10 Types of Nouns, Definition and Examples Uncountable Noun Cannot be counted Examples; Milk, music, food, water, snow, rice etc… Compound Noun Made up of two or more smaller words Examples; Textbook, snowball, seafood, sunflower Collective Noun Refer to a group of things as one whole Examples; Bunch, audience, flock, group, family Singular Noun Refer to one person, place things, or idea Examples; Cat, dog, ship, monkey, hero etc… Plural Noun Refer to more than one person, place things, or idea Examples; Dogs, cats, ships, babies etc.. Common Noun Nonspecific people, places, things or ideas Examples; Man, city, religion