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60 practice questions on Nouns, each with the correct answer and a clear explanation of why it is right. Read through them as revision notes, or take this topic as an interactive quiz to test yourself.
Q1. easy
A noun is a word that names a:
Answer: A — Person, place, animal or thing
A noun is a naming word. It names a person (boy), a place (park), an animal (cat) or a thing (ball).
Q2. easy
Which word in this sentence is a noun? 'The dog is barking.'
Answer: A — dog
'Dog' is the naming word - it names an animal, so it is the noun. 'Barking' is an action word (verb).
Q3. easy
Which of these words is a noun?
Answer: A — table
'Table' names a thing, so it is a noun. 'Run' is a verb, 'happy' is an adjective and 'quickly' is an adverb.
Q10. easy
A noun that names only ONE person or thing is said to be:
Answer: A — Singular
A singular noun means just one - one cat, one book, one boy. When there is more than one, the noun becomes plural.
Q11. easy
A noun that names MORE THAN ONE person or thing is said to be:
Answer: A — Plural
A plural noun means more than one - two cats, many books, several boys. We usually add 's' to make a noun plural.
Q12. easy
What is the plural of 'book'?
Answer: A — books
For most nouns we add 's' to make the plural: book → books, pen → pens, dog → dogs.
Q24. easy
Which sentence has a PLURAL noun?
Answer: A — The dogs are running.
'Dogs' means more than one dog, so it is plural. The other sentences all name just one dog (singular).
Q40. easy
Which of these nouns names a PERSON?
Answer: A — farmer
'Farmer' names a person. 'River' is a place, 'ball' is a thing and 'dog' is an animal.
Q52. easy
Which word is a noun in 'I love mangoes'?
Answer: A — mangoes
'Mangoes' is the naming word (a thing), so it is the noun. 'Love' is an action word here.
Q4. medium
A noun that names ONE particular person, place or thing and begins with a CAPITAL letter is called a:
Answer: A — Proper noun
A proper noun names a special, particular thing - like Ravi, Delhi or Monday - and always starts with a capital letter.
Q5. medium
A noun that names any ordinary person, place or thing is called a:
Answer: A — Common noun
A common noun names something in general - like boy, city or day - and does not begin with a capital letter unless it starts a sentence.
Q6. medium
Which of these is a PROPER noun?
Answer: A — India
'India' names one particular country and begins with a capital letter, so it is a proper noun. 'Country', 'river' and 'girl' are common nouns.
Q7. medium
Which of these is a COMMON noun?
Answer: A — city
'City' names any city in general, so it is a common noun. Mumbai, Ravi and Sunday are proper nouns naming particular things.
Q8. medium
The proper noun in this sentence is: 'My friend Sita lives in Chennai.'
Answer: A — Sita and Chennai
'Sita' names a particular person and 'Chennai' names a particular city, so both are proper nouns and both start with capital letters.
Q13. medium
What is the plural of 'box'?
Answer: A — boxes
Nouns ending in x, s, ss, ch or sh add 'es': box → boxes, bus → buses, class → classes, watch → watches, dish → dishes.
Q14. medium
What is the plural of 'baby'?
Answer: A — babies
When a noun ends in a consonant + y, we change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es': baby → babies, lady → ladies, city → cities.
Q15. medium
What is the plural of 'boy'?
Answer: A — boys
When a noun ends in a vowel + y (like 'oy'), we simply add 's': boy → boys, toy → toys, key → keys.
Q21. medium
What is the plural of 'city'?
Answer: A — cities
'City' ends in a consonant + y, so we change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es': city → cities.
Q22. medium
What is the plural of 'watch'?
Answer: A — watches
Nouns ending in 'ch' add 'es': watch → watches, bench → benches, match → matches.
Q23. medium
What is the singular of 'knives'?
Answer: A — knife
The plural 'knives' comes from the singular 'knife'. The 'fe' changed to 'ves' to make it plural.
