Common nouns name people, places, things or ideas. Common nouns do not begin with a capital letter. Examples of common nouns are: athlete, newspaper, shop, river, street, organization and country.

A noun is a word for a person, place, or thing. Find out how you can use them in your writing with this Bitesize Primary KS1 guide.

Learn about nouns and how to use measure words to count them. The 'Bad English Made Better' minipods are short and simple English grammar lessons.

Examples would be dog, pencil, computer, student, and apple. Abstract nouns refer to ideas and concepts. Examples would be intelligence, bravery, loyalty, eloquence, and heroism.