Nouns
Which of the following is a noun?
run, pretty, school
School
True or False? Common nouns always begin with a capital letter.
False - proper nouns begin with a capital letter
Name the 2 pronouns in this sentence:
I can’t believe my dog jumped over the fence again!
I, my
True or False? Adjectives are words that describe what kind, which one, and how many.
True
What does a pronoun replace?
a noun
Name the two nouns in this sentence.
nouns, sentence
Give 2 examples of proper nouns that are places.
Various answers
Name the 3 pronouns in the following sentence:
Our friends went to the park with their families and enjoyed it.
our, their, it
Name the adjectives in the sentence:
There are many animals which are placed on the endangered species list because they are hunted.
many, endangered
Tell which type of noun each one is (person, place, thing, idea)
I spent 20 minutes on the treadmill at the gym.
minutes - idea, treadmill - thing, gym - place
A noun can be a _____________, _____________, _____________ or _____________.
person, place, thing, idea
What are the common nouns in the following sentence?
Mr. Hopely taught our class about ancient Egypt, and we explored the pyramids.
class, pyramids
Fill in appropriate pronouns to complete the sentence:
Coach Mike congratulated the team on _______ win. _______ treated _______ to ice cream after the game too!
Coach Mike congratulated the team on their win. He treated them to ice cream after the game too!
Name the proper adjectives in the sentence:
This French vanilla coffee was made from the finest Columbian coffee beans.
French, Columbian
Tell which nouns the adjectives are describing:
My new house is very spacious and clean without any clutter.
spacious - house, any - clutter
Name all of the nouns in the following sentence:
My mother went to the store and bought me a box of Oreo cookies.
mother, store, box, cookies
What are the proper nouns in the following sentence?
Holes, by Louis Sachar, is a book about a boy named Stanley who went to Camp Green Lake.
Holes, Louis Sachar, Stanley, Camp Green Lake
Name the 2 pronouns and their antecedents in the following sentence:
Mrs. Calabria is the principal of Voorhees Middle School, and she has been in charge of it for several years.
she - Mrs. Calabria, it - Voorhees Middle School
Name the 4 adjectives in the sentence:
Two tall men walked into the busy store yesterday and bought some groceries.
two, tall, busy, some
Tell which nouns the adjectives are describing:
Jack and Jill had exhausted looks on their faces after running up the hill which was very steep.
exhausted - looks, steep - hill
Give 3 examples of “idea“ nouns.
Various answers
Name all of the common nouns in the following sentence:
School can be boring sometimes, but I like to see my friends and learn new things from my teachers.
school, friends, things, teachers
Name the 3 pronouns and their antecedents in the following sentence:
Samantha and Abby are concerned about their upcoming math test and making sure they have time to study for it.
their, they - Samantha and Abby, it - test
Name the 4 adjectives in the sentence:
Mexican restaurants have the most delicious, fresh tortilla chips for an appetizer and many options for entrees including quesadillas and burritos.
Mexican, delicious, fresh, many
**BONUS - 800 points***
Name the following parts of speech in the sentence: common nouns (3), proper noun (1), adjective(1), pronouns (5), and proper adjective (1).
My sister and I walked quickly to get in line at Starbucks because we saw it was crowded and we really wanted to try the Veranda blend.
common nouns - sister, line, blend
proper noun - Starbucks
adjective - crowded
pronouns - my, I, we, it, we
proper adjective - Veranda