Common nouns
what is a common noun?
a person place or thing that doesn't have a specific name.
What is a verb?
A word that shows action
What is a proper noun?
A person, place or thing with a specific name.
What is an Adjective?
Describes a noun, making it more specific.
What is a pronoun?
A pronoun is a word that replaces a noun in a sentence. Pronouns are used to avoid repeating nouns and make speech and writing more natural.
Identify the common nouns in this sentence:
The scientist conducted an experiment in the laboratory.
Scientist, experiment, laboratory
What verb is used in the following sentence?
The teacher explained the lesson clearly.
explained
Find the proper noun in this sentence:
We traveled to Italy and visited the Colosseum.
Italy, Colosseum
Choose the sentence that contains an adjective:
A) They were happy to see her.
B) The sun sat in the sky.
C) The old man walked slowly.
D) She danced at the party.
C) The old man walked slowly.
Identify the pronoun in the following sentence: "She loves to read books."
A) Loves
B) She
C) Read
D) Books
B) She
Which words are common nouns in this sentence?
The author signed copies of his latest book at the bookstore.
Author, copies, book, bookstore
Which word is the verb in this sentence? "The athlete trains hard for the competition."
A) Athlete
B) Trains
C) Hard
D) Competition
B) Trains
Which of the following is a proper noun?
a) mountain
b) Mount Kilimanjaro
c) desert
b) Mount Kilimanjaro
Which option contains an adjective?
A) She reads books.
B) The red car sped down the road.
C) He sleeps at night.
D) They traveled far.
B) The red car sped down the road.
Which option contains a pronoun?
A) The students studied for the exam.
B) He told her about the meeting.
C) The library is open late.
B) He told her about the meeting.
Which of the following contains only common nouns?
a) Freedom, power, library
b) Statue of Liberty, truth, student
c) Atlantic Ocean, house, laptop
a) Freedom, power, library
Which of the following contains a verb?
A) The basketball game.
B) She danced gracefully at the recital.
C) A thrilling adventure.
D) On the way home.
B) She danced gracefully at the recital.
Which sentence contains a proper noun?
a) We went to the library to study.
b) They traveled to New York City for vacation.
c) The park was full of people yesterday.
b) They traveled to New York City for vacation.
Which of the following sentences contains an adjective?
A) The children played outside.
B) The tall trees swayed in the wind.
C) He finished his homework at school.
D) They laughed at the joke.
B) The tall trees swayed in the wind.
Identify the pronoun in the following complex sentence: "Neither of the students forgot their homework."
A) Neither
B) Students
C) Forgot
D) Their
A) their
Choose the sentence where all the bolded are common nouns:
a) Apple released a new iPhone this year.
b) The teacher assigned a difficult project to the class.
c) Summer is my favorite season of the year.
b) The teacher assigned a difficult project to the class.
Choose the correct verb to complete the sentence:
By the time she arrived, the meeting __________.
a) has started
b) had started
c) started
b) had started
Which of the following contains a proper noun?
a) The Renaissance was a period of great cultural change.
b) A river flows through the valley.
c) The students enjoyed their field trip to the museum.
a) The Renaissance was a period of great cultural change.
Identify the adjective in the following sentence: "This math problem is very difficult to do as I am watching tv."
A) TV
B) Math
C) Watching
D) Difficult
D) Difficult
Choose the correct pronoun:
"Each of the girls has ________ (her, their) own locker."
A) Her
B) Their
A) their