NOUNS
By Ellyn Ball and Lilly Jenkins
NOUNS
Who can recall what a noun is?
NOUNS
Nouns are naming words. They help people
name what they are thinking or talking about. In
English, most nouns fall into four main groups.
A noun is a person, place thing or idea.
TYPES OF NOUNS
People
veterinarian
Dr. Robinson
Americans
leaders
Places
Lake Mead
classroom
kennel
Bunker Hill
Things
bumblebee
collar
motorcycle
notebook
Ideas
strength
obedience
honesty
willingness
QUICK CHECK
How many types of nouns?
4
What are they?
 people, places, things and ideas
LET’S DO
Explain which category each noun falls under
1. puppy
6. loyalty
2. leash
7. yard
3. trainer
8. doghouse
4. tail
9. judge
5. family
10. show
COLLECTIVE NOUNS
 A few nouns name groups of people or things. A pack, for
example is “a group of dogs that travel together.” These nouns are
called collective nouns.
 Example: judge
jury
court
LET’S DO
 Each of the numbered groups of words below contains one
collective noun. Volunteers will be needed to choose the correct one.
1. collar
club
fur
2. team
dish
claw
3. ball
litter
toys
4. snout
group
paw
5. ribbon
brush
class
COMPOUND NOUNS
 Sometime words are used together to form a new word with a
different meaning.
 For example: the two separate words dog and house, when they
are used together create “doghouse” meaning “a house for a dog.
“Together the words take on a special meaning. A noun such as
doghouse is said to be a compound noun
 A compound noun is a noun made up of two or more words
LET’S DO
 Each group will take one word and look up the correct spelling of
each compound noun below and share with the class.
1. greyhound
grey hound
grey-hound
2. foxterrier
fox-terrier
fox terrier
3. watch-dog
watch dog
watchdog
4. blood hound
bloodhound
blood-hound
5. dog-eared
dog eared
dogeared
C O M M O N A N D P RO P E R N O U N S
 A common noun names any one of a class of people, places,
or things. Common nouns are never capitalized unless they begin
a sentence or a title
 A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing. A
proper noun is always capitalized
 All nouns-even if they are collective or compound-can be
classified as either common or proper nouns
QUICK CHECK
What types of nouns are there?
Compound, collective, common
and proper
YOU DO
 On the left side of your interactive notebook, list one of
each kind of noun learned today (do not use any examples
given today). Make sure to illustrate and color code.
 Examples of common and proper nouns
Common
writer, park, document
Proper
Edgar Allen Poe, Rogers Park,
Constitution