Nouns Definition
A noun is a word used to refer to people, animals, objects, substances, states, events and feelings. Nouns can be a subject or an object of a verb, can be modified by an adjective and can take an article or determiner.
Nouns may be divided into two basic groups:
Countable Nouns have plural forms and Uncountable Nouns do not.
See Also:
Adjectival Noun; Parts of Speech
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How to teach English plurals
Teaching tips, games and other classroom activities for regular and irregular plural nouns.
List of regular plurals ending in -s, -es and -ies
The big list of regular English plurals ending in -s, -es and -ies, arranged by level
How to teach irregular plurals
Teaching tips and classroom activities for plurals without -s like "children", "sheep" and "alumni"
Teaching Countable and Uncountable Nouns
A look at ways to teach countable and uncountable nouns
Irregular plural noun forms: A handout
A handout on nouns which can be used to help students understand irregular plural noun forms.
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| Level | Quiz |
|---|---|
| Beginner | Countable or Uncountable- 2 (18) |
| Beginner | Countable or Uncountable? (41) |
| Beginner | Plurals (15) |
| Beginner | Plurals- Compound Nouns (10) |
| Beginner | Singular or Plural? (11) |
| Intermediate | Singular & Plural- Noun + Noun (10) |