Types of Nouns – 50 Practice Questions set 2

Types of Nouns – 50 Practice Questions set 2

1.      Which of the following is a proper noun?
a) teacher
b) school
c) India
d) building

2.      Identify the abstract noun in the sentence: “Wisdom is better than strength.”
a) better
b) wisdom
c) strength
d) than

3.      Which one is a collective noun?
a) jury
b) lawyer
c) case
d) evidence

4.      What type of noun is “cotton”?
a) abstract
b) common
c) material
d) proper

5.      Pick the common noun from the list:
a) Ganga
b) river
c) Asia
d) Mars

6.      Which of the following is an abstract noun?
a) pencil
b) beauty
c) flower
d) mirror

7.      Identify the material noun:
a) stone
b) building
c) cement
d) sand

8.      Which word is a collective noun?
a) box
b) fleet
c) soldier
d) war

9.      Select the concrete noun:
a) love
b) honesty
c) music
d) chair

10. What type of noun is “Asia”?
a) abstract
b) proper
c) material
d) common

11. Choose the abstract noun:
a) girl
b) laptop
c) loyalty
d) student

12. Identify the proper noun in the sentence: “Mount Everest is the highest peak.”
a) peak
b) highest
c) mount
d) Mount Everest

13. Which of the following is a material noun?
a) gold
b) wallet
c) jewelry
d) fashion

14. What type of noun is “audience”?
a) abstract
b) common
c) proper
d) collective

15. Choose the proper noun from these:
a) city
b) Kathmandu
c) town
d) state

16. Which of the following is a collective noun?
a) player
b) match
c) team
d) ball

17. Identify the abstract noun:
a) driver
b) honesty
c) vehicle
d) key

18. What type of noun is “oxygen”?
a) proper
b) collective
c) material
d) common

19. Choose the concrete noun:
a) anger
b) justice
c) food
d) peace

20. Which word is a common noun?
a) Bible
b) book
c) Geeta
d) Quran

21. Pick the material noun:
a) book
b) wood
c) school
d) car

22. Identify the abstract noun:
a) honesty
b) mountain
c) mountain range
d) height

23. What type of noun is “Nepal”?
a) collective
b) proper
c) abstract
d) common

24. Choose the collective noun:
a) family
b) father
c) son
d) mother

25. Identify the material noun in the sentence: “The ring is made of silver.”
a) ring
b) made
c) silver
d) of

26. What type of noun is “herd”?
a) proper
b) abstract
c) collective
d) concrete

27. Pick the abstract noun:
a) teacher
b) dance
c) performance
d) truth

28. Choose the common noun:
a) John
b) India
c) school
d) Paris

29. Which of the following is a material noun?
a) traffic
b) paper
c) novel
d) news

30. Identify the proper noun:
a) company
b) Microsoft
c) worker
d) laptop

31. What type of noun is “group”?
a) collective
b) common
c) proper
d) material

32. Pick the abstract noun:
a) sunlight
b) bravery
c) glass
d) bird

33. Choose the material noun:
a) water
b) drop
c) bottle
d) rain

34. Which one is a concrete noun?
a) courage
b) pen
c) wisdom
d) freedom

35. What type of noun is “committee”?
a) abstract
b) material
c) collective
d) proper

36. Identify the common noun:
a) Everest
b) Mount Fuji
c) mountain
d) Nile

37. Choose the proper noun:
a) actor
b) cinema
c) Shah Rukh Khan
d) theatre

38. Pick the collective noun:
a) audience
b) student
c) chair
d) speech

39. Which of the following is a material noun?
a) air
b) idea
c) wisdom
d) dream

40. Choose the abstract noun:
a) song
b) singer
c) singing
d) sorrow

41. Identify the proper noun:
a) scientist
b) Newton
c) invention
d) gravity

42. What type of noun is “bunch” in “a bunch of grapes”?
a) collective
b) proper
c) common
d) material

43. Pick the common noun:
a) Amazon
b) jungle
c) Africa
d) Sahara

44. Choose the abstract noun:
a) happiness
b) elephant
c) field
d) sky

45. Identify the material noun:
a) feather
b) wood
c) branch
d) nest

46. What type of noun is “class”?
a) abstract
b) material
c) collective
d) common

47. Pick the proper noun:
a) continent
b) Asia
c) country
d) globe

48. Choose the abstract noun:
a) dream
b) pillow
c) bed
d) sleep

49. Identify the common noun:
a) Himalayas
b) person
c) Godavari
d) Asia

50. What type of noun is “laughter”?
a) proper
b) abstract
c) common
d) material

  

Types of Nouns – Answer Key with Reasons

1.      ✅ c) India
Reason: India is a proper noun — a specific name of a country.

