Types Of Nouns - ESL worksheet by Tanuja1809 - Free Printable

Task Overview:

The task requires identifying and categorizing nouns from a given passage into three types:
1. Common Nouns: Names given to general classes or kinds of people, places, or things (e.g., "king," "boy").
2. Proper Nouns: Names of specific individuals, places, or things (e.g., "Kartik," "Colgate").
3. Abstract Nouns: Names of qualities, feelings, or ideas (e.g., "kindness").

Passage:

> Mr. Tom lives in Sun City with his wife and their three children. Theirs is a happy family. Mr. Tom is a teacher and is famous for his intelligence. Mr. Tom loves teaching. He is class teacher of 5th STD.
>
> Mr. Tom has a big library in his house. He loves to read and collect books. Every day he goes for morning walk with his wife.
>
> Mr. Tom is very kind. Mr. Tom likes children very much. On Friday, he goes to orphanage and teaches street children. He makes teaching exciting and fun. All children love him.

Solution:

#### Step 1: Identify Common Nouns
Common nouns are general names for people, places, or things. They do not refer to specific entities.

- People: teacher, children, wife, husband, family
- Places: city, house, library, orphanage
- Things: books, intelligence, walk

List of Common Nouns:
- teacher
- children
- wife
- husband
- family
- city
- house
- library
- orphanage
- books
- intelligence
- walk

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#### Step 2: Identify Proper Nouns
Proper nouns are specific names of people, places, or things. They are usually capitalized.

- People: Mr. Tom
- Places: Sun City
- Other: 5th STD (specific standard)

List of Proper Nouns:
- Mr. Tom
- Sun City
- 5th STD

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#### Step 3: Identify Abstract Nouns
Abstract nouns represent qualities, feelings, or ideas.

- Qualities/Feelings: kindness, intelligence, love
- Ideas: teaching, excitement, fun

List of Abstract Nouns:
- kindness
- intelligence
- love
- teaching
- excitement
- fun

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Final Answer:

#### Common Nouns:
- teacher
- children
- wife
- husband
- family
- city
- house
- library
- orphanage
- books
- intelligence
- walk

#### Proper Nouns:
- Mr. Tom
- Sun City
- 5th STD

#### Abstract Nouns:
- kindness
- intelligence
- love
- teaching
- excitement
- fun

Boxed Answer:

\[
\boxed{
\begin{array}{ccc}
\textbf{Common Nouns} & \textbf{Proper Nouns} & \textbf{Abstract Nouns} \\
\hline
\text{teacher, children, wife, husband, family, city, house, library, orphanage, books, intelligence, walk} & \text{Mr. Tom, Sun City, 5th STD} & \text{kindness, intelligence, love, teaching, excitement, fun} \\
\end{array}
}
\]