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NOUNS

NOUNS. By Nurul Aiman Mohamad Jafre ( TESL). Click any of the boxes below. PROPER NOUNS. COMMON NOUNS. COUNTABLE NOUNS. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS. EXERCISES. COMPOUND NOUNS. COMMON NOUNS. Common noun refers to a category or a class of people, places, things, or ideas.

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NOUNS

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  1. NOUNS • ByNurulAimanMohamadJafre (TESL)

  2. Click any of the boxes below PROPER NOUNS COMMON NOUNS COUNTABLE NOUNS UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS EXERCISES COMPOUND NOUNS

  3. COMMON NOUNS • Common noun refers to a category or a class of people, places, things, or ideas. • Do not capitalize a common noun unless it begins a sentence Common nouns • She is going to school Proper nouns • She is going to Broadmoor School Click me~

  4. PROPER NOUNS - Proper nouns are the names given to particular people, animals, places and things. - Always begin with capital letter • EXAMPLE Aladdin Abraham Lincoln January Hollowe’en Mother’s day Malaysia Click me~

  5. COUNTABLE NOUNS Items that can be counted Adding “s” to make plural Some are irregular plural • EXAMPLE Book = books Photo = photos Eye = eyes Idea = ideas Child = children Mouse = mice Tooth = teeth Foot = feet Cargo = cargoes Baby = babies Jelly = jellies Story = stories

  6. How countable nouns are used Using “a” for consonant or “an” vowel • A cat, a bee, a frog. • An elephant, an owl, an umbrella Using “the” • Look at the moon. • The sky grew darker and darker. • I’ll turn the oven. • Where is the nearest supermarket. • The last train leaves at 9.30 a.m. Click me~

  7. UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS Cannot be regarded as items Do not form plural Do not use a/an with uncountable nouns • EXAMPLE cheese air cream gas wood silver maize sugar

  8. How uncountable nouns are used Can be used on their own in general statements • I don’t like cheese. Can be used with “some” • There’s some cheese in the fridge. Can be used with “the” • Put the cheese back in the fridge. Can be used with other determiners, quantity words and possessive • I don’t eat much cheese. • That cheese is quite delicious. • My hair needs a wash • Grandad’s health is deteriorating Click me~

  9. COMPOUND NOUNS Two or more words used together to form a single noun. • Blue + print = blueprint • Base + ball = baseball Two or more words joined together Words joined by one or more hyphens • Son-in-law • Passer-by • Mountain lion • Ice cream Two words often used together Proper name that consists of more than one word • Gulf Stream • Mrs. Hasley Click me~

  10. EXERCISES

  11. Try this out. I know you can do it.. http://www.tolearnenglish.com/english_lessons/nouns-exercises http://englishonline.sites.uol.com.br/english/basic.htm http://www.scribd.com/doc/4672500/Countable-and-Uncountable-nouns-exercises http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/uncountable_nouns.htm

  12. THE END • ByNurulAimanMohamadJafre (TESL)

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