Common and Proper Nouns
Singular and Plural Nouns
Finding Nouns in Sentences
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Miscellaneous
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What is a common noun?
A common noun is a person, place, thing.
100
Singular nouns name _____ person, place, or thing.
one
100
What are the common nouns in the following sentence? Sam ate an apple, a banana, and a sandwich.
apple, banana, sandwich
100
Write a singular noun.
Answers vary (must be one person, place, or thing)
100
Change this singular noun into a plural noun. chef ---> _____
chefs
200
A proper noun names a ________ person, place, or thing.
specific
200
What is a plural noun?
A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing.
200
Find the singular nouns in the following sentence. My friend used the brushes to make a painting.
friend, painting
200
Write a proper noun that is singular.
Answers vary (must be one specific person, place, or thing and must begin with a capital letter)
200
How many common nouns are in the following sentence? Large fish swim in the sea.
2 (fish, sea)
300
Proper nouns must begin with a __________ letter.
capital
300
Add ____ to most singular nouns to make them plural.
"s"
300
What are the plural nouns in the following sentence? My brother Michael wants to go to the Elmwood Zoo.
Michael, Elmwood Zoo
300
Write a common noun that is plural.
Answers vary (must name more than one person, place, or thing) Examples: beaches, classmates, dogs, pumpkins
300
Change the following common noun into a proper noun. state ----> ____________
Answers vary (proper noun must be capitalized)
400
Which of the following nouns are common nouns? (There may be more than one answer.) a) miles b) October c) hour d) Mr. Caminiti
a) miles, c) hour
400
Change these singular nouns into plural nouns. pack ---> _______, flash ---> _______, house ---> _______
packs, flashes, houses
400
What are the common nouns in the following sentence? The traveler rode along at a speed of twenty miles an hour.
traveler, speed, miles, hour
400
Change the common nouns into proper nouns. store ----> __________ restaurant ----> _____________ movie ----> ____________
Answers vary (proper nouns must begin with a capital letter)
400
What are the common nouns in the following sentence? Olivia wants to be a writer in the future.
writer, future
500
Which of the following nouns are proper nouns? (There may be more than one answer) a) Frozen b) roller coaster c) Atlantic Ocean d) Monday
a) Frozen, c) Atlantic Ocean, d) Monday
500
Add "es" to singular nouns that end in s, ___, ___, and ___ to make them plural.
x, sh, and ch
500
Find the proper nouns and the plural nouns in the following sentence. Kerry likes to take trains and buses to Philadelphia.
proper noun: Kerry, Philadelphia plural nouns: trains, buses
500
Write a sentence with a singular noun and a plural noun.
Answers vary
500
What kind of noun is "Allegheny Mountains"? a) common noun, singular b) proper noun, singular c) proper noun, plural d) common noun, plural
c) proper noun, plural. This is the specific name of a mountain range, so it is proper. It is naming more than one mountain, so it is plural.
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