abstract noun: a noun that names a feeling, idea, or quality that you cannot see, touch, hear, smell, or taste.

Examples: happiness, freedom, courage, love


common noun: a noun that names any general person, place, thing, or idea

Examples: bear, octopus, state, book


concrete noun: a noun that names something you can see, touch, hear, smell, or taste

Examples: scent, pirate, music


noun: a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea

Examples: kindness, Sherlock Holmes, seahorses


plural noun: a noun that names more than one person, place, thing, or idea

Examples: birthday parties, cakes, knives


possessive noun: a noun that includes an apostrophe and shows that something belongs to someone or something

Examples: Sara's backpack, the bears' picnic, the children's cookie party


proper noun: a capitalized noun that names a specific person, place, thing, or idea

Examples: Statue of Liberty, Monday, Juan