CBSE Class 8 English Noun Forms Worksheet

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Class 8 English Worksheet for Noun Forms


Introduction

Definition: A word used to denote the name of anything like a person, place, thing or quality is called a noun. A noun is also called the naming word.
For Example: City, restaurant, love, compassion, etc.

Kinds of Noun
There are five kinds of noun
1. Proper Noun
2. Common Noun
3. Collective Noun
4. Material Noun
5. Abstract Noun

Proper Noun
Proper noun is a specific name of a place, a person, or a thing. The first letter of a proper noun is always
represented by a capital letter.

Proper Nouns in English
1. Name of the Month and Day         October, November, etc.
2. Name of a Company                     Infosys, Mahindra, etc.
3. Names of People                          Obama, James, etc.
4. Names of Places                           Mumbai, Chennai, etc.
5. Titles of People                             Sir William, President Obama , etc.
6. Name of Books, Newspapers       The New York Times, The Morning Herald, The Ramayan, etc.

NOTE:
- There are some nouns, such as sun, moon, earth, which seem to be the names of particular individual objects, but they are not proper names.

Common Noun
Definition: Common nouns are words for people, things, animals, or ideas.

Common Noun for Persons
Secretary       Actor          Coach      Sailor
Salesman     Director       Burglar     Pianist
Architect       Tourist         Nurse       Dentist
Driver           Scientist      Trainer      Magician
Carpenter     Guardian     Barber      Veterinarian

Common Noun for Relations
Father            Daughter    Mother             Son
Grandfather   Brothers     Grandmother   Sisters

Common Noun for Fruits and Vegetables
Apple       Broccoli   Peach    Celery
Banana   Spinach    Fig         Cabbage
Apricot     Lettuce

Common Noun for Animals
Panda      Ant           Snake     Bee
Giraffe     Butterfly    Goose    Prawn
Duck       Crab          Eagle     Dolphin

Common Noun for Places
Bank                Zoo         Street
Restaurant      Park        Terrace
School            Library     Ground
Office              Factory    Market

Common Noun for Things
Toaster     Computer     Bat
Pencil       Shoes          Refrigerator
Fan          Camera        Television
Bicycle     Truck            Chair

Common Noun for Ideas
Love    Brilliance    Freedom
Hate    Beauty       Silence
Pride    Anger        Victory

The following is the list of common nouns

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Collective Noun

Definition: A collective noun is a word used to define a group of objects, where objects can be people, animals, emotions, inanimate things, concepts, or other things.
For example: Class, bundle, bunch, herd, swarm, etc. See the following list of collective nouns:

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Material Noun
Definition: The name of a thing that exists only in the form of a mass and cannot be counted is called a Material Noun. A Material Noun is the name of a substance which can be measured or weighed.

See the following Material Noun:
Glass, iron, clay, frost, rain, snow, wheat, wine, tea, sugar, etc.

They may be placed in groups as follows:
(i) The metals: Iron, gold, platinum, etc.
(ii) Products spoken of in bulk: Tea, sugar, rice, wheat, etc.
(iii) Geological bodies: Mud, sand, granite, rock, stone, etc.
(iv) Natural phenomena: Rain, dew, cloud, frost, mist, etc.
(v) Various manufactures: Cloth (and the different kinds of cloth, potash, soap, rubber, paint, celluloid, etc.

Abstract Noun

Definition: The name given to a quality, state or action is called an Abstract Noun. A noun that is abstract is an aspect, concept, idea, experience, state of being, trait, quality, feeling, or other entity that cannot be experienced with the five senses.

Common Abstract Nouns

Emotions/Feelings
Love          Hate
Anger        Peace
Pride         Sympathy

States/Attributes
Bravery            Loyalty
Honesty           Integrity
Compassion     Charity
Success           Courage
Deceit             Skill
Beauty            Brilliance
Pain                Misery

Ideas/Concepts/Ideals
Beliefs            Dreams
Justice            Truth
Faith               Liberty
Knowledge      Thought
Information     Culture
Trust               Dedication

Movements/Events
Progress         Education
Hospitality      Leisure
Trouble           Friendships
Relaxation

