Using Nouns

​Parts of Speech: Noun Review

Nouns are either a person, place, thing, or idea.

Match

Match the following nouns with the correct label.

• person

• place

• thing

• idea

teacher

school

pencil

belonging

• teacher

• school

• pencil

• belonging

Multiple Select

Read the sentence and identify the nouns: Ms. Neuenschwander went to a baseball game this weekend at Wrigley Field.

• Ms. Neuenschwander

• game

• weekend

• Wrigley Field

• went

Multiple Select

What is a proper noun?

There are two correct options. Select both.

• a noun that starts with a capital letter

• a noun that is an expensive object

• a noun that starts with the letter "p"

• a noun that is used for a specific person, place, thing, or idea

​Plural Nouns

Plural nouns are nouns that show more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

There are 30 students in our English class.

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Ms. Neuenschwander loves to read books. ​

Open Ended

Write a sentence using a plural noun.

Do not put any possessive nouns in the sentence.

​Possessive Nouns

Possessive nouns show that a person, place, or thing, or idea has or owns something.

The student's bookbag was left in his locker all weekend, so he didn't do any of his homework.

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The puppy's tail wouldn't stop wagging because he was so happy!

Open Ended

Write a sentence using a possessive noun.

Do not put any plural nouns in the sentence.

Poll

How confident are you in the ability to define, identify, and provide examples of all types of nouns?

• I am very confident. I could explain all types of nouns to a classmate that needs help.

• I am comfortable. I understand everything about nouns, but I couldn't teach nouns to someone else.

• I remember most of these things, but I need some more practice.

• I have never learned about nouns before in my life...