Nouns

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English

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6th - 8th Grade

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Hard

Olympia Watts-Calhoun

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9 Slides • 25 Questions

NOUNS

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What is a noun?

an action word

person, place, thing, or idea

a word that describes another word

A noun is a person, place, thing or idea.

boy, girl, man, woman,

Tommy, Samantha, Jade,

Mrs. Smith, principal

Person

school, store, home,

Pleasant Valley Middle School, Penn State University,

Shoprite,

Place

cat, dog, picture, car, train, pizza, Spot, pencil, Star Wars,

Old Yeller

Thing

Fill in the Blanks

Identify the noun or nouns in the following sentence.

Timmy ate tasty pizza.

Type answer...

Multiple Choice

Identify the nouns in the following sentence.

Mr. Brown went to the store.

Mr. Brown

store

Mr. Brown, store

Mr. Brown, went, store

Fill in the Blanks

The football player scored a touchdown.

Type answer...

Something you can touch.

Physical.

Examples: Pandas, wood, pizza

Concrete Noun

Something you cannot touch.

Not physical.

-Examples: freedom, hunger, tiredness

Abstract Noun

Multiple Choice

What type of noun is Billy?

Concrete

Abstract

Multiple Choice

What type of noun is happiness?

Concrete

Abstract

Multiple Choice

What type of noun is potato?

Concrete

Abstract

Multiple Choice

What type of noun is Scruffy?

Concrete

Abstract

Multiple Choice

What type of noun is friendship?

Concrete

Abstract

Multiple Choice

True or False? A Proper noun is the NAME of a person, place, or thing.

True

False

Multiple Choice

Which is the abstract noun:

The boy felt fear when he saw the shark!

fear

shark

Multiple Choice

girl

Is girl a common noun or proper noun?

Proper

Common

Multiple Choice

Which is the abstract noun:

Honesty is best in the classroom.

Honesty

classroom

Explanation Slide...

"girl" is a common noun. It names a person but is not the name of a person.

Multiple Choice

Which is the abstract noun? Mike needed courage to attend the first day of school in a new town.

courage

attend

school

town

Multiple Choice

Oshe

Oshe is Sis Johnson's son. Is Oshe a common noun or proper noun?

Common

Proper

Multiple Choice

Which is the abstract noun? Cole's talent is the best the school has seen in years.

Cole

talent

school

seen

Explanation Slide...

Oshe is a proper noun because it is the specific name of a person.

Multiple Choice

Which verb best fits the sentence?
Yesterday she _____ to her friend on the phone.

will talk

talk

talked

Multiple Choice

Chic-fil-A

Sis Lindsey enjoys eating at Chic-fil-A. Is Chic-fil-A a common noun or proper noun?

Common

Proper

Multiple Choice

Which tense is will jump?

past

future

present

Explanation Slide...

Chic-fil-A is a proper noun because it is the name of a place.

Multiple Choice

Which verb best fits the sentence?
The family _____ last week.

camped

will camp

camp

Multiple Choice

playground

Is playground a common noun or proper noun?

Common

Proper

Multiple Choice

Which verb best fits the sentence?
Tomorrow we _____ to different seats.

moved

will move

move

Multiple Choice

Which word is a noun in the sentence?

Can you help me with my homework please?

please

help

homework

Multiple Choice

Which is the abstract noun:

Honesty is best in the classroom.

Honesty

classroom

Multiple Choice

Which is the abstract noun:

Best friends show loyalty to each other.

friends

loyalty

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