EXERCISE - COMMON NOUNS

Identify the Common Nouns in the following sentences.

1. We arrived early at the station.
2. There are different species of fish.
3. The man was trying to steal his car
4. They have gone to the zoo.
5. The baby is crying.
. !y mother is in the "itchen.
#. $e threw some n%ts to the mon"eys.
&. The children are playing in the field.
'. That temple was b%ilt before I was born.
1(. $e has bo%ght a new car.
11. !y father li"es to swim.
12. )he won a trophy in a competition.
13. I li"e to ride on a camel
14. *o birds eat meat+
15. $e went to visit his %ncle

EXERCISE - PROPER NOUNS
,se capital letters for Proper Nouns in the following sentences.
1. paris is the capital of france.
2. william sha"espeare is a famo%s english a%thor.
3. -war and peace. was written by leo tolstoy
4. The %niversities of o/ford and cambridge offer degree co%rses at the highest
level.
5. 0ohn.s two dogs are named rover and bo/er.
. david will travel to france to do a degree co%rse on the french revol%tion.
#. s%ez canal 0oins the red sea and the mediterranean sea.
&. rep%blic of liberia is on the west coast of africa
'. mic" 0agger is the lead singer of rolling stones
1(. mo%nt "iliman0aro is the highest mo%ntain in africa.

EXERCISE - COLLECTIVE NOUNS
1ill in the blan" s with s%itable collective no%ns.
1. 2 31456738 954:;<333 of birds flew high in the s"y.
2. They saw a 33=;I*:333 of lions at the zoo.
3. The farmer has a 33$:;*333 of cattle on his farm.
4. $e ate a 3>,?6$33 of grapes today.
5. 5%r friend shows %s an 324>,!3333 of stamps.
. We saw a 3$:;*3333 of sheep on o%r way home.
#. =olice have arrested a 3@2?@3333 of thieves.
&. )he bo%ght a 333>,?6$33 of bananas from the mar"et.
'. The 3@;5,=3333 of p%pils are listening attentively to their teacher.
1(. <o% can p%t the 3):T 3333 of tools in that bo/.

EXERCISE - COUNTABLE & UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
6omplete each sentence by choosing the correct word.
1. There is so AmanyB m%chC smo"e coming o%t of the chimney.
2. There are Aplenty ofB a large amo%nt ofC fish in the pond.
3. A2 littleB 2 fewC min%tes is all it ta"es for him to shave.
4. The postman p%t Aa great deal ofB a lot ofC letters into the bag.
5. $e threw Aa littleB someC n%ts to the mon"eys.
. )he %ses only Aa fewB a littleC coo"ing oil in her coo"ing.
#. !y hens lay Aa large amo%nt ofB severalC eggs very day.
&. A2 great deal ofB 2 large n%mber ofC d%st has collected on the des".
'. We saw Aa large amo%nt ofB manyC cows grazing in the field.
1(. The b%tcher sells Aa large amo%nt ofB a large n%mber ofC meat.

EXERCISE - GENDER
6hange the no%ns in bold from the feminine to the masc%line.
1. !y aunt visits her ne!e every wee"Dend. ,ncleB nephew
2. The "a#$ has several mares on her farm. @entleman8 lordB horses
3. The #au%&ter is more tal"ative than her mot&er' )onB father
4. *oes any a!tress li"e to play the role of the prn!ess+ 2ctorB =rince
5. Their (ueen is a )#o). 7ingB widower
. The mana%eress is still a spnster. !anagerB bachelor
#. In the movieB the t%ress was "illed by the &erone. tigerB hero
&. $is da%ghterDinDlaw is a postmistress. postmaster
'. The !ountess has one sster. 6o%ntB brother
1(. The aut&oress is writing a boo" abo%t the empress. 2%thorB emperor

6hange the no%ns in bold from the masc%line to the feminine.
11. The *r#e%room than"ed the prest. >rideB priestess
12. $is *rot&er wor"s as a )ater. )isterB waitress
13. The #o% bar"ed at the m"+man. *ogB mil" woman
14. 2 !o!+ was "illed by a ,o-. $enB fo/
15. The manser.ant has wor"ed many years for the #u+e. !aidservantB d%"es
1. $er &us*an# is a !on#u!tor. WifeB cond%ctress
1#. $e was a postman before he became a postmaster. =ost womanB postmistress
1&. The "a# wants to be a mon+. girlB n%n
1'. The s%ltan owns a stallion.
2(. $er ,at&er-n-"a) is a "an#"or#. !other inDlawB landlady