Nouns
Definition:
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
• Common nouns: general names (dog, city, school)
• Proper nouns: specific names (Ali, London, McDonald’s) → always start with a capital letter
• Singular nouns: one (cat, book)
• Plural nouns: more than one (cats, books, children)
How to form plural nouns
1. Regular plurals: just add –s
• Most nouns → add –s.
Example:
o cat → cats
o book → books
o car → cars
2. Add –es (for nouns ending in s, ss, sh, ch, x, z)
• If a noun ends in s, ss, sh, ch, x, z → add –es.
Example:
o bus → buses
o box → boxes
o brush → brushes
o church → churches
3. Nouns ending in consonant + y → change y to i, then add –es
• If the word ends with a consonant + y → change y → i and add –es.
Example:
o baby → babies
o lady → ladies
o lily → lilies
(But if it ends in vowel + y, just add –s)
• toy → toys
• key → keys
4. Nouns ending in f or fe → change to v + add –es
• Some nouns ending with f/fe → change to v and add –es.
Example:
o leaf → leaves
o knife → knives
o wolf → wolves
(But some just add –s)
• roof → roofs
• chief → chiefs
5. Irregular plurals (no fixed rule)
Some nouns completely change form.
• man → men
• woman → women
• child → children
• person → people
• foot → feet
• tooth → teeth
• goose → geese
• mouse → mice
• louse → lice
• ox → oxen
(Older/less common forms, but worth knowing)
• die → dice
• cactus → cacti (also cactuses is accepted)
• fungus → fungi (also funguses accepted)
• nucleus → nuclei
• crisis → crises
• thesis → theses
6. No change in plural
Some nouns look the same in singular and plural. The meaning depends on context.
• sheep → sheep
• deer → deer
• fish → fish (though “fishes” = different kinds of fish)
• salmon → salmon
• trout → trout
• moose → moose
• buffalo → buffalo
• bison → bison
• aircraft → aircraft
• spacecraft → spacecraft
• series → series
• species → species
A. Multiple Choice Questions (20 questions)
Instructions: Choose the correct answer.
1. Which of these is a proper noun?
a) girl b) pencil c) Sarah d) cat
2. Which word is a common noun?
a) Malaysia b) tiger c) Mr. Lee d) Tuesday
3. Choose the plural form of “book”:
a) books b) bookes c) bookz d) bookies
4. Which word is a singular noun?
a) chairs b) boxes c) apple d) pencils
5. "London" is a:
a) verb b) common noun c) proper noun d) adjective
6. The word "children" is:
a) singular b) verb c) plural noun d) proper noun
7. Which is the correct plural form of “baby”?
a) babys b) babies c) babyes d) babie
8. “Elephant” is a:
a) proper noun b) adjective c) common noun d) verb
9. “Pizza Hut” is an example of:
a) common noun b) proper noun c) verb d) plural noun
10. Which of these is not a noun?
a) kindness b) run c) table d) car
11. Select the proper noun:
a) river b) Penang c) food d) boy
12. “Books” is:
a) singular b) verb c) plural noun d) adjective
13. Which of the following is a plural noun?
a) dog b) hats c) school d) chalk
14. Which word names a person?
a) tree b) uncle c) pencil d) book
15. Which is a thing?
a) honesty b) police c) flower d) walking
16. “Ali” is a:
a) verb b) common noun c) proper noun d) adjective
17. Choose the common noun:
a) Coca-Cola b) month c) Mr. Chan d) July
18. Which of these is a noun that names a place?
a) quickly b) chair c) kitchen d) hungry
19. “Cats” is a:
a) singular noun b) verb c) adjective d) plural noun
20. “School” is a:
a) verb b) proper noun c) adjective d) common noun
B. Find the Mistakes (20 questions)
Instructions: Each sentence has a mistake. Rewrite it correctly.
1. my mom is cooking in kitchen.
2. Ali and sara plays in the park.
3. i love chocolate.
4. the cat are drinking milk.
5. uncle John is going to london.
6. we saw three fox on the hill.
7. that boy have a dog.
8. do you like cake mr lim?
9. apple is red and sweet.
10. their is two cows in the field.
11. tim and me are playing football.
12. she go to school everyday.
13. the students reads their books.
14. my sister name is amy.
15. he is playing with ball.
16. the baby have a bottle.
17. we are watching tom and jerry on tv
18. i have two childs.
19. is your teacher name miss annie?
20. the table are brown.
C. Fill in the Blanks (20 questions)
Instructions: Fill in the blanks with a suitable noun.
1. I see a _____ in the zoo.
2. We sat on the _____ to eat.
3. My sister is reading a _____.
4. The _____ is barking loudly.
5. John has two _____ in his bag.
6. My _____ works in a hospital.
7. The _____ is shining brightly.
8. Dad parked the _____ outside.
9. I went to _____ last Sunday.
10. She is eating an _____.
11. The _____ are grazing in the field.
12. We saw the _____ in the sky.
13. Ali found a _____ under the tree.
14. My friend lives in _____.
15. I bought some _____ from the shop.
16. That _____ is very old and tall.
17. The _____ teaches us English.
18. The _____ are playing football.
19. That _____ is wearing a blue dress.
20. We had our lunch on the _____.
