diff --git a/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Sniffs/Commenting/FunctionCommentSniff.php b/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Sniffs/Commenting/FunctionCommentSniff.php
index 06b8167..fa16aba 100644
--- a/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Sniffs/Commenting/FunctionCommentSniff.php
+++ b/coder_sniffer/Drupal/Sniffs/Commenting/FunctionCommentSniff.php
@@ -647,6 +647,14 @@ class Drupal_Sniffs_Commenting_FunctionCommentSniff implements PHP_CodeSniffer_S
                     $suggestedTypeHint = 'array';
                 } else if (strpos($suggestedName, 'callable') !== false) {
                     $suggestedTypeHint = 'callable';
+                } else if (strpos($suggestedName, 'string') !== false) {
+                  $suggestedTypeHint = 'string';
+                } else if (strpos($suggestedName, 'int') !== false) {
+                  $suggestedTypeHint = 'int';
+                } else if (strpos($suggestedName, 'bool') !== false) {
+                  $suggestedTypeHint = 'bool';
+                } else if (strpos($suggestedName, 'float') !== false) {
+                  $suggestedTypeHint = 'float';
                 } else if (substr($suggestedName, -2) === '[]') {
                     $suggestedTypeHint = 'array';
                 } else if ($suggestedName === 'object') {
@@ -658,7 +666,13 @@ class Drupal_Sniffs_Commenting_FunctionCommentSniff implements PHP_CodeSniffer_S
                 if ($suggestedTypeHint !== '' && isset($realParams[$checkPos]) === true) {
                     $typeHint = $realParams[$checkPos]['type_hint'];
                     // Array type hints are allowed to be omitted.
-                    if ($typeHint === '' && $suggestedTypeHint !== 'array') {
+                    if ($typeHint === '' && !in_array($suggestedTypeHint, array(
+                      'array',
+                      'string',
+                      'int',
+                      'bool',
+                      'float',
+                      ))) {
                         $error = 'Type hint "%s" missing for %s';
                         $data  = array(
                                   $suggestedTypeHint,