Nouns

Common and Proper Nouns

100

What is a common noun?

A common noun is a person, place, thing.

200

A proper noun names a ________ person, place, or thing.

specific

300

Proper nouns must begin with a __________ letter.

capital

400

Which of the following nouns are common nouns? (There may be more than one answer.) a) miles b) October c) hour d) Mr. Caminiti

a) miles, c) hour

500

Which of the following nouns are proper nouns? (There may be more than one answer) a) Frozen b) roller coaster c) Atlantic Ocean d) Monday

a) Frozen, c) Atlantic Ocean, d) Monday

Singular and Plural Nouns

100

Singular nouns name _____ person, place, or thing.

one

200

What is a plural noun?

A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing.

300

Add ____ to most singular nouns to make them plural.

"s"

400

Change these singular nouns into plural nouns. pack ---> _______, flash ---> _______, house ---> _______

packs, flashes, houses

500

Add "es" to singular nouns that end in s, ___, ___, and ___ to make them plural.

x, sh, and ch

Finding Nouns in Sentences

100

What are the common nouns in the following sentence? Sam ate an apple, a banana, and a sandwich.

apple, banana, sandwich

200

Find the singular nouns in the following sentence. My friend used the brushes to make a painting.

friend, painting

300

What are the nouns in the following sentence? My brother Michael wants to go to the Elmwood Zoo.

Michael, Elmwood Zoo

400

What are the common nouns in the following sentence? The traveler rode along at a speed of twenty miles an hour.

traveler, speed, miles, hour

500

Find the proper nouns and the plural nouns in the following sentence. Kerry likes to take trains and buses to Philadelphia.

proper noun: Kerry, Philadelphia plural nouns: trains, buses

Make Your Own

100

Write a singular noun.

Answers vary (must be one person, place, or thing)

200

Write a proper noun that is singular.

Answers vary (must be one specific person, place, or thing and must begin with a capital letter)

300

Write a common noun that is plural.

Answers vary (must name more than one person, place, or thing) Examples: beaches, classmates, dogs, pumpkins

400

Change the common nouns into proper nouns. store ----> __________ restaurant ----> _____________ movie ----> ____________

Answers vary (proper nouns must begin with a capital letter)

500

Write a sentence with a singular noun and a plural noun.

Answers vary

Miscellaneous

100

Change this singular noun into a plural noun. chef ---> _____

chefs

200

How many common nouns are in the following sentence? Large fish swim in the sea.

2 (fish, sea)

300

Change the following common noun into a proper noun. state ----> ____________

Answers vary (proper noun must be capitalized)

400

What are the common nouns in the following sentence? Olivia wants to be a writer in the future.

writer, future

500

What kind of noun is "Allegheny Mountains"? a) common noun, singular b) proper noun, singular c) proper noun, plural d) common noun, plural

c) proper noun, plural. This is the specific name of a mountain range, so it is proper. It is naming more than one mountain, so it is plural.