Types of Nouns
Which is the proper noun?
toy, triangle, Tom, tip
Tom
cat
cats
I need to talk to my brother, but _____ is not here.
he
name of the book
title
The main idea is what the text is __________.
a. about
b. around
c. under
about
Which nouns are uncountable?
cup, water, shirt, book, heat
water, heat
mouse
mice
____ bake cookies by myself for my family.
I
person who wrote the book
author
Malik and Adam are friends who are very similar. They look alike. They talk alike. Sometimes they dress alike. People get them confused. The boys think it is funny.
a. The boys are friends.
b. They are a lot alike.
c. They think it is funny.
B. The boys are a lot alike.
Find the abstract noun:
sword, danger, dragon, prince
danger
deer
deer
My sister and I gave him money, and he gave ______ the cake.
us
person who drew the pictures in the book
illustrator
Mary has a new pet kitten. It is soft and cuddly. The kitten likes to sleep a lot. Mary put a soft blanket in a box for its bed. Mary plays with her kitten when it is awake. She never forgets to feed her kitten. Taking care of a kitten is hard but fun!
how Mary takes care of her kitten
Find the collective noun:
The zebra herd ran across the savanna.
herd
half
halves
After the storm, he landed on the island with his crew.
What is the subject pronoun?
he
alphabetical list of topics with page numbers
index
An octopus isn't fast enough to swim after a fish. The octopus must wait for a fish to swim by. When the fish comes within reach, the octopus whips out his long arm to grasp it. Then the octopus has a tasty meal.
how an octopus gets its food
Identify each noun as concrete or abstract:
The black cat felt joy after catching the gray mouse.
cat - concrete
joy - abstract
mouse - concrete
cactus
cacti
Zara does not live with her parents, but she speaks to them everyday.
What is the object pronoun?
them
defines important or difficult words
glossary
Jenny visited her grandmother in the hospital. She saw how kind and helpful the nurses were to her grandmother. Now she wants to be a nurse when she grows up. She wants to help sick people get well.
Main idea?
Jenny wants to be a nurse.