Nouns Knockout!

Nouns Knockout! 🥊

By Caio Gomes

Are you ready to become a grammar champion?

What's a Noun, Anyway? 🤔

A noun is the VIP of a sentence—it's a person, place, thing, or idea.
Without them, sentences wouldn't make any sense!

Think about it:

Person: Zendaya, doctor, friend

Place: Hogwarts, park, Mars

Thing: PS5, Takis, phone

Idea: Friendship, justice, confusion

Remember:

Nouns can be Concrete (you can sense them) or Abstract (you can't).

Drag and Drop

Concrete Nouns:​

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Abstract Nouns: ​

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Ear

Spider-Man

Air

Truth

Bravery

Sometimes a noun can be concrete OR abstract depending on how it's used!

Multiple Select

In which sentences is the word cold being used as an ABSTRACT noun to represent an idea or feeling? (select two)

• The cold of the ice cube made my hand numb.

• She felt a cold in her heart after he said goodbye.

• Don't stand out in the cold.

• I caught a cold after going outside without a jacket

Multiple Select

In which sentences is the word cold being used as an CONTRECT noun? (select two)

• The cold of the ice cube made my hand numb.

• She felt a cold in her heart after he said goodbye.

• Don't stand out in the cold.

• I caught a cold after going outside without a jacket

Respect the Name: Capitalize It! 👑

The VIPs of the noun world are Proper Nouns.

These are the specific names of people, places, brands, and things.

They ALWAYS get a capital letter because they are one-of-a-kind.

Draw

Underline all the words that are proper nouns and should have been capitalized.

Why Does This Even Matter? ✍️

Using proper nouns correctly makes your writing powerful.
It adds specific detail and shows you know the rules.

Match

Which sentences are POWERFUL and which ones are VAGUE?

• We took the train to Chicago to see "Dune: Part Two" at the AMC.

• We went to the city to see the movie.

• He went to the soccer game.

• Ahmed went to the Inter Miami game to watch Messi play.

POWERFUL

VAGUE

VAGUE

POWERFUL

• POWERFUL

• VAGUE

• VAGUE

• POWERFUL

Multiple Choice

Read the sentences below. Which sentence is capitalized correctly?

• My favorite Album by Taylor Swift is "folklore", which is a very emotional Album.

• My favorite album by Taylor Swift is "folklore", which is a very emotional album.

• My favorite Album by Taylor Swift is "Folklore", which is a very emotional Album.

• My favorite album by Taylor Swift is Folklore, which is a very emotional album.

Match

In the album "Folklore", Taylor Swift expresses many emotions.

• concrete noun

• proper noun

• proper noun

• abstract noun

album

Taylor Swift

Folkflore

emotion

• album

• Taylor Swift

• Folkflore

• emotion

In the next question, create a sentence that includes:

• Your favorite show or video game (a proper noun)

• An emotion you feel when you are playing it (an abstract noun).

Example:
An emotion I have when I play Fortnite is excitement.

Open Ended

What is an emotion (abstract noun) you feel when playing or watching your favorite video game or show (proper noun)?

Draw

Underline all the words that are proper nouns and should have been capitalized.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence correctly uses capitalization to show the difference between a concrete "river" and a proper noun "river"?

• We went kayaking on the Kishwaukee River, which is a popular River in DeKalb.

• We went kayaking on the Kishwaukee river, which is a popular River in DeKalb.

• We went kayaking on the kishwaukee river, which is a popular river in DeKalb.

• We went kayaking on the Kishwaukee River, which is a popular river in DeKalb.

Labelling

Label the nouns. Drag the correct noun type under each word in the picture.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

concrete noun

concrete noun

abstract nouns

proper noun