LS1 Communication Skills
Name of Learner: ____________________________ Date: _________________
Teacher: ____________________________________
CLC: ______________________________________ Level: ________________
Recognize, identify and use:
concrete and abstract noun
collective nouns mass
nouns and count nouns
(LS1CS/EN-S-PSB-EL-19-21)
Encircle the letter of your answer.
1. Select the noun.
A. cuddly B. mysterious C. socks
2. True or false? The word "venom" is a noun.
A. True B. False
3. Select the “abstract noun”.
A. repeatedly B. love C. xylophone D. petite
4. Select the “concrete noun”.
A. fluffy B. others C. shoal
5. True or false? The word "recklessly" is a noun.
A. True B. False
6. Select the “proper noun”.
A. bedsheet B. game C. classmate D. Paris
7. Select the “countable noun”.
A. water B. hair C. pillow D. rice
8. True or false? The word "rainbow" is a compound noun.
A. True B. False
9. Select the “NON countable noun”.
A. traffic jam B. marbles C. slippers D. leaves
10. Select the NOT “collective noun”.
A. school of fish B. flock of birds C. bunch of bananas D. glass of wine
What Are Nouns?
Nouns are words that represent
people, places, or things.
Everything we can see or talk
about is represented by a word.
That word is called a "noun."
You might find it useful to think
of a noun as a "naming word."
Often, nouns name things we
can touch (e.g., "lion," "cake,"
"computer"), but sometimes they
name things we cannot touch
(e.g., "bravery," "mile," "joy").
Examples of Nouns
Here are some examples of nouns.
(Notice that some have capital letters.
We will discuss why later.)
Person: soldier, Alan, cousin, lawyer
Place: house, London, factory, shelter
Thing. This includes:
Objects: table, London Bridge,
hammer, nitrogen, month, meter,
cooking
Animals: crocodile, rat, shark, Mali
(elephant)
Ideas: confusion, kindness, faith,
Theory of Relativity, joy
Common Nouns and
Proper Nouns
Every noun can be categorized as
either a common noun or a proper
noun.
Common Nouns
A common noun is the word for a person, place, or thing. It's the word that appears in the
dictionary.
For example:
• person
• city
• dog
Proper Nouns
Common Noun Proper Noun
A proper noun is the given name of a person, place,
or thing. It's likely to be a personal name or a title. boy David
For example:
• Michael lawyer Atty. Salik
• New York
• Toyota city Cotabato City
A proper noun always starts with a capital letter. bridge Quirino Bridge
street Don Abelardo
The difference between common nouns and proper
Street
nouns becomes clearer when they're listed side by
cat Tom
side.
actor Coco Martin
How To Spot a Common Noun and a Proper Noun shampoo Pantene
A common noun answers the question "What is it?" barangay Poblacion IV
A proper noun answers the question "What's its
name?" country Japan
Q: What is it? A: It is a bridge. president Bongbong Marcos
(The word "bridge" is a common noun.)
day Tuesday
Q: What's its name? A: It is London Bridge.
month December
(The name "London Bridge" is a proper noun.)
Types of Nouns As well as being categorized as a common noun or a proper
noun, a noun can be further categorized according to its meaning or its structure (e.g., Is it
something tangible, or is it made up of more than one word?).
Abstract Nouns
Abstract nouns are things you cannot see or touch.
For example:
• bravery
• joy
• determination
Concrete Nouns
Concrete nouns are things you can see or touch.
For example:
• tree
• hammer
• cloud
Collective Nouns
Collective nouns are words that
denote groups.
For example:
• team
• choir
• pack
Countable and Non countable Nouns
A countable noun is a noun with both a
singular and a plural form (e.g., "dog/dogs,"
"pie/pies"). A non-countable noun is a noun
without a plural form (e.g., "oxygen, patience").
For example:
These are countable:
• mountain (singular) / mountains
(plural)
• fight / fights
• kiss / kisses
With no plural forms, these are non-countable:
• food (always singular)
• music (always singular)
• water (always singular)
Compound Nouns
Compound nouns are nouns
made up of more than one word.
For example:
• court-martial
• pickpocket
• water bottle
Directions: Encircle the letter of your answer.
1. What is a noun?
A. A word that expresses an action.
B. A word for a person, place, or thing.
C. A describing word.
2. Select the noun:
A. Butter B. Vibrant C. Slowly
3. Select the noun:
A. Exquisite B. To survive C. Mountain
4. Encircle the abstract nouns in the sentence:
Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city.
5. Select the collective noun:
A. Flour B. Flock C. Feathers
6. Select the gender-specific noun:
A. Actress B. Monarch C. Musician
7. Select the noun:
A. Tuesday B. Bright C. Old
8. True or false? A collective noun can be singular or plural.
A. True B. False
9. Select the noun:
A. Frozen B. Poodle C. Tranquil
10. Select the compound noun:
Behind every successful man stands a surprised mother-in-law.
11. Select the abstract noun:
A. Happy B. Loyalty C. Flame
12. Encircle the two (2) collective nouns:
A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.
13. True or false? "Oxygen" is a non-countable noun.
A. True B. False
14. Which type of noun is being described?
“These represent things you cannot perceive with your senses.”
A. abstract nouns B. concrete nouns C. gender-specific nouns
15. Select the collective noun:
A. Brother B. Family C. Ships
16. What is a concrete noun?
A. A noun that you can perceive with at least one of your senses.
B. A noun which names something that you cannot see, hear, touch, smell, or taste.
17. Select the compound noun:
A. Sunrise B. Sunny day C. Dawn
18. Encircle at least one (1) abstract noun:
Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability.
