Noun Review

Noun Review

by Kelley Damore

​A noun is a word that names a person, a place, or a thing.

Multiple Choice

Which one is a noun?

• green

• run

• dog

​Common and Proper Nouns

• ​A common noun names any one of a class of people, places, or things.

• ​A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing.

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Anne Frank

• common

• proper

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desk

• common

• proper

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Spain

• common

• proper

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gym

• common

• proper

​Singular and Plural Nouns

​A singular noun tells about one person, place, or thing.

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​A plural noun tells about more than one.

Multiple Choice

ship

• singular

• plural

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ships

• singular

• plural

Multiple Choice

Add -es to form the plural of nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, and sh.

Which word is spelled correctly?

• boxs

• boxes

Multiple Choice

Spelled correctly?

• watchs

• watches

Multiple Choice

Correct?

• wishs

• wishes

​For nouns ending in y after a consonant, change the y to i and add -es.

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Multiple Choice

Check the correct answer.

• babys

• babies

Multiple Choice

Check the correct.

• cherrys

• cherries

Multiple Choice

For some nouns ending in f or fe, form the plural by changing the f or fe to ve and adding -es.  Which is correct?

• leafs

• leaves

​Possessive Nouns

The possessive form of a noun expresses possession, or ownership.

Multiple Choice

Which word in the sentence is a possessive noun?

The students' favorite game to play on rainy days is charades.

• days

• students'

• charades

Multiple Choice

Toby's team acts out first.

• acts

• Toby's

​Collective Nouns

​A collective noun names a group of people, animals, places, or things that are considered a unit.

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a collective noun?

• soccer

• girls

• team

• boys

Multiple Choice

Which is an example of a collective noun?

• soldier

• tank

• army

• flag

​Nouns as Subjects and Subject Complements.

​A noun can be the subject of a verb. The subject tells what a sentence is about.

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​A noun can be a subject complement. A subject complement follows a linking verb, such as am, is, are, was, or were.

Multiple Choice

Which is the subject in this sentence?

Mrs. Brennan is the principal of St. James.

• Mrs. Brennan

• principal

• St. James

Multiple Choice

Which is the subject of this sentence?

The class was well behaved during music.

• class

• behaved

• music

Multiple Choice

Which is the subject complement in the sentence?

The class was awesome during gym.

• class

• awesome

• gym

Multiple Choice

Which is the subject complement is this sentence?

Mrs. Damore is a Christian.

• Mrs. Damore

• is

• Christian

​Nouns as objects

​A noun can be used as a direct object of a verb. The direct object answers the question whom or what after an action verb.

Multiple Choice

Identify the direct object in the sentence.

Nicholas drew pictures.

• Nicholas

• drew

• pictures

Multiple Choice

Identify the direct object in the sentence.

Lawson played football.

• Lawson

• played

• football

​Object of a Preposition

​A noun can be the object of a preposition. Prepositions show place, time, direction, and relationship. about, at, by, for, from, in, into, of, on, throughout, to, with, and without. A prepositional phrase consists of a preposition and a noun or a pronoun, which is the object of the preposition.

Multiple Choice

Identify the preposition in this sentence:

Noah enjoys skateboarding after school

• Noah

• enjoys

• after

• school

Multiple Choice

Identify the preposition in this sentence:

Leah will get better with practice.

• Leah

• will

• better

• with

Multiple Choice

Identify the object of the preposition is this sentence:

Tyon often practices football.

• Tyon

• often

• practices

• football

Multiple Select

Identify the objects of the prepositions in this sentence:

William built with Legos on the weekend.

• William

• weekend

• built

• Legos

​Nouns as Indirect Objects

​A noun can be the indirect object of a verb. The indirect object tells to whom, to what, for who, or for what the action was done.

Multiple Choice

Identify the indirect object in this sentence:

Sam gave his brother a cold.

• Sam

• brother

• gave

• cold

Multiple Choice

Identify the indirect object in the sentence:

Aiden gave the children trick or treat candy.

• Aiden

• children

• trick or treat

• candy

​Direct Address

​A noun in direct address names the person spoken to.

Multiple Choice

Identify the noun in direct address in this sentence:

Jessence, please stand next to your science project.

• Jessence

• stand

• science

• project

Multiple Choice

Identify the noun in direct address:

Tell the class what you learned, Joel.

• class

• you

• learned

• Joel

Multiple Choice

Tell whether each underlined word is a noun or a verb.

Are you going to the dance?

• noun

• verb

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Tell whether each underlined word is a noun or a verb.

The girls dance to the music.

• noun

• verb

Multiple Choice

Tell whether the underlined word is a noun or an adjective:

Did you sign up for the newspaper?

• noun

• adjective

Multiple Choice

Tell whether the underlined word is a noun or an adjective:

Every newspaper article is written by a student.

• noun

• adjective