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Common Nouns

Nouns are divided into common nouns and proper nouns. Common nouns are words for people, things, animals, or ideas.

 

 

Here are some words for people.

secretary
coach
salesma
burglar
architect
nurse
driver
trainer
carpenter
barber

actor
sailor
director
pianist
tourist
dentist
scientist
magician
guardian
veterinarian

Take note that words for people have different endings, for example, er, or, ist, ian.

 

 

Here are some words for relatives.

father
mother
grandfather
grandmother

daughter
son
brothers
sisters

 

These are some common nouns for fruits and vegetables.

apple
peach
banana
fig
apricot

broccoli
celery
spinach
cabbage
lettuce

 

 

These are some common nouns for animals.

panda
snake
giraffe
goose
duck
eagle

ant
bee
butterfly
prawn
crab
dolphin

 

These are some common nouns for places.

bank
restaurant
school
office

zoo
park
library
factory

 

These are common nouns for objects and machines.

toaster
pencil
fan
bicycle

computer
shoes
camera
truck

 

Words for ideas and feelings and other things that you cannot touch are called abstract nouns. Words for things that you can touch are called concrete nouns. All the examples of nouns given above are concrete nouns.

 

 

Videos

This video explains the difference between Proper and Common nouns and when to use them.

Nouns are naming words.

The Noun Song

The Noun Cartoon and Song (Schoolhouse Rock)

 

 

 

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