8 Kinds of Nouns with Examples List (Worksheet & Infographics)

8 Kinds of Nouns with Examples: What is a noun? The noun is the naming word. The noun is the name of any person, place, or thing. The noun is anything that we see in this world. It is the name of any person place or thing. There are billions of examples of a noun in English. A noun can be, a Fan, Plate, Rida, Saleem, Aslam, Azam, Pencil, Cap, House, etc.

There are many types of nouns in English, but we will discuss some very common types of nouns in English.

Types of Nouns in English

Common Noun, Proper Noun, Concrete Noun, Abstract noun, collective noun, countable noun, uncountable noun, etc.

Let us discuss some common types of nouns in English with examples:

1. Countable Nouns

Countable nouns are the types of nouns that we can count. Countable nouns are very important and there are many countable nouns in English.

Example List of Countable Nouns:

Here are examples of countable nouns in English:

answer  eye  father
 girl  head  problem
 year  adult  captain
 chest  club  cup
 day  week  window
 book  brother  burger
 computer  game  ring
 bird  boy  case
 coat  door  foot
 hand  bush  chair
 city  country  park
 road  walk  bottle
 bus  cat  corner
 page  river  village
 apartment  dream  face
 field  group  product
 animal  card  cigarette
 election  handle  plane

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2. Uncountable Nouns

Uncountable nouns are those nouns that never be counted. It is not possible to count an uncountable noun in English. Uncountable are very important nouns they are a few in English.

Example List of Countable Nouns:

Here is the examples list of uncountable nouns in English:

Arithmetic  Beer  Courage
 Crockery  Determination  Equipment
 Evolution  Flu  Genetics
 Ground  Heat  Infrastructure
 Jam  Lightning  Machinery
 Methane  News  Pay
 Physics  Pork  Rice
 Sand  Stupidity  Atmosphere
 Ballet  Confusion  Democracy
 Duty  Evil  Forgiveness
 Furniture  Grass  Hope
 Imagination  Inflation  Lava
 Leisure  Management  Nitrogen
 Parking  Production  Protection
 Rubbish  Scaffolding  Software
 Success  Adulthood  Blood
 Chalk  Coffee  

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3. Concrete Nouns

Concrete nouns are those nouns that exist physically in this world. We can touch and feel all the concrete nouns. They can be tasted, can be smelled, can be touched, can be heard, can be felt, and can be seen.

Example List of Countable Nouns:

Here is an example list of concrete nouns in English:

Ball  Cap  Father
 Jersey  Black  Clock
 Couch  Girl  Bed
 Chest  Cooker  Forest
 Bat  Cheese  Computer
 Fish  Bird  Chicken
 Costume  Garage  Ankle
 Bulb  Egg  Host
 Book  Doctor  Head
 Boat  Coffee  Desk
 Grapes  Balloon  Chair
 Film  Apple  Butter
 Elephant  Hotel  Aircraft
 Bow  Dresser  Heart
 Alligator  Brass  Ears
 Hospital  Bag  Cafe
 Factory  and House  

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4. Common Nouns

Common nouns are those nouns that refer to a person, or a thing. They are common nouns and we don’t need to make their first letter capitalized.

Examples List of Common Nouns:

Here are some common examples of common nouns in English:

Battery  Carpet  Dog
 Guitar  Insurance  Lamp
 Manchester  Plastic  Rose
 Telephone  Vegetable  Banana
 Caravan  Doctor  Greece
 Insect  Knife  Magician
 Planet  Room  Teacher
 Vase  Advertisement  Beard
 China  Dress  Hamburger
 Island  Leather  Match
 Potato  Sandwich  Tent
 Australia  Candle  Dinner
 Gold  Hydrogen  Kitchen
 Machine  Pillow  River
 Sugar  Umbrella  Answer
 Breakfast  Death  Elephant
 Horse  Juice  Lock
 Parrot  Raincoat  Soccer

5. Proper Nouns

Nouns that are not general are called proper nouns. Basically, a noun that identifies a particular place, person, or thing, is called a proper noun. There are hundreds of proper nouns in English.

