Common/ Proper Nouns
True or false. Common nouns are used for a general person place or thing.
True
Is the underlined noun collective or compound?
An angry crowd assembled in front of the church
Collective Noun
What kind of noun is house?
Concrete
Skate + board =
skateboard
Identify whether the noun is singular or plural.
Cacti
Plural
I am always capitalized and I am very specific.
Proper Noun
Identify the compound noun.
Paul Simon is my favorite songwriter.
songwriter
Identify the following nouns as concrete or abstract:
Happiness
Shirt
Courage
Humanity
Computer
Happiness : Abstract
Shirt : Concrete
Courage : Abstract
Humanity : Abstract
Computer : Concrete
What are the compound nouns in this sentence?
Kevin has a picture of his great-aunt wearing bell-bottoms and a turtleneck.
great-aunt
bell-bottoms
turtleneck
What is the correct spelling of the plural noun?
A. Potatoes
B. Potatos
A. Potatoes
Mrs. Peterson
Is the following a collective or compound noun:
A pack of cards
Collective
Is love concrete or abstract?
What are the compound nouns in this sentence?
Bird-watchers typically use backpacks to carry notebooks.
Bird-watchers
backpacks
notebooks
What is the correct spelling of the plural noun in the following sentence?
Several _________ swim downriver each spring.
A. Salmon
B. Salmons
A. Salmon
Underline any common nouns in each sentence once and any proper nouns twice.
Sherlock Holmes appeared in 56 stories and several novels written by Doyle, including The Sign of Four.
Proper Nouns: Sherlock Holmes , Doyle, The Sign of Four
Common Nouns: stories, novels
In the following sentences, underline the collective nouns once and the compound nouns twice.
My grandfather is a systems engineer
Compound: Grandfather
Collective: Systems engineer
If applicable, identify the concrete and abstract nouns in the following sentence.
The children spilled juice on the keyboard
No Abstract
1
What are the compound nouns in this sentence?
His brother-in-law was self-absorbed.
brother-in-law
self-absorbed
Singular or Plural Noun?
We saw sheep grazing in the pasture.
Plural
Decide if there is an error in the underlined nouns.
Albert bought take-out food last night from Grandma’s good eats.
A. Grandma’s Good Eats
B. grandma’s Good Eats
C.correct as is
A. Grandma’s Good Eats
In the following sentences, what are the collective nouns and the compound nouns?
A gaggle of Canada geese landed in the courtyard in front of city hall.
Compound: courtyard, city hall.
Collective: gaggle
Identify the concrete and abstract nouns in the following sentence.
The teacher applauded his creativity and gifted him an award.
Concrete: Teacher, Award
Abstract: Creativity
rain__________
rainbow
raincoat
What is the plural form of goose?
geese