Classifying Nouns

What is a noun?

• person, place, thing, animal, idea
• subject, predicate
• suffix, prefix, affix
• main, helping

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is an abstract noun?

• Any noun that cannot be recognized through the senses.

• Any noun used to describe abstract art.

• Any noun that can be counted.

• Any noun that cannot be counted.

Answer explanation

These are your 5 senses. Abstract nouns CANNOT be recognized by your five senses. But you can describe them in words.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1C

Which of the following nouns is a place?

• bench
• store manager
• student
• school

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which of the following nouns is a person?

• beach
• ball
• boss
• balloon

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which of the following nouns is a thing?

• doctor
• pencil
• park
• teacher

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1C

Which is the abstract noun:

The boy felt fear when he saw the shark!

• fear

• shark

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1C

Which is the abstract noun:

Jealousy made Joe act mean to his sister.

• Jealousy

• Joe

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1C

Choose the abstract noun:

Babies have a lot of curiosity.

• Babies

• curiosity

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1C

Choose the abstract noun:

Did you hear the gossip about Mrs. Robinson?

• gossip

• Mrs. Robinson

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1C

What is the noun in this sentence?

The birds flew away quickly.

• birds

• quickly

• away

• flew

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.6.1A

CCSS.L.6.1C

CCSS.L.6.1D