Common 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
Is this a singular or plural possessive?
The children's teacher loved reading books about cats in outerspace.
What is Plural - Children is an irregular plural of "child"
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
In this sentence, what is the possessive noun and is it singular or plural?
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
When you have a plural noun in a sentence, do you put an apostrophe and then an s ('s) or just an apostrophe after an s (s')?
What is an s and then an apostrophe (s')?
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
Radius - Radii // Goose - Geese // Moose - Moose // Fish - Fish // Cactus - Cactii // Man - Men // Child - Children // Tooth - Teeth // Foot - Feet
My teacher loves seafood on the weekends. What are the two concrete nouns in this sentence? What is special about one of them?
What is teacher and seafood? One of them, seafood, is a compound noun.
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
Mrs. Moschini went on a plane to Los Angeles, California to see her friend, Moriah. What words are proper nouns?
What is the definition of a possessive pronoun?
A possessive noun is a noun that shows ownership, usually identified by ('s) for singular and (s') for plural.
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