2.      ✅ b) wisdom
Reason: "Wisdom" is a quality — an abstract noun.

3.      ✅ a) jury
Reason: "Jury" refers to a group of people — a collective noun.

4.      ✅ c) material
Reason: "Cotton" is a substance used to make clothes — a material noun.

5.      ✅ b) river
Reason: General category, not specific — a common noun.

6.      ✅ b) beauty
Reason: Beauty is an idea or quality — an abstract noun.

7.      ✅ c) cement
Reason: "Cement" is a construction substance — a material noun.

8.      ✅ b) fleet
Reason: "Fleet" is a group of ships or vehicles — a collective noun.

9.      ✅ d) chair
Reason: You can touch and see it — a concrete noun.

10. ✅ b) proper
Reason: Asia is a specific name of a continent — proper noun.

11. ✅ c) loyalty
Reason: Loyalty is a mental state or quality — abstract noun.

12. ✅ d) Mount Everest
Reason: Specific mountain name — proper noun.

13. ✅ a) gold
Reason: "Gold" is a material/substance — a material noun.

14. ✅ d) collective
Reason: "Audience" refers to a group of listeners — collective noun.

15. ✅ b) Kathmandu
Reason: Name of a specific city — proper noun.

16. ✅ c) team
Reason: A group of players — collective noun.

17. ✅ b) honesty
Reason: A moral quality — abstract noun.

18. ✅ c) material
Reason: "Oxygen" is a natural element — material noun.

19. ✅ c) food
Reason: Something tangible you can eat — concrete noun.

20. ✅ b) book
Reason: General object — common noun.

21. ✅ b) wood
Reason: "Wood" is a substance/material — material noun.

22. ✅ a) honesty
Reason: A value/quality — abstract noun.

23. ✅ b) proper
Reason: Nepal is a specific country — proper noun.

24. ✅ a) family
Reason: Group of relatives — collective noun.

25. ✅ c) silver
Reason: Silver is a substance — material noun.

26. ✅ c) collective
Reason: "Herd" is a group of animals — collective noun.

27. ✅ d) truth
Reason: An idea or concept — abstract noun.

28. ✅ c) school
Reason: General name of a place — common noun.

29. ✅ b) paper
Reason: A substance used for writing — material noun.

30. ✅ b) Microsoft
Reason: Specific name of a company — proper noun.

31. ✅ a) collective
Reason: "Group" refers to a collection — collective noun.

32. ✅ b) bravery
Reason: Mental quality — abstract noun.

33. ✅ a) water
Reason: Physical substance — material noun.

34. ✅ b) pen
Reason: A tangible item — concrete noun.

35. ✅ c) collective
Reason: "Committee" refers to a group — collective noun.

36. ✅ c) mountain
Reason: General term — common noun.

37. ✅ c) Shah Rukh Khan
Reason: Specific person’s name — proper noun.

38. ✅ a) audience
Reason: Group of people — collective noun.

39. ✅ a) air
Reason: Physical substance — material noun.

40. ✅ d) sorrow
Reason: Emotion — abstract noun.

41. ✅ b) Newton
Reason: Specific name of a person — proper noun.

42. ✅ a) collective
Reason: "Bunch" (of grapes) — collective noun.

43. ✅ b) jungle
Reason: General place — common noun.

44. ✅ a) happiness
Reason: Feeling/emotion — abstract noun.

45. ✅ b) wood
Reason: Substance/material — material noun.

46. ✅ c) collective
Reason: "Class" is a group — collective noun.

47. ✅ b) Asia
Reason: Specific continent — proper noun.

48. ✅ a) dream
Reason: Idea/mental activity — abstract noun.

49. ✅ b) person
Reason: General term — common noun.

50. ✅ b) abstract
Reason: "Laughter" is an action or feeling — abstract noun.