Voyages in English Nouns

What is a noun?

• a word that names a person, creature, place, thing, feeling, quality, or idea

• a word that describes something

• a word which joins words together

• an action or doing word

Which of these is not a noun?

• Sydney

• teacher

• computer

• hers

Which of these is a noun?

• we

• they

• playing

• dinosaur

Which nouns name a particular person, place or thing and always begin with a capital letter?

• common nouns

• proper nouns

• abstract nouns

• collective nouns

Which nouns name something you can see, hear, smell, taste or touch?

• concrete nouns

• common nouns

• proper nouns

• collective nouns

• abstract nouns

Which type of nouns name groups of people, animals or objects?

• common nouns

• concrete nouns

• abstract nouns

• collective nouns

Which type of nouns name a quality or idea - something that you cannot see, hear, smell or touch?

• abstract nouns

• collective nouns

• concrete nouns

• common nouns

• proper nouns

What type of noun is the one in red?
Jordon played basketball in high school.

• common noun
• proper noun

Which word is a common noun?

• flower

• Melbourne

• Jane

• McKinnon Secondary College

Which is a common noun?

• dog
• Mr. Smith
• Frog Creek
• Sally