Noun Basics
What is a noun?
A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
Is friendship concrete or abstract?
Abstract
Which is a collective noun: team, player, or shoe?
team
Is apple count or noncount?
Count
Which is compound: sunshine or sunny?
sunshine
Is school common or proper?
common
Name two nouns in: The dog chased the ball.
dog and ball
Is thunder concrete or abstract?
Concrete (you can hear it)
What does a collective noun name?
A group of people, animals, or things.
Is rice count or noncount?
noncount
What two words make up toothbrush?
tooth + brush
Is Florida common or proper?
proper
Which is a noun: quickly, happiness, or jump?
happiness
Is courage concrete or abstract?
Abstract
Find the collective noun: A flock of birds flew overhead.
flock
Which is noncount: chairs, water, or pencils?
water
Is ice cream a compound noun?
Yes, ice cream is a compound noun.
Fix capitalization: my cousin lives in miami.
My cousin lives in Miami.
Name the nouns: Maria visited the museum.
Maria and museum
Identify the abstract noun: The athlete showed determination.
determination
Complete: A _____ of fish swam past us.
school
Classify: sand, books, milk, oranges.
Noncount, count, noncount, count.
Find the compound noun: My backpack is under the desk.
backpack
Find proper nouns: Sofia visited Disney World in July.
Sofia, Disney World, July
Write a sentence containing three nouns.
Answers vary; check for three correctly used nouns.
Give two concrete and two abstract nouns.
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Name three collective nouns.
Answers may vary.
Examples: family, class, herd.
Why is water noncount but bottles count?
Water is measured by amount and bottles can be counted individually.
Give an open, closed, and hyphenated compound noun.
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Examples: ice cream, basketball, mother-in-law.
Explain common vs. proper nouns with examples.
Answers may vary.
Common = general (city)
Proper = specific and capitalized (Miami)