What is a noun?
A noun is _____________________________
Nouns name a person, place, thing, or idea.
Is the following noun concrete or abstract? bathtub
concrete
Is the following noun common or proper? Earth
Proper
Determine if the word in all CAPS is a noun or adjective. If you answer noun, tell whether it is a person, place, thing, or idea. If you answer adjective, tell what word it is describing. I really like looking out the WINDOW.
Noun - it is acting as a thing.
Which one is the noun?
Happy or Friday
Friday
Write the plural form of the following word: foot
feet
Which noun is an idea?
justice or water bottle
justice
The noun, Illinois, is a proper noun. What is the common noun form of this word? (There are several acceptable answers.)
state, place, location, destination
Write the plural form of the following word: mouse
mice
What is the difference between a common and a proper noun?
Common nouns do not name a specific person, place, thing or idea. But proper nouns do name a specific person, place, thing, or idea.
The word, holiday, is a common noun. What is the proper noun form of this word? (There are several acceptable answers.)
Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Fourth of July, etc.
Write the plural form of the following word: woman
Women
What is the difference between a singular noun and a plural noun?
Singular nouns identify one person, place, thing, or idea. Plural nouns identify more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Identify all of the nouns in the following sentence and then tell whether each noun is concrete or abstract: The baker made a cake that looked like an American flag to remind people of independence.
baker (C), cake (C), flag (C), people (C), independence (A)
Identify all of the nouns in the following sentence and then tell whether each noun is common or proper: Susan, the baker made a cake that looked like an American flag to remind people of the Fourth of July.
Susan (P), baker (C), cake (C), flag (C), people (C), Fourth of July (P)
Write the plural form of the following word: sheep
sheep