Grammar Tales!

NOUNS

Chicken in the City

Written by Maria Fleming
Illustrated by Kelly Kennedy

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This book has a lot of nouns in it! Do you know what a noun is? Share your ideas!

Look at the picture on page 2 & 3. Which nouns name people and animals? Which
name places? Which namethings?

People & Animals Places Things

Read Page 7. Find as many nouns in the classroom that “Name Things”

Read Page 8 & 9. Can you think of 10 nouns that “Name Places” you might
visit?
 Look at page 10 & 11. This page shows a lot of nouns that “Name People and
Animals." Can you think of nouns from A > Z that name people and animals?
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Read Page 12 & 13. Some nouns name things you can't tough, like “Feelings &
Ideas.” Can you think of other nouns that name feelings and ideas?

Read Page 14 & 15. Look at the picture. How many nouns can you name?
Remember, nouns name people, animals, places, and things. Can you come up
with 15 nouns? Or 25 nouns? Or More?
Read Page 17! Review Everything About Nouns! How do you know if a word is
a noun? Try putting a, an, or the in front of the word and using it in a
sentence. Does it make sense?

EXAMPLE: The chicken lived ona farm.

This sentence makes sense because CHICKEN and FARM are both nouns.

Now You Try!

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Page 18 & 19. Fill In The Blanks Complete the Crossword Puzzle!

Page 20 & 21. FIND ALL OF THE NOUNS!

 Chicken in the
WRITTEN BY MARIA FLEMING.
ILLUSTRATED BY KELLY KENNEDY

begin with the first letter of your name?

Makea list of people, animals, places,
: things, and feelings. Then use your words
. to write a story about yourself!

Be a Noun Detective: Can youfind the 16 nounsin

this paragraph? Underline each noun you see. Then find
the nouns in the word search puzzle. Answers can go .
across, down, or on a diagonal.

- A farm can be a very boring place for

a chicken. What is there to do but
look at the hay and talk to the cows?
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of the city from her own private
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 Let’s Review: N OUNS

A noun is a word that names a

person, animal, place, or thing.

* Some nouns name general people, animals,

places, and things, like police officer, chicken,
city, and suitcase.

* Anoun can also be a specific name, like Lu-Lu.

This type of noun always begins with a capital
letter.

%* Some nouns name things you can't see, hear,

smell, taste, or touch. Excitement, charm, and
life. are nouns that name feelings and ideas.

% How do you know if a word is a noun? Try putting

a, an, orthe in front of the word and using it ina
Lu-Lu said to herself, “Il need something new. sentence. Does it make sense? The chicken lived
I'll move to the city—that’s whatI'll do!” on a farm makes sense. Chicken and farm are
both nouns.

Look at the picture. How many nouns can you name?

Remember, nouns namepeople, animals, places, and
things. Can you come up with 15 nouns? Or 25 nouns?
Or more? Makea list.

At the farm, Lu-Lu’s friends held a big celebration

and welcomedher back without hesitation.
Lu-Lu was happyto seeall the old faces,
all the old things, all the old places.
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crossword.puzzle.

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3. If You re feeling bored, you might need some

B.A plowsfields and bales hay.

6 If you re taking a trip, pack your .

8. You can buy a from a street vendor.

“9, Farm animals sleep in a .

1. If you re tired of thecity, you might go to the

2. If you don t want to walk, you canhail a .

4. You can see the city on a tour . y .

ne olty Nouns are words that name people, animals, places, and
5. A chickens skin is covered with ; things. Look at the picture. Which nouns name people and
animals? Which name places? Which name things?
7. You can see a showat the “

feathers excitement farmer . . :

barn taxi country She saw the samethings. She saw the sameplaces..
suitcase hot dog theater , "
bus

And she said to herself that nightin her nest, So she packed uphersuitcase. on ay:in.the spring,
‘New can benice. But old is the BEST!” and off Lu-Lu wentwith awave ofher wing. -
 This page showsa lot of nouns that
namethings. Quick—look around your
room. How many “naming nouns” can
you list in two minutes?

Shefelt delight and excitement, wonder and awe

at each new astonishing, sight that she saw.
 Some nouns name
things you can’t
see or touch, like
feelings or ideas.
Delight, excitemen
wonder, awe,
loneliness,life, ant
charm areall
nouns. Can you
think of other
nouns that name
feelings or ideas?

Shevisited places she’d never been before. But there was oneotherfeeling Lu-Lu also detected.
A feeling this chicken hadn’t expected...
loneliness. She missed herfriends on the farm.
Nowlife in the city was losing its charm. «

This page showsa

lot of nouns that
name people and
animals. Can you
think of nouns from
A to Z that name
people or animals?

For example, A is for

acrobat; B is for bug
and so on.

ted uty

She saw lots of new people and animals, too. Even some of Lu-Lu’s feelings were new.