Name __________________________
Date ___________________________
Grammar
Nouns
What is a noun?
Definition: A noun is a word that names a ___________________________, a
_________________________, a __________________________, or an
_________________________.
Examples of nouns: cat, chair, The Hunger Games, school, New Jersey, book,
family, town, building, Reading Fleming Intermediate School
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Quiz Date ___________________________
Name __________________________
Date ___________________________
Grammar
Nouns
There are two