Acadia Practice

Which is an example of a noun?

• Charlie

• walked

• to

• his

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

A noun that describes a particular group is a (an)

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

A noun that describes an idea is a (an)

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

 Which of the nouns below is a collective noun?

• goose
• gaggle
• man
• bravery

Which of the following nouns below is a collective noun?

• class
• student
• feather
• doll

Which of the following is an abstract noun?

• honesty
• girl
• Mrs. H.
• school

A noun that represents a particular person, place, or thing is known as a ?

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

Find the proper noun below.

• Mrs. H. 
• teacher
• woman
• mother

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

• True
• False