Nouns
What is a noun?
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Which word fits: "I ate ___ apple."
An
Is the following sentence correct? "I saw a apple on the table."
No, it should be "an apple".
In the sentence, "The dog ran fast," which word is a noun?
Dog
What is the plural form of "dog"?
Dogs
Which of these is a noun?
a) run
b) quickly
c) dog
d) jump
c) dog
Which word fits: "She bought ___ book."
A
When do we use A in a sentence?
We use A when the next word starts with a consonant. Here are the letters that are consonants: B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, W, X, Y, Z.
Identify the noun(s) in this sentence: "The teacher read the book."
Teacher and Book
What is the plural form of "fox"?
Foxes
Which of the following is NOT a noun?
a) love
b) book
c) green
d) apple
c) green
Choose the correct word:
"___ honest person often tells the truth, and ___ liar often lies."
An and then A.
"An honest person often tells the truth, and a liar often lies."
When do we use AN in a sentence? Tell us all the times it is used.
We use AN when the noun before starts with a vowel. The vowels are: A, E, I, O and U.
In the sentence, "The children played in the park," what are the nouns?
Children and Park
What is the plural form of "child"?
Children
Question: Which of the following words is NOT a noun? And what type of a word is it?
a) teacher
b) happiness
c) run
d) book
c) run (because "run" is a verb)
Choose the correct word:
"She ate ___ orange and ___ sandwich for lunch."
An and then A.
"She ate an orange and a sandwich for lunch."
Choose the correct word: "___ university is located in the city center." And tell us why it is correct.
A, because "university" starts with a "y" sound, which is a consonant sound.
In the sentence, "I found a pencil under the desk," which words are nouns?
Pencil and Desk
What is the plural form of "baby"?
Babies
Which of the following word lists contains ONLY nouns?
a) dog, apple, quickly, table
b) teacher, happiness, book, car
c) run, jump, quickly, book
b) teacher, happiness, book, car
Which word fits: "___ honest man always tells the truth." And why?
An (because "honest" starts with a vowel sound)
Is the following sentence correct and why: "I need a hour to get ready for the party."
No. It should be: "I need an hour to get ready for the party" because the "h" is silent and the word starts with a vowel sound (an 'o' sound).
In the sentence, "The cat sat on the mat next to the chair," identify all the nouns.
Cat, Mat and Chair
What is the plural form of "wolf"? And how do you spell it?
Wolves