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Food - countable or uncountable?

Some foods are uncountable nouns. All liquids are uncountable nouns. Here is a list of some uncountable foods and liquids. butter cream cheese yoghurt bread sugar pastry fish - Is fish countable or uncountable? toast spaghetti meat popcorn poultry coffee milk oil tea water wine

Plural Nouns - Quiz 1

A noun that refers to one person or thing is a singular noun. car, table, book A noun that refers to more than one person or thing is a plural noun. cars, tables, books Add an s or es at the end of each word to form the plural. 1. boy               __________ 2. knife             __________ 3. thief              __________ 4. tomato          __________ 5. box               __________ 6. wish             __________ 7. baby             __________ 8. river             __________ 9. bus               __________ 10. leaf             __________ 11. holiday       __________ 12. hero    ...

Nouns

The simplest definition of a noun is that it is a word that refers to a person (such as John or teacher), thing (such as ball or table), place (such as Harvard or university), or idea (such as love or emotion). What is a Noun? Countable Nouns and Uncountable nouns Some nouns can be counted and they are called countable nouns. Some nouns cannot be counted and they are called uncountable nouns.  Common Nouns and Proper Nouns Names of people, places, and things are called proper nouns. They always begin with capital letters. All other nouns are common nouns.  noncount-nouns.html Collective Nouns Words such as family, team or bunch are collective nouns. They can be used with either a singular or a plural verb. Abstract and Concrete Nouns If your five physical senses (sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch) cannot detect something, it is an abstract noun.  Gender-specific nouns In some languages, nouns refer to specifically to males or females....

12 irregular plural nouns

Irregular plural nouns

This is an irregular plural nouns chart. You can print it out or download it onto your device.

Adjectives used as nouns

As you kno w, adjectives and nouns are different parts of speech. A noun is a word that refers to a person, animal, thing, or idea, and an adjective describes a noun. For example, in the phrase 'a clever boy', 'clever' is an adjective, and 'boy' is a noun. In English, some adjectives can function as nouns. These are adjectival nouns.

Compound nouns

A compound noun is a noun that consists of two or more different words. Most compound nouns are formed by combining two nouns or an adjective and a noun. Toothpaste (noun+noun) is an example of a compound that combines two nouns. Greenhouse (adjective+noun) is a combination of an adjective and a noun.

Gender-specific nouns

In many languages, the gender of nouns is divided into three categories; masculine, feminine and neuter. Male people and animals belong to the masculine gender (e.g. boy, son, or uncle) and female people and animals belong to the feminine gender (e.g. girl, daughter, or aunt).

Proper nouns

A prop er noun is a word that is the name of a person, a place, a thing, etc. For example, your name (Ronaldo), the name of the city you live in (Berlin), and the brand of your mobile phone (Sony) are proper nouns. Remember that common nouns refer to a class of person, place or thing. For example, man, city and mobile phone are common nouns.

Common nouns

A noun is a word that refers to a person (such as Britney or teacher), a place (such as Australia or country), a thing (such as Kia Sportage or car) or idea. Nouns can be divided into two categories. Common nouns and proper nouns .

Plural Nouns

Collective nouns

A collective noun is a noun that refers to groups of people , animals or things. Audience, team, pack, and murder are all examples of collective nouns. An audience is a group of people who gather together to watch or listen to something. A team is a group of people who do something together. A pack is a set of things wrapped in paper. A murder is a group of crows.