Common and Proper Nouns
"Paul likes to ride his bike." Which word is the common noun?
What is bike
"Sally went to the store." What is the proper noun?
Who is Sally
"Lucy and Jenny love to eat strawberries and milkshakes." What are the compound nouns in this sentence?
What is strawberries and milkshakes
Which nouns are concrete? This student likes how roses smell
What is student, roses
The girl showed pride in her work. Identify the abstract noun(s).
What is pride
Jeff wanted to go to the park with his friend Mike, but his mom made him stay at home and finish his homework first. How many common nouns are there in this sentence and what are they?
What is five ; park, friend, mom, home, homework
Although born in Mexico, Jorge lives in Florida. How many proper nouns are in this sentence and what are they?
What is three ; Mexico, Jorge, Florida
The little boy ran across the baseball field, skipped along the sidewalk, and stopped by the store to pick up some blueberries. What are the compound nouns?
What is baseball, sidewalk, bluberries
Fire fighters are trained to extinguish fires. How many concrete nouns are there?
What is 2
Love and hatred are the opposite of each other. What is (are) the abstract noun(s)?
What is love and hatred
The astronomer spent many nights watching the moon and the stars. What are the common nouns?
What is astronomer, nights, moon, stars
Mt. Everest is the tallest mountain on the planet Earth. What are the proper nouns?
What is Mt. Everest, Earth
Which word is a compound noun? 1. ice cream 2. kindergarten 3. headache 4. hammer
What is headache and ice cream
Her dogs have brown spots and floppy ears. What are the concrete nouns?
What is dogs, spots, ears
A trait that all dogs show is loyalty What is (are) the abstract noun(s)?
What is loyalty
My awesome daughter made this powerpoint for me, so I am going to give her twenty dollars. What are the common nouns?
What is daughter, powerpoint, dollars
How many proper nouns are in this sentence? The young boy ate a lollipop, a chocolate bar, and a marshmallow.
What is none
She lost her bookmark on the softball field. What is (are) the compound noun(s)?
What is bookmark, softball
The teacher asked us to erase the blackboard What is (are) the compound noun(s)?
What is teacher, blackboard
Disapproval was recognizable in her face. Identify the abstract noun(s).
What is disapproval
Identify the common nouns below. John wants to go to the beach in California for summer vacation, but Rose wants to go up north and spend her time snowboarding and skiing.
What is beach, vacation, north, time
Thomas johnson went to a play in los Angeles, california to see his friend, martha. Which words should be capitalized to make them proper nouns?
What is Johnson, Los, California, Martha
The whole idea started with a parent who wanted to do a fundraiser for the snowboarding team at Nevada Union. What is (are) the compound word(s)?
What is fundraiser, snowboarding
Candace has to paint a picture of a couple under an umbrella for her art class. Identify concrete noun(s).
What is picture, couple, umbrella, class
Trust was needed in their relationship. Identify abstract noun(s).
What is trust