10 Types of Nouns and Examples
1.Common Noun
Nonspecific people, places, things or ideas
Man, city, religion etc…
2.Proper Noun
Specific people, places, things…
Albert Einstein, London etc…
3.Abstract Noun
Something that you can not perceive with your
five senses
Belief, love, pride, happiness etc…
4.Concrete Noun
Something that you can perceive with your five
senses
Apple, lion, eyes, flower etc…
5.Countable Noun
Can be counted
Pencil/pencils, apple/apples, train, clock etc…
6.Uncountable Noun
Cannot be counted
Milk, music, food, water, snow, rice etc…
7.Compound Noun
Made up of two or more smaller words
Textbook, snowball, seafood, sunflower
8.Collective Noun
Refer to a group of things as one whole
Bunch, audience, flock, group, family
9.9. Singular Noun
Refer to one person, place things, or idea
Cat, dog, ship, monkey, hero etc…
10.10. Plural Noun
Refer to more than one person, place things, or
idea
Dogs, cats, ships, babies etc..
