interview the star.
The press is getting impatient to interview the stars.
The press are getting impatient to interview the stars.
4. Respect must be earned, not demanded.
Respect must be earned, not demanded.
5. The boy puts on his glasses.
The boys put on their glasses.
Exercise 4 (cont.)
Answer
6. The child changed into her pyjamas.
The children changed into their pyjamas.
7. The data is being processed.
The data is being processed.
8. He thought money would bring him happiness.
He thought money would bring him happiness.
9. He is using his shear in the garden.
He is using his shears in the garden.
10. The gang is being charged for assault.
The gangs are being charged for assault.