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A noun is a word

that names a:
person
place
thing
idea

Common Noun
A noun that
names any:
person
place
thing
idea

Hmmm-------
Proper Noun
A noun that names
a specific:
person
place
thing
idea

Timmy
Happy Valley
Church
Mr. Gattis Pizza
Newtons Theory of Gravity
Singular Noun
A noun that
names one:
person
place
thing
idea


This job could be dangerous!
Plural Noun
A noun that names
more than one:
person
place
thing
idea


Collective Noun
A noun that names
a group of:
people
things


Possessive Noun
A noun that shows
ownership or
possession.

Can you identify the type
of noun in each of these
sentences?
Write the correct answer
on a sheet of paper.

Bobby walked to the store
late yesterday. What type of
noun is store?
Proper noun
Plural noun
Common noun

That is correct!
The committee met at
noon. What type of noun
is committee ?
Proper noun
Collective noun
Common noun

That is correct!
We went to North
Carolina. What type of
noun is North Carolina?
Proper noun
Plural noun
Common noun

That is correct!
Mr. Johnson carried in
the heavy boxes. What
type of noun is boxes?
Proper noun
Plural noun
Common noun

That is correct!
He read only one book last
week. What type of noun is
book ?
Singular noun
Plural noun
Common noun

That is correct!
Sherrys book was very
interesting. What type of
noun is Sherrys?
Possessive noun
Plural noun
Collective noun

That is correct!
The team has a game on
Saturday. What type of noun
is team?
Proper noun
Collective noun
Plural noun

That is correct!
Everyone liked Mr.
Frances dog. What type of
noun is Mr. Frances ?
Proper noun
Plural noun
Possessive noun

That is correct!
Choose the proper
noun(s) in this sentence.
Everyone in Mrs. Ganns
bus was late for school on
Monday.

The word school is a
common noun.
The word Everyone is a
collective noun.
The word bus is a
common noun.
That is correct! Monday
is the name of a specific
noun.
You have survived Noun
Lesson. The next lesson
would be

PRONOUNS

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