Proper Nouns
This type of noun always requires a capital letter because it names a specific person, place, or thing. What punctuation rule applies to them?
They must be capitalized.
This is the general, uncapitalized term for a furry animal that purrs and catches mice.
Cat
A compound noun is formed by combining two smaller words into one. What is the compound noun in this sentence: "I put on my raincoat before going outside."
Raincoat
A concrete noun is something you can experience with your five senses. Is a rock a concrete or abstract noun?
Concrete (you can touch it)
An abstract noun represents an idea, quality, or feeling rather than a physical object. Is happiness a concrete or abstract noun?
Abstract Noun
Turn this common noun into a proper noun: "river".
The Mississippi River (or Amazon River, etc.)
Identify the common noun in this sentence: "The teacher handed out the shiny red apples."
Teacher (or apples)
Combine the words "sun" and "flower" to make a compound noun. Is it written as one word, two words, or hyphenated?
Sunflower (written as one word)
Identify the concrete noun in this sentence that you can hear: "The loud thunder woke me up in the middle of the night."
Thunder
Identify the abstract noun in this sentence: "It takes a lot of courage to speak in front of a large crowd."
Courage
Identify the proper noun that needs to be capitalized in this sentence: "we are going to visit florida during winter break."
Florida
Unlike proper nouns, common nouns do not name specific people, places, or things. Give a common noun that names a general building where books are borrowed.
Library (or school, store, etc.)
Identify the open compound noun (written as two separate words) in this sentence: "Please clean up the ice cream that spilled on the floor."
Ice cream
Find the two concrete nouns in this sentence: "The baker pulled a fresh loaf of bread out of the oven."
Bread, Oven
Find the abstract noun representing a period of time when you are young in this sentence: "She had a very happy childhood."
Childhood
Correctly identify the two proper nouns in this sentence: "My favorite day of the week is Friday, and my favorite month is October."
Friday, October
Find the two common nouns in this sentence: "The brave firefighter rescued the cat from the tall tree."
Firefighter, cat, tree (any two)
Give an example of a hyphenated compound noun commonly used by family members (e.g., someone related to your parents).
Mother-in-law (or father-in-law, brother-in-law)
True or False: Invisible gases that you can smell or feel, like oxygen or wind, are considered concrete nouns. Explain why or why not.
True. Even though you cannot always see them, you can physically feel or detect them with your senses.
Change the concrete/action adjective "honest" into its abstract noun form.
Honesty
True or False: Days of the week, months of the year, and historical events are all classified as proper nouns. Give an example of a historical event proper noun.
True. Example: The American Revolution (or World War II, etc.)
Explain why the word "president" is a common noun in the sentence "The president gave a speech," but a proper noun in "President Lincoln gave a speech."
It is common when used generally, but proper when used as a specific title attached to a specific person's name.
Form a compound noun using a transitive verb and a noun that describes someone who looks after a building
Watchman
Name a concrete noun that you can taste, touch, and smell all at the same time during a summer barbecue.
A hamburger (or hot dog, watermelon, etc.)
Differentiate between concrete and abstract by identifying the abstract noun in this sentence: "Wisdom is often gained through making mistakes and learning from them."
Wisdom