Common Nouns
What is a person, place, thing, or idea?
a noun
The mysterious stranger peered through the window. Which of these words is used as a noun in the sentence.
A) peered B) window C) through
B) window
A ______ _______ names more than one person, place, or thing.
plural noun
A ________ noun shows ownership of something.
possessive
A _________ _______ is any noun that names a specific person, place, thing, or idea.
proper noun
A _________ _______ is any noun that does not name a specific person, place, thing, or idea.
common noun
What happiness there was at my house because the Vikings won! Which of these words is used as a noun in the sentence?
A) there B) what C) happiness
happiness
Which of these is plural?
A) boy's B) boy C) boys
C) boys
What is the singular possessive of the word child?
child's
Give an example of a proper noun for a restaurant.
McDonald's, Wendy's, Arby's, Freddy's, Taco Bell, Subway, Braum's, Mama Fina's, The Tavern, Pizza Hut, etc.....
The letter brought good news from Alice.
Which of these words is used as a proper noun in the sentence?
Alice
List all the nouns in this sentence. My stepfather bought me blue slacks and a red jacket.
stepfather, slacks, and jacket
Which of these is the plural form of leaf?
A) leaves B) leafs C) leaf
A) leaves
Which of these is the plural possessive form of turkey?
A) turkeys' B) turkeys C) turkey's
A) turkeys'
What is the proper noun for the sunflower state?
Kansas
March is my favorite month in spring because of its temperature.
Which of these words are used as common nouns in the sentence?
month, spring, temperature
Mrs. Hanson likes to hang out with friends on the weekend. Which of these words is used as a noun in the sentence?
A) Mrs. Hanson B) likes C) hang out
Mrs. Hanson
Which of these is the plural form of city?
A) cities B) citys C) city
A) cities
Which of these is the singular possessive form of donkey?
A) donkeys' B) donkey's C) donkies
B) donkey's
The students at Big Lake Middle School ate Doritos on Tuesday.
What are the proper nouns?
Big Lake Middle School, Doritos & Tuesday
Singing songs in church is something that I do not enjoy very much.
What are the common nouns in that sentence?
songs and church
Sara wrote a letter to the teacher explaining her math question about fractions. What are the nouns in this sentence.
Sara, letter, teacher, question, and fractions
What is the plural form of shelf? Spell it.
shelves
What is the singular possessive of the word cow?
What is the plural possessive of the word cow?
cow's and cows'
The Mustang, carrying Susie and her friends, veered dramatically down the bumpy-road (known as Devil's Pathway) as it ran through Meade last Sunday.
What are the proper nouns?
Mustang, Susie, Devil's Pathway, Meade, and Sunday