Types of Nouns

What is a common noun?

• a type of verb

• a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea

• a specific name for a person, place, thing, or idea

• a proper name for a person, place, thing, or idea

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which of these is NOT a common noun?

• tree

• Tesla

• dog

• cat

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which one of the words in the sentence is a common noun?

Some famous buildings in the United States are The Empire State Building, The Willis Tower, and The Space Needle.

• buildings

• United States

• The Empire State Building

• The Space Needle.

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What is a proper noun?

• a specific name used for a noun

• a pronoun

• a verb used to describe an action

• a common name used for a place

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.RI.3.4

Give an example of a proper noun.

• New York City

• apple

• dog

• town

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CCSS.L.3.1A

Which one of the words in the sentence is a proper noun?

Adam skipped all the way home.

• Adam

• skipped

• way

• home

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What is a concrete noun?

• a noun that you can experience with your senses

• a noun that you cannot touch

• a noun made of concrete

• an abstract noun

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

Which of these is not a concrete noun?

• chair

• book

• joy

• car

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1C

Which word in the sentence is a concrete noun?

She washed the dishes.

• she

• washed

• the

• dishes

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What is an abstract noun?

• a noun that names a specific person, place, or thing.

• a noun that cannot be touched and held in your hand

• a noun that can be experienced by the five senses

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1C