Which word is a noun?

A noun is a naming word. It names a person, place, thing, or animal.
πŸ’‘ Think: Who? What? Where?

Examples:

  • πŸ‘© Person: teacher, doctor, Raju
  • 🏫 Place: school, park, city
  • 🍎 Thing: apple, book, car
  • 🐢 Animal: dog, cat, tiger

Common Noun – Names general things.

  • Example: 🏠 house, ✏️ pencil

Proper Noun – Names a specific person, place, or thing (starts with a capital letter).

  • Example: πŸ“ Delhi, πŸ§‘ Raju

Concrete Noun – Names something you can see, touch, taste, hear, or smell.

  • Example: 🍫 chocolate, 🎡 music

Abstract Noun – Names feelings, ideas, or qualities you cannot touch.

  • Example: ❀️ love, 😑 anger, πŸ˜ƒ happiness

  • Ask yourself: β€œCan I name it?” 🧐
  • Yes? β†’ It’s a noun!
  • No? β†’ It might be a verb, adjective, or other word.

Example:

  • β€œThe dog runs fast.” πŸ• β†’ dog = noun
  • β€œShe runs fast.” πŸƒ β†’ runs = verb

  • Nouns can often be plural (more than one) by adding -s or -es.
    • cat β†’ cats 🐱🐱, box β†’ boxes πŸ“¦πŸ“¦
  • Proper nouns always start with a capital letter.
  • Nouns are often the subject of a sentence.
  • πŸ“š book βœ…
  • running ❌
  • 🐯 tiger βœ…
  • quickly ❌
  • πŸ– beach βœ…
  • happy ❌

Let’s practice!βœ’οΈ