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

Mouse

mice

200

Hero

heroes

300

person

people or persons

400

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

packs, flashes, houses

500

ox

oxen

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

Possessives

100

A (person) career can sometimes change

person's

200

He knows dances from many (country)

countries

300

This (year) New England festival is held tomorrow

year's

400

Each (country) dances are original

country's

500

Several (women) groups have held workshops.

women's

Possessives

100

Her (grandmother) favorite dancer is sick

grandmother's

200

All of the (Curtises) children became dancers

Curtises'

300

Folk dance (festival) are held each year

festivals

400

The (story) theme is about revenge

story's

500

The (bunny) tails are fluffy and white

bunnies'