Common & Proper
What is a common Noun?
A common noun names any person, place, thing or idea.
What is an abstract noun?
An abstract noun names ideas, qualities, and feelings that cannot be seen or touched.
What is a compound noun?
A compound noun is a noun made up of two words
What is a plural noun?
A plural noun is more than one person, place thing, or idea
What is a collective noun?
A collective noun names a group of poet, places, tang or ideas.
What is a proper noun? What Must all proper nouns be?
A proper noun names a specific person, place thing or idea. All proper nouns must be capitalized.
What is a concrete noun?
A concrete noun names things that can be seen or touched.
What are the 3 types of compound nouns?
compound nouns can be one word, hyphenated or separated.
what is a possessive noun?
A possessive noun names who or what owns or has something
name every collective noun: The book club discuss their personal opinions of the plot.
collective noun: club
Name every Common and Proper Nouns: His family lived in a two-story house on Main Street.
Common: family, house
Proper: Main Street
Name every concrete and abstract noun: A commercial pilot must have a lot of flying experience.
Concrete: pilot
Abstract: experience
Name every compound noun: The fund-raiser at the party helped us rasie enough money for the team.
Compound: fund-raiser
Name every possessive noun: The Liberty Bell's weight is more than one ton.
possessive noun: Liberty Bell's
name every collective noun: The band was released early from class to get ready for the game.
Name every common and proper noun: My Family and I just moved to Atlanta, Georgia from Boston, Massachusetts.
Common: Family
Proper: Atlanta, Georgia, Boston Massachusetts.
Name every concrete and abstract noun: The tennis player hit the ball with accuracy and determination.
Concrete: player, ball
Abstract: accuracy, determination
Name every compound noun: My sister-in-law and stepfather once saw the nutcracker
Compound: sister-in law, stepfather, nutcracker
name every possessive noun: Illinois's largest city is Chicago, and the bobcat's teeth were sharp as razors.
possessive nouns: Illinois's, bobcat's
pick the correct verb to match the collective noun: The class (is, are) going on a bus to the art museum.
correct: the class is....
name every common and proper noun: This weekend while at Target; I talked with the employee who said "Legos are in aisle 8"
Common: weekend, employee, aisle
Proper: Target, Legos
Name every concrete and abstract noun: A well-balanced diet helps to maintain good health.
Concrete: diet
Abstract: health
Name every compound noun: The bee from the beehive stung my funny bone and gave me a stomachache on the field trip.
compound: beehive, funny bone, stomachache, field trip
name every possessive noun: After the game, the fans' cheering was deafening, but the bus's route never changed.
possessive noun: fans', bus's
pick the correct verb to match the collective noun: The band (puts, put) their instruments away after practice.