Question

count and noncount nouns

• count nouns → can be counted (book/books, chair/chairs).
• noncount nouns → cannot be counted, usually not plural (water, rice, furniture, homework).

practice questions:

1. which noun is noncount?

a) apple
b) rice
c) shoes
d) cars

1. circle the count noun: the farmer sold three cows at the market.
2. compound nouns

• made of two or more words used as one noun.
• can be written as one word (notebook), hyphenated (mother-in-law), or separate words (ice cream).

practice questions:

1. which of the following is a compound noun?

a) football
b) honesty
c) pencil
d) love

1. circle the compound noun: the fireflies lit up the summer night.
2. common and proper nouns

• common noun → general name (city, mountain, teacher, dog).
• proper noun → specific name, always capitalized (new york, mount everest, mrs. rivera, fido).

practice questions:

1. which is a proper noun?

a) river
b) mississippi river
c) ocean
d) mountain

1. circle the common noun: maria bought a book at barnes & noble.

Explanation:

Answer:

1. b) rice
2. cows
3. a) football
4. fireflies, summer night
5. b) Mississippi River
6. book