Common Nouns
What is a common noun?
A common noun is any general or ordinary noun. Common nouns have a lower case letter. Examples can be; woman, city, tree
What is a proper noun?
What is a proper noun? A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing. It begins with a capital letter. Examples are Mrs. Smith, Brendan, New York
What is a material noun?
A material noun is a substance used to make a thing or a product.
What is an abstract noun?
An abstract noun names a feeling, emotion, or idea. Examples are bravery, wickedness, and goodness.
What is a collective noun?
A collective noun names a group of persons or things. Examples are a school of fish, a crowd of people, a family, United States of America.
Tommy is friends with Darrel who lives in California. In this sentence, name all the proper nouns.
Answer(s): Tommy, Darrel, California
I saw a golden chamber.The material noun in this sentence is 'golden'
TRUE/FALSE
FALSE
The local militia showed mercy to the survivors. Name all the abstract nouns in this sentence.
Answer(s): mercy
Complete this:
a ___________ of players
a ___________ of dogs
a __________ of salt
team
kennel
pinch
Change each proper noun into a common noun.
Grenada
Mercedes Benz
Port of Spain
Her Excellency, Paula Mae Weekes
Answer(s):
Grenada - country
Mercedes Benz - car
Port of Spain - city/town
Her Excellency, Paula Mae Weekes - president
Change each common noun into proper nouns. city, country, car, holiday
Example Answers: city= Roanoke, country= USA, car= Lexus, holiday= President's Day
cotton
List a group of abstract nouns. You have 30 seconds. List at least five.
Example Answer(s): humor, kindness, danger, fear, happiness, sorrow, independence, courage
List a group of collective nouns. You have 30 seconds. List at least five.
Any possible answer with collective nouns
Port of Spain is a city and capital of the country Trinidad and Tobago. Name all the common nouns.
There are only three common nouns; city, capital and country.
Jake likes to fence. Name all the proper nouns.
Answer(s): Brendan Pence
brick
Sam's bravery caused the President to recognize him at the assembly. Name all the abstract nouns in this sentence.
Answer(s): bravery
His family was disappointed with him. Name all the collective nouns in this sentence.
Answer(s): family
In thirty seconds write down all the common nouns you can think of.
Example Answers: car, town, country, city, man, woman, person, plane, cave, bunk, scho, pencil, eraser, calculator, binder, desk, chair
In 30 seconds write all the proper nouns you can think of.
Correct once it's more than 5 Proper Nouns
The chef preferred to use utensils made of stainless steel for their longevity.
stainless steel
Name all the abstract nouns listed below. sorrow, committee, towel, bird, fear, independence, goodness, classroom, patience, field.
Answer(s): sorrow, fear, independence, goodness, patience
Name all the collective nouns listed below. humor, danger, army, radio, banana, clown, club, group, mercy, coyote, society, family, truck, honesty.
Answer(s): army, club, group, society, family