Q25. medium
A noun that names a GROUP or collection of people or things is called a:
Answer: A — Collective noun
A collective noun names a whole group as one - like a team of players, a herd of cattle or a bunch of grapes.
Q26. medium
Choose the correct collective noun: 'A ___ of sheep.'
Answer: A — flock
A group of sheep is called a flock. We also say a flock of birds. A swarm is for bees, a fleet for ships.
Q27. medium
Choose the correct collective noun: 'A ___ of bees.'
Answer: A — swarm
A large group of bees is called a swarm. A herd is for cattle, a flock for sheep or birds, and a pack for wolves.
Q28. medium
Choose the correct collective noun: 'A ___ of grapes.'
Answer: A — bunch
Grapes grow together in a bunch. We also say a bunch of keys or a bunch of flowers.
Q32. medium
Nouns can be MASCULINE (male) or FEMININE (female). Which is a masculine noun?
Answer: A — king
'King' names a male, so it is masculine gender. 'Queen', 'girl' and 'aunt' name females, so they are feminine.
Q33. medium
What is the feminine of 'king'?
Answer: A — queen
The female of a king is a queen. Some more pairs: prince → princess, lord → lady, master → mistress.
Q34. medium
What is the feminine of 'boy'?
Answer: A — girl
The female of a boy is a girl. Other pairs are man → woman, son → daughter, uncle → aunt.
Q38. medium
Which of these nouns names a THING?
Answer: A — pencil
'Pencil' names a thing. 'Teacher' names a person, 'Delhi' names a place, and 'tiger' names an animal.
Q39. medium
Which of these nouns names a PLACE?
Answer: A — school
'School' names a place. 'Apple' is a thing, 'doctor' is a person and 'cat' is an animal.
Q41. medium
How many nouns are in this sentence? 'Ravi bought a book and a pen.'
Answer: A — Three (Ravi, book, pen)
The naming words are 'Ravi' (person), 'book' (thing) and 'pen' (thing) - three nouns in all.
Q44. medium
Which of these words is a plural noun?
Answer: A — children
'Children' means more than one child, so it is plural. The others (child, baby, boy) are singular.
Q45. medium
Choose the correct sentence:
Answer: A — I have two dogs.
With 'two' we need the plural form 'dogs'. We add 's' to 'dog' to show more than one.
Q47. medium
What is the feminine of 'actor'?
Answer: A — actress
'Actor' becomes 'actress' for the feminine - it adds 'ess' (and drops the 'o'). Similar: waiter → waitress, host → hostess.
Q48. medium
What is the masculine of 'hen'?
Answer: A — cock
The male of a hen is a cock (or rooster). This is a pair with completely different words, like cow → bull.
Q51. medium
Which sentence uses a common noun correctly WITHOUT a capital letter?
Answer: A — The girl is reading a book.
Common nouns like 'girl' and 'book' do not take capital letters in the middle of a sentence. Only the first word 'The' is capitalised because it starts the sentence.
Q53. medium
What is the plural of 'lady'?
Answer: A — ladies
'Lady' ends in a consonant + y, so we change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es': lady → ladies.
Q54. medium
What is the plural of 'bus'?
Answer: A — buses
Nouns ending in 's' add 'es': bus → buses, glass → glasses, class → classes.
Q56. medium
What is the feminine of 'prince'?
Answer: A — princess
'Prince' becomes 'princess' in the feminine, adding 'ss'. This matches king → queen's family of royal words.
Q58. medium
Which of these sentences has TWO nouns?
Answer: A — The cat drinks milk.
'Cat' and 'milk' are both naming words, so the sentence has two nouns. The other sentences use pronouns and describing words instead.
Q60. medium
What is the plural of 'church'?
Answer: A — churches
Nouns ending in 'ch' add 'es': church → churches, branch → branches, peach → peaches.
Q9. hard
Which noun should begin with a CAPITAL letter?
