Nouns
What is a noun?
A person, place, or thing.
What is a common noun?
a general noun, not specific
What is a proper noun?
a specific noun with a name. It must be capitalized when used in a sentence.
What is an adjective?
A word that describes something
What is a verb?
an action word
Name a noun in this sentence: “The dog ran home.”
Dog or home
Is "school" common or proper?
common
Is "Florida" a proper noun?
Yes
What is the adjective in this sentence?
"I saw a large dog."
large
What is the verb in this sentence.
"She jumps high!"
jumps
Is "teacher" a noun?
Yes
Which noun is common: McDonalds or restaurant
restaurant
Which is proper?
City or New York
New York
Choose the adjective
chair, happy, run
happy
Which is the verb?
run, blue, table
run
Name three nouns you will find in your pencil pouch.
Examples: pencil, eraser, crayon, glue stick, scissors, etc.
Change this noun to a common noun:
Mrs. Byrd
teacher
What is wrong with this sentence?
"I went to disney world"
Disney and World should be capitalized
Add an adjective to: ______ cat
small, tiny, little, grumpy, sad, crazy, wild, loud, etc.
Find the verb
The boy is eating his lunch.
Eating
What is the noun in this sentence?
"I can't believe she said that!"
she
Find the common nouns
"The girl went to the park."
girl and park
Name three proper nouns in this classroom
answers will vary
Find the adjectives
"The small red ball bounced high."
small, red, high
Act out a verb for your team to guess
jumping, walking, talking, laughing, clap, wave, stand, sit, dance, hop, tiptoe, crawl, stomp, sneeze, etc.