Examples List of Proper Nouns:

Here are some examples of proper nouns in English:

California  Eiffel Tower  India
 London  Nikon  Black
 Doctor Norris  Harman miller  Jupiter
 Mount Everest  Audi  Daniel
 Ford  Jennifer Lopez  Michel
 Agatha Christie  Coke  Facebook
 January  Memorial day  Bata
 December  Germany  John
 Monday  Australia  Deadpool
 France  Jim  Microsoft
 Canon  England  Indian ocean
 Maria  Oreo  Burger king
 Dr. Morgan  Himalayas  Lady Gaga
 New York  China  English
 Italian  Maya  Oxford university

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6. Collective Nouns

Another important type of noun is the collective noun. A collective noun is a noun that refers to a group of people, a group of persons, a group of places, and a group of things. Keep in mind that most of the collective noun feels as if they are plural, but actually, they are singular nouns.

Example List of Collective Nouns:

Here are some examples of collective nouns:

a set of clubs  a hand of bananas  a patrol of policemen
 a chest of drawers  a group of islands  a batch of bread
 a string of pearls  a cloud of dust  a forest of trees
 a cluster of coconuts  a fleet of ships  a sheaf of grain
 a reel of film  a shower of rain  a hail of bullets
 a party of friends  a stack of wood   basket of fruit
 a galaxy of stars  a wad of notes  a harvest of wheat
 a posse of policemen    

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7. Singular Nouns

Singular nouns are those nouns that are single in number. They refer to a single person, thing, or place. They are very important and we mostly use them in English sentences. i.e. Eli is going to market. In this sentence, Eli is a singular noun.

Plural Nouns

Plural nouns are those nouns that are more than one in number. They refer to a group of persons, things, or places. Plural nouns are just created from the singular nouns, by adding e, and es at the end of the singular nouns.

Examples List of Singular and Plural Nouns:

Here are some examples of singular and plural nouns in English.

Singular Nouns Plural Nouns
Class fellow Class fellows
Bone Bones
Child Children
Bamboo Bamboos
Car Cars
Cry Cries
Ass Asses
Caddy Caddies
Country Countries
Bird Birds
Chair Chairs
Cup Cups
Bench Benches
Cat Cats
Cuckoo Cuckoos
Buffalo Buffaloes
Cliff Cliffs
Boy Boys
Class Classes
Bus Buses
Clutch Clutches
Boat Boats
Chief Chiefs
Army Armies
Bush Bushes
Copy Copies
Baby Babies
Calf Calves
Cow Cows
Box Boxes
City Cities

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8. Abstract Nouns

Abstract nouns are those nouns that we can touch and feel. They are intangible. Abstract nouns are usually the idea and notion stuff. They cannot be perceived by our five senses.

Examples List of Abstract Nouns:

Here are some examples of abstract nouns:

Courage  Hatred  Compassion
 Generosity  Brutality  Enthusiasm
 Insanity  Bravery  Ego
 Humility  Charity  Evil
 Calmness  Envy  Curiosity
 Honesty  Contentment  Graciousness
 Dedication  Honor  Coldness
 Fear  Beauty  Determination
 Hope  Brilliance  Elegance
 Humor  Confidence  Goodness

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Worksheet for Types of Nouns

Instructions: Identify the type of noun for each word listed below. Write C for a common noun, P for a proper noun, A for an abstract noun, or C/M for a collective or mass noun.

  1. City ____________________
  2. Michael ____________________
  3. Love ____________________
  4. Team ____________________
  5. Country ____________________
  6. Intelligence ____________________
  7. Orchestra ____________________
  8. Teacher ____________________
  9. Religion ____________________
  10. Water ____________________
  11. Doctor ____________________
  12. Democracy ____________________
  13. Ocean ____________________
  14. Apple ____________________
  15. Company ____________________

Answers for the above worksheet:

  1. C
  2. P
  3. A
  4. C/M
  5. P
  6. A
  7. C/M
  8. C
  9. A
  10. C/M
  11. P
  12. A
  13. C/M
  14. C
  15. C/M

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