Name the Type: Exploring All Five Kinds of Nouns for Grade 6
 

This worksheet offers a complete grammar journey through the five key kinds of nouns — Common, Proper, Collective, Abstract, and Material. With identification, matching, fill-ins, MCQs, and sentence-creation activities, it gives learners an all-in-one practice boost.
 

Why Practice All Types of Nouns Together?
 

Mastering noun types helps students:
1. Understand how different nouns function in writing and speech.
2. Develop sharper identification and editing skills.
3. Use nouns purposefully in sentence-level tasks.
4. Prepare for advanced grammar usage in composition and comprehension.
 

What’s Inside This Worksheet?
 

🔍 Exercise 1 – Identify the Noun Type 
Students read 7 real-life sentences and classify the underlined noun as Proper, Common, Collective, Abstract, or Material. 
Example: *The family celebrated Diwali together* → Collective

🧩 Exercise 2 – Match Noun to Type 
Learners draw lines to connect 12 nouns (e.g., *iron*, *class*, *dog*, *wisdom*) to the correct noun category.

✏️ Exercise 3 – Fill in the Blank by Type 
Students complete 8 fill-in-the-blank sentences using a noun of the given type. For instance: *(Material Noun)* The ring is made of ______.

📝 Exercise 4 – Multiple Choice Classification 
8 MCQs where students choose the correct type of noun for each underlined word (e.g., *Mahatma Gandhi*, *team*, *silver*, *happiness*, *wood*).

🎯 Exercise 5 – Write Your Own Example 
Students write 1 sentence for each of the 5 noun types, using any words of their choice.
 

✅ Answer Key
 

Exercise 1 
1. Collective (family) 
2. Material (gold) 
3. Collective (team) 
4. Abstract (honesty) 
5. Collective (class) 
6. Proper (Mumbai) 
7. Material (silver)

Exercise 2 (Matching) 
Kindness – Abstract 
Iron – Material 
Mumbai – Proper 
Class – Collective 
Dog – Common 
Wisdom – Abstract 
Army – Collective 
Cotton – Material 
Delhi – Proper 
Teacher – Common 
Geeta – Proper 
Gold – Material

Exercise 3
1. Delhi 
2. dog 
3. band 
4. honesty 
5. silver 
6. Mahatma Gandhi 
7. library 
8. pride

Exercise 4 (MCQ Answers) 
1. b) Collective Noun 
2. b) Proper Noun 
3. b) Material Noun 
4. c) Abstract Noun 
5. b) Collective Noun 
6. c) Abstract Noun 
7. c) Collective Noun 
8. c) Material Noun

Exercise 5 (Sample Answers) 
1. Common Noun – The girl is playing. 
2. Proper Noun – Rajiv is my friend. 
3. Collective Noun – A flock of birds flew away. 
4. Abstract Noun – Courage is important. 
5. Material Noun – This spoon is made of steel.
 

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