Nouns

8th Grade

University of Puerto Rico-Aguadilla

Department of English

Different Types of nouns

Nouns

7. Countable

6. Concrete

Nouns that can either be plural or singular. If the noun can be counted, it is a count noun.

Example: cookie, chair, boy, and word

Nouns that you can experience through your five senses: sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch

Example: blanket, notebook, laptop, and student

8. Uncountable

5. Abstract

Noun that denotes an idea, quality, or state rather than a concrete object.

Example: imagination, knowledge, excitement, and curiosity

Nouns that only have a singular form.

Example: anger, furniture, weather, and homework

What is a noun?

4. Collective

Common noun that names a group with more than one member. They can be singular or plural but is common to see them in singular.

Example: team, herd, class, and swarm

• Review

• An interjection can be followed by either a comma or an exclamation mark. A comma is used for a mild interjection, while an exclamation mark is used for a more abrupt display of surprise, emotion, or deep feeling.
• Examples: Ewww! You remind me of Trump.

• What are interjections?

Interjections are words used to express a strong feeling or sudden emotion. They are included in a sentence *usually at the beginning* to express a sentiment such as surprise, disgust, joy, excitement, among others.

• Some interjections are sounds.
• An interjection is not grammatically related to any other part of the sentence.

• Pre-Test

Jessica Nicole Diaz Ortiz

Naomi N. Graniela Ramirez

Francheska M. Ortiz Rivera

Celiana Ocasio Castro

• Nouns can function as subjects, direct objects, indirect objects, objects of prepositions, and subject complements.
• A noun is also known as a “naming” word. They are often the name of something we can touch but they can also be the name of something we cannot touch.
• Basically, nouns can represent qualities, people, animals, places, objects, substances, actions and measures.

9. Singular

3. Proper

Noun that names a particular person place or thing.

Example: Mars, Alaska, Friday and Joseph

Names one person, place, thing or idea.

Example: boat, house, and river

2. Common

Nouns that are used to refer to general things rather than specific examples.

Example: people, cookie, coffee, dog, and university

1. Compound

Two or more words put together to make one noun.

Example: toothbrush, rainfall, sailboat, well-being, alarm clock, and credit card

10. Plural

Worksheet

Names more than one person, place or thing.

Example: boats, houses, and rivers

In-Class Game

Homework

Instructions

Game: Name, Place, Animal, or Thing*

Online Game

http://www.esolhelp.com/Nouns-Jeopardy/Nouns-Jeopardy.html

Before each round, a letter will be assigned. A representative from each group will come up to the board to write as many nouns as they can in accordance to the letter assigned (in it's respective category) under one minute before switching out with another representative of their group. (3 rounds)

In-Class Game

Post-Test

Chart of Nouns

• Gerunds: Nouns that represent action. Ex: running fast/poorly, guessing a name.

• Verbal Nouns: nouns derived from verbs. Ex: swimming, thinking