Types of Nouns

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Types of Nouns

Figure out new words by learning about the individual meanings of suffixes and prefixes.

Countable

Do you know what a 'prefix' is?

A prefix is an affix placed before a word, base, or another prefix to modify a term's meaning.

They can go with "many" or "(a) few"

a few cars

many friends

They can go with "a/an" in singular

an egg-

a car

They can also take partitives

a box of staples

a packet of cigarettes

a bag of cookies

They can take plural

many newspapers

some notebooks

two chairs

They can be used after a number

ten passengers

eight balloons

five masks

two pencils

one book

Uncountable

Do you know what a 'suffix' is?

A suffix is an affix placed at the end of the root word, which can change its tense and/or meaning.

Typical uncountable nouns

feelings

meat

liquids

They can go after "much", "(a) little"

much advice

a little time

They can't be made plural

milk

water

They can be used with "some"

some love

some water