Answer: A — monday
Names of days, months, people, places and countries are proper nouns and must start with a capital letter, so 'monday' should be 'Monday'.
Q16. hard
What is the plural of 'leaf'?
Answer: A — leaves
Many nouns ending in 'f' or 'fe' change to 'ves': leaf → leaves, knife → knives, wolf → wolves, half → halves.
Q17. hard
What is the plural of 'mango'?
Answer: A — mangoes
Some nouns ending in 'o' add 'es': mango → mangoes, potato → potatoes, tomato → tomatoes, hero → heroes.
Q18. hard
What is the plural of 'man'?
Answer: A — men
Some nouns change completely in the plural: man → men, woman → women, child → children, foot → feet, tooth → teeth.
Q19. hard
What is the plural of 'child'?
Answer: A — children
'Child' has an irregular plural: child → children. It does not follow the usual rule of adding 's'.
Q20. hard
What is the plural of 'foot'?
Answer: A — feet
'Foot' becomes 'feet' in the plural. Other irregular pairs are tooth → teeth, mouse → mice, goose → geese.
Q29. hard
Choose the correct collective noun: 'A ___ of players.'
Answer: A — team
A group of players is called a team. A team of cricketers or a team of footballers plays together.
Q30. hard
Choose the correct collective noun: 'A ___ of cattle.'
Answer: A — herd
A group of cattle (cows) is called a herd. We also say a herd of elephants or a herd of deer.
Q31. hard
Choose the correct collective noun: 'A ___ of ships.'
Answer: A — fleet
A group of ships sailing together is called a fleet. A fleet of cars or buses is also correct.
Q35. hard
What is the feminine of 'lion'?
Answer: A — lioness
Many masculine nouns add 'ess' for the feminine: lion → lioness, tiger → tigress, actor → actress, prince → princess.
Q36. hard
What is the masculine of 'cow'?
Answer: A — bull
The male of a cow is a bull. Some pairs use completely different words: cow → bull, hen → cock, mare → stallion.
Q37. hard
What is the feminine of 'uncle'?
Answer: A — aunt
The female matching 'uncle' is 'aunt'. Other family pairs: father → mother, brother → sister, nephew → niece.
Q42. hard
Which of these is the plural of 'mouse'?
Answer: A — mice
'Mouse' has an irregular plural: mouse → mice. It does not add 's' like most nouns.
Q43. hard
Which of these is the plural of 'tooth'?
Answer: A — teeth
'Tooth' becomes 'teeth' in the plural - another irregular noun, like foot → feet and goose → geese.
Q46. hard
Which noun is a PROPER noun and needs a capital letter?
Answer: A — diwali
'Diwali' is the name of one particular festival, so it is a proper noun and should be written 'Diwali'. 'Festival', 'day' and 'month' are common nouns.
Q49. hard
Choose the correct collective noun: 'A ___ of stars.'
Answer: A — cluster
A group of stars is called a cluster. We also say a cluster of grapes or a cluster of houses.
Q50. hard
Choose the correct collective noun: 'A ___ of wolves.'
Answer: A — pack
A group of wolves is called a pack. A pack of dogs or a pack of cards uses the same word.
Q55. hard
Which of these is an example of a proper noun, common noun and collective noun in order? 'Rita has a team of dancers.'
Answer: A — Rita (proper), dancers (common), team (collective)
'Rita' names a particular person (proper), 'dancers' names people in general (common), and 'team' names a group (collective).
Q57. hard
What is the plural of 'story'?
Answer: A — stories
'Story' ends in a consonant + y, so 'y' changes to 'i' and we add 'es': story → stories.
Q59. hard
Which overall statement about nouns is CORRECT?
Answer: A — A noun names a person, place, animal or thing, and can be common or proper, singular or plural, masculine or feminine
This sums up the topic: nouns are naming words; proper nouns take capital letters, plurals usually add 's' or 'es', collective nouns name groups, and nouns show gender as masculine or feminine.