Nouns

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

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

A noun that describes an idea is a (an)

• collective noun
• abstract noun
• proper noun
• common noun

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1C

Which of the following is an abstract noun?

• honesty
• girl
• Mrs. H.
• school

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1C

Find the proper noun below.

• Mrs. H. 
• teacher
• woman
• mother

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

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

• True
• False

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CCSS.L.1.2A

CCSS.L.2.2A

CCSS.L.3.2A

CCSS.L.4.2A

CCSS.L.K.2A

Which of the following is a common noun?

• Jesse
• dog
• pack
• fear

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

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

• concrete noun
• compound noun
• collective noun
• common noun

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

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

• noun
• proper noun
• pronoun
• common noun

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CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which word below is a proper noun.

• city
• business
• Bellevue
• school

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Is the word in RED a proper noun or a common noun?
Old Faithful is a geyser in Yellowstone National Park.

• Proper Noun
• Common Noun

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B