Abstract forms of nouns are very common and an important part of communication. in many cases these types of nouns are derived from an addition of a suffix or alteration in the root word. Child is a concrete noun, for example, but childhood is an intangible state, so it is abstract. Nouns with the following suffixes are often abstract:
- -tion
- -ism
- -ity
- -ment
- -ness
- -age
- -ance/-ence
- -ship
- -ability

Abstract Nouns formed from Adjectives
Bitter              bitterness
Brave             Bravery
Broad             Breadth
Dark               darkness
Deep              depth
False              falsehood
Great              greatness
High                height
Honest            honesty
Hot                  heat
Humble           humility
Intelligent        Intelligence
Just                 justice
Long                length
Poor                poverty
Proud              pride
Prudent           prudence
Short              shortness
Sole                solitude
True                truth
Vain                vanity
Wide               width
Wise               wisdom
Young             youth

NOTE:
- Youth may also be a Common Noun (a youth of seventh) and a collective Noun (Give youth its chance).
In this latter sentence youth = young people thought of collectively.

Abstract Nouns formed from Common Nouns

Common       Noun Abstract Noun
Agent             agency
Bond              bondage
Boy                boyhood
Captain          captaincy
Child              childhood
Friend            friendship
Hero               heroism
Infant             infancy
King               kingship
Man               manhood
Mother           motherhood
Owner            ownership
Priest             priesthood
Rascal            rascality
Regent           regency
Rogue            roguery
Slave              slavery

Abstract Nouns formed from Verbs
Verb                  Abstract Noun
Advise                     Advice
Admit                       admission
Arrive                      arrival
Agree                      agreement
Behave                    belief
Choose                    choice
Conceal                   concealment
Defend                     defence
Depart                      departure
Die                           death
Expect                      expectation
Enter                        entrance
Fail                           failure
Free                         freedom
Hate                         hatred
Judge                       judgment
Laugh                       laughter
Live                          life
Move                       motion
Neglect                    negligence
Obey                        obedience
Permit                      permission
Please                     pleasure
Protect                     protection
Punish                     punishment
Relieve                    relief
See                         sight
Serve                      service
Succeed                 success
Seize                      seizure
Think                      thought
Unite                      union/unity
Warn                      Warmth


Abstract Nouns of the same form as verbs

Verb            Abstract Noun
Cry                        cry
Desire                    desire
Fall                         fall
Fear                       fear
Hope                      hope
Laugh                    laugh
Love                      love
Move                      move
Order                     order
Regret                    regret
Ride                      ride
Rise                      rise
Run                       run
SIeep                    sleep
Sob                       sob
Stand                    stand
Stay                      stay
Step                      step
Stop                      stop
Taste                    Taste
Touch                   touch
Walk                     walk

Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Nouns can be either countable or uncountable.
- Countable Nouns are those which can be counted. They have 'a' or 'an' before them in the singular form.
- Uncountable Nouns are those which cannot be counted. They do not have'a' or 'an' before them.

Read the following examples:
(i She has a dog and a cat. (Countable Nouns)
(ii) He has some sugar in the bowl. (Uncountable Nouns)
(iii) Albert has an elephant and as ass. (Countable Nouns)
(iv) Darkness frightens me. (Uncountable Nouns)

You notice that dog and cat (common nouns) are countable. You can say one dog, two dogs, one cat or two cats. The words elephant and ass are also countable the words sugar and darkness are uncountable. You cannot count one sugar, two sugars or one darkness and two darkness.

Some nouns are used both as uncountable and countable.

Read the following examples.

(i) Alisha has grey hair. Uncountable
There is a hair in my shop. Countable

(ii) This statue is made of stone. Uncountable
I have a stone in my hand. Countable

(iii) There is cheese in the fridge. Uncountable
There were dozens of cheeses in the fridge. Countable

(iv) Sound cannot travel in vacuum. Uncountable
Animals make different kinds of sounds. Countable

(v) Noise can make a person deaf. Uncountable
There are many kinds of noises in the forest at night. Countable

The following nouns can be used both as countable and uncountable.

TeaPainCoffeeProtest
ShampooPleasureCakeWar
LandSuccessRainDifficult
SnowToothpasteAbuseFear
BusinessLife  

 

Find the kind of noun underline sentence has

Question. Maruti is the most popular car in India.
Answer: Proper Noun:- A proper noun is the name of a particular person, place or things. So, Maruti is a name of a particular car (things).

