Parts of Speech: Nouns

Parts of Speech: Nouns

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Nouns

• A noun is a naming word. It names a person, a place, or a thing.

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Nouns: Persons

Nouns are:

• woman

• doctor

• librarian

• teacher

• student

• father

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Nouns: Places

Nouns are:

• city

• office

• school

• playground

• home

• camp

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Nouns: Things

Nouns are:

Objects Animals Ideas

• pencil - dog -thought

• desk -elephant -love

• cup -ladybug -friendship

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Multiple Choice

What type of noun is the underlined word in the following sentence.

The plumber helped to unclog the pipe.

• Person

• Place

• Object

• Animal

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What type of noun is the underlined word in the following sentence.

He was a fierce pirate who prowled the Pacific Ocean.

• Person

• Place

• Object

• Animal

Multiple Choice

What type of noun is the underlined word in the following sentence.

Our village is having a festival next week.

• Person

• Place

• Object

• Animal

Multiple Choice

What type of noun is the underlined word in the following sentence.

I have broken my pencil again.

• Person

• Place

• Object

• Animal

Multiple Choice

What type of noun is the underlined word in the following sentence.

There is a mouse living under the floorboards.

• Person

• Place

• Object

• Animal

Multiple Choice

What type of noun is the underlined word in the following sentence.

Italy is a beautiful country.

• Person

• Place

• Object

• Animal

Multiple Choice

What type of noun is the underlined word in the following sentence.

Italy is a beautiful country.

• Person

• Place

• Object

• Animal

Multiple Choice

What type of noun is the underlined word in the following sentence.

Friendship is very important to me.

• Person

• Object

• Animal

• Idea

Multiple Choice

What type of nouns is the underlined word in the following sentence.

John was a shopkeeper before he became a teacher.

• Persons

• Places

• Objects

• Animals

Noun jobs

• Sentences can have more than one noun

• Nouns are most commonly used as the subject of a sentence.

  • The subject tells who or what the sentence is about.

  • So the noun can tell us who or what the sentence is about.

Noun Jobs

• Nouns can tell us where the subject is going.

• They can rename the subject.

• They can tell us who the subject is associating with.

  • Basically, they can provide more information about the subject.

Multiple Choice

Identify the nouns in the sentence below:

The firemen rescued the cat from the tree.

• the

  fireman

  from

• fireman

  cat

  tree

• rescued

  cat

  tree

• fireman

  rescued

  cat

Multiple Choice

Identify the nouns in the sentence below:

My friends and I are going to the movies.

• My

  friends

  going

• friends

  I

  movies

• friends

  movie

• friends

  going

Multiple Choice

Identify the nouns in the sentence below:

My friend likes to read books about fairies.

• My

  friends

  read

• friends

  likes

  books

• friends

  likes

  read

• friends

  books

  fairies

Multiple Choice

Identify the nouns in the sentence below:

Mom and dad are going out for dinner.

• Mom

  dad

  dinner

• mom

  dad

  going

• dad

  going

  dinner

• mom

  dad

  out

Multiple Choice

Identify the nouns in the sentence below:

Our teacher gave us homework.

• teacher

  gave

• teacher

  homework

• our

  teacher

• gave

  homework

Common vs. Proper Nouns

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Common Nouns

• Common nouns are people, places, things, or ideas without a specific name. Common nouns start with lowercase letters.

  • city

  • school

  • boy

  • month

  • holiday

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Proper Nouns

• Proper nouns name specific people, places, things, or ideas. Proper nouns start with capital letters.

  • Boston

  • Blanchard Memorial School

  • Michael

  • October

  • Thanksgiving

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Multiple Choice

Is the underlined noun in the sentence a common or proper noun?

Doctor Babayan treated the patient for the flu.

• common

• proper

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Is the underlined noun in the sentence a common or proper noun?

The dog ran down the street and across the bridge.

• common

• proper

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Is the underlined noun in the sentence a common or proper noun?

Next month we will go skiing!

• common

• proper

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Is the underlined noun in the sentence a common or proper noun?

The Fourth of July always has beautiful fireworks.

• common

• proper

Concrete vs. Abstract Nouns

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Concrete vs. Abstract Nouns

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​A concrete noun refers to a physical object in the real world, such as a dog, a ball, or an ice cream cone.

An abstract noun refers to an idea or concept that does not exist in the real world and cannot be touched, like freedom, sadness, or permission.

Multiple Choice

Identify the abstract noun in the following sentence.

Jenna saw a movie in October.

• Jenna

• movie

• October

• in

Multiple Choice

Identify the abstract noun in the following sentence.

This melody is wonderful, because it helps with relaxation.

• melody

• wonderful

• relaxation

• helps

Multiple Choice

Identify the abstract noun in the following sentence.

You need patience to learn a new skill.

• you

• patience

• learn

• skill

Multiple Choice

Identify the abstract noun in the following sentence.

Happiness has increased in our city.

• increased

• city

• happiness

• has