Grammar - Nouns

Noun Town Grammar Song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kcJzh6gqGM

Multiple Choice

Which word is a noun?

• red

• walk

• fish

• sad

Multiple Choice

Which word is a noun?

• sing

• loud

• fun

• song

Multiple Choice

Which word is a noun?

• sleeping

• snore

• bed

• comfy

Multiple Choice

Which word is a noun?

• dinner

• cook

• boiling

• hungry

What is a common noun?

A common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea. Common nouns are NOT capitalized.

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​desk

Multiple Choice

Are common nouns capitalized?

• Yes

• No

​Proper Noun

What is a proper noun?

A proper noun names a particular person, place, thing, or idea. A proper noun is always capitalized.

Subject | Subject

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​The Statue of Liberty

Multiple Choice

Proper nouns are always capitalized.

• True

• False

​Common Nouns	​Proper Nouns
computer man day news school building sportswear store country website mountain ocean	​Macbook Lee Kwan Yew Friday The Straits Times Anchor Green Primary School National Gallery Singapore Nike Cold Storage Singapore Facebook Mount Everest Pacific Ocean

​Examples of Common Nouns & Proper Nouns

Multiple Choice

Is the word hope abstract or concrete?

• abstract

• concrete

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Is the word church abstract or concrete?

• abstract

• concrete

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Is the word smile abstract or concrete?

• abstract

• concrete

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Is the word happiness abstract or concrete?

• abstract

• concrete

What is a compound noun?

A compound noun is a noun that is formed from two or more words. Compound nouns are very common. The main noun is normally the last one.

What is a compound noun?

The meaning of the whole compound is often different from the meaning of the two words on their own. The stress in a compound noun is usually on the first word of the noun: bed^room

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE?

Compound words usually consist of two words

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

'Football' is a compound noun.

• False

• True

Multiple Choice

The family (is, are) going on vacation.

• is

• are

Abstract Nouns

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​The family (is, are) going on vacation.

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The family is acting together as one unit, so family is singular.​

Multiple Choice

The audience (is, are) returning to their cars.

• is

• are

The audience (is, are) returning to their cars.

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The audience is plural. They are acting as individuals as they return to their own cars separately.

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The word their in the sentence show me that the audience is acting separately.​

​QUIZ TIME!

Multiple Choice

A noun is a ...

• word that describes an action

• word that describes a person or place only

• word that describes another noun

• word that describes a person, place, thing, or idea

Multiple Choice

What is a concrete noun?

• Any noun that describes a type of building material.

• Any noun that describes a person, place, thing, or idea.

• Any noun that describes something harder than concrete.

• Any noun that can be recognized through any of the five senses.

Multiple Choice

A noun that describes an idea is a (an)

• collective noun

• abstract noun

• proper noun

• common noun

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an abstract noun?

• honesty

• girl

• Mrs. H.

• school

Multiple Choice

Is the noun in RED concrete or abstract?
The dog quickly ran to his owner.

• Concrete

• Abstract

Multiple Choice

Is the noun in RED concrete or abstract?
During the exploration, the team discovered a new type of lizard.

• Concrete

• Abstract

Multiple Choice

What type of noun gives a general term for a person, place, or thing?

• concrete noun

• compound noun

• collective noun

• common noun

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a common noun?

• Jesse

• dog

• pack

• fear

Multiple Choice

What type of noun names a specific person, place, or thing?

• noun

• proper noun

• pronoun

• common noun

Multiple Choice

True or false? A proper noun must always be capitalized. 

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Find the proper noun below.

• Mrs. H. 

• teacher

• woman

• mother

Nouns

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Countable and uncountable nouns: The Grammar Gameshow Episode 27

Countable nouns

Countable nouns are things which can be counted (can put a number in front of it). They have a singular and a plural form.

- An apple, two apples, three apples...

- A banana, two bananas, three bananas...

Examples: eggs, oranges, coins, friends, ideas...

Uncountable nouns

Countable nouns are things which cannot be counted (cannot put a number in front of it). They only have a singular form.

- Milk (NOT: a milk, two milks...)

- Rice (NOT: a rice, two rices...)

Examples: water, bread, salt, meat, cheese, fire, homework, advice...

Need containers. Containers can be counted and can be singular and plural

Multiple Choice

Countable or Uncountable?

Furniture

• Countable

• Uncountable

Multiple Choice

Countable or Uncountable?

Sugar

• Countable

• Uncountable

Multiple Choice

Countable or Uncountable?

Homework

• Countable

• Uncountable

Multiple Choice

What's this?

• foot ball

• football

• feetball

• footsballs

Multiple Choice

What's this?

• cakepan

• potsweet

• pancake

• pan cake

Multiple Choice

I will make my bed after I eat some fried eggs.

Which words are nouns?

• I, my

• will, some

• fried, after

• bed, eggs

Multiple Choice

The family (is, are) going their own separate ways.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

The flock (is, are) headed on its northern course.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

The crew (is, are) cleaning up after the big game.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

The team (is, are) getting on the bus after its heart breaking loss.

• is

• are

Multiple Choice

The staff (was, were) happy about their bonuses.

• was

• were

Multiple Choice

The class (has, have) brought their pets to show and tell.

• has

• have

Multiple Choice

Slowly I walked through the forest.
Which word is the noun?

• forest

• slowly

• walked

• I

Multiple Choice

I am slicing the pizza.

Which word is a noun?

• am

• slicing

• the

• pizza