Question. Karan is a naughty boy.
Answer: Common Noun: A common noun is shared in common by every person, place or thing of the same class or kind. So, boy is the class of person.

Question. Gold and Silver are used to make jewellery.
Answer: Material Noun: A material noun is the noun that exists only in the form of a mass and cannot be counted. So, gold and silver are in the form of a mass and cannot be counted.

Question. Honesty is the best policy.
Answer: Abstract Noun: An abstract noun is the name of some state, quality, feeling or idea that we can only think of or feel but cannot touch or See.


Read the noun of the underlined word:

Question. Milk is a complete food.
(A) Common Noun
(B) Proper Noun
(C) Collective Noun
(D) Material Noun
(E) None of these
Answer: (d)

Question. Explanation: Milk is a material noun. A Material Noun is the name of a substance which can be measured or weighed.
A clump of tree.
(A) Material Noun
(B) Proper Noun
(C) Common Noun
(D) Collective Noun
(E) None of these
Answer: (d)


Find the kind of noun of the underlined word:

Question. A fleet of ships.
(A) Abstract Noun
(B) Common Noun
(C) Collective Noun
(D) Material Noun
(E) None of these
Answer: C

Question. A shoal of fish.
(A) Proper Noun
(B) Collective Noun
(C) Common Noun
(D) Material Noun
(E) None of these
Answer: B

Question. A bunch of flowers.
(A) Proper Noun
(B) Common Noun
(C) Material Noun
(D) Collective Noun
(E) None of these
Answer: D

Question. Coal and Petrol are fossil fuels.
(A) Collective Noun
(B) Common noun
(C) Proper Noun
(D) Material Noun
(E) None of these
Answer: D

Question. Sugar comes from sugarcane plants.
(A) Common Noun
(B) Material Noun
(C)Proper Noun
(D) Collective Noun
(E) None of these
Answer: B

Question. Honesty is the best policy.
(A) Proper Noun
(B) Collective Noun
(C) Material Noun
(D) Common Noun
(E) Abstract Noun
Answer: E

Question. Mass transport system in Mumbai has been changing rapidly.
(A) Common Noun
(B) Collective Noun
(C) Proper Noun
(D) Material Noun
(E) None of these
Answer: C

Question. Truth always triumphs.
(A) Proper Noun
(B) Common Noun
(C) Collective Noun
(D) Material Noun
(E) Abstract noun
Answer: E

Question. The Ganga river irrigates a large part of the northern plain.
(A) Proper Noun
(B) Common Noun
(C) Material Noun
(D) Collective Noun
(E) None of these
Answer: B

Question. The performance of boys has reduced rapidly in comparison to girls in various exams.
(A) Abstract Noun
(B) Collective Noun
(C) Proper Noun
(D) Material Noun
(E) Common Noun
Answer: B

Explanation for selected Questions

1. The name that refers to a group or collection regarded as a single unit is a collective noun. Fleet is a 44collection of ships.
2. The name that refers to a group or collection regarded as a single unit is a collective noun. Shoal is a collection of fish.
3. The name that refers to a group or collection regarded as a single unit is a collective noun. Bunch is a collection of flowers.
4. The name of a thing that exists only in the form of a mass and cannot be counted is a Material Noun. Coal and petrol have a mass. They cannot be counted.
5. The name of a thing that exists only in the form of a mass and cannot be counted is a Material Noun. Sugar has a mass. It cannot be counted.
6. The name given to a quality, state or action is an Abstract Noun. Honesty is a quality.
7. The name of a particular city is a Proper Noun. Mumbai is a particular name of a city.
8. The name given to a quality, state or action is an Abstract Noun. Truth is a quality.
9. The name shared in common by every person, place or thing of the same class or kind is a Common Noun.The Ganga is a name of river.
10. The name shared in common by every person, place or thing of the same class or kind is a Common Noun.The word boy is a Common Noun.

NOUN FORMS

Write the Noun forms of the following words by adding -ness or -ity to them appropriately.

Check the spelling of the new words.

(i) lofty __________

(ii) able __________

(iii) happy __________

(iv) near __________

(v) noble __________

(vi) enormous __________

(vii) pleasant __________

(viii) dense __________

(ix) great __________

(x) stable __________

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