Nouns
What is a noun?
person, place, thing, animal, or idea
What is a verb?
an action word
What is an adverb?
An adverb is a word that describes a verb or adjective.
What is an adjective?
Is "dog" a common noun or a proper noun?
common
What is a common noun?
a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea
Example: dog, city, book
What is the action verb in this sentence?
Sarah runs every morning.
runs
What is the adverb in "She sings beautifully"?
beautifully
What is the adjective in "The tall man laughed"?
tall
Which word is a proper noun?
city, Paris, river
Paris
What is a proper noun?
The specific name of a particular person, place, or thing.
Example: Sarah, London, Monday
Identify the action verb:
The dog barked loudly.
barked
Which word describes how the action is done: "The boy ran quickly"?
quickly
Which word describes the noun: "She wore a blue dress"?
blue
Identify the common noun in this sentence:
Sarah went to the library.
library
What is the noun in this sentence?
Which word is a verb?
sing, happy, quickly, watermelon
sing
Find the adverb: "They answered the questions correctly.
correctly
Find the adjective: "We saw a funny movie."
funny
Change the common noun in this sentence to a proper noun:
The girl visited the museum.
Emma visited the museum.
Which word is a proper noun?
John and Ryan went to the park.
John and Ryan
Give two examples of an action verb
climb, sing
Which word is an adverb: "slowly, teacher, pencil, red"?
slowly
What is the adjective in "The small puppy barked"?
small
What is the difference between common and proper nouns? Give one example of each.
city ---> New York City
common nouns are general names (not capitalized)
proper nouns name specific things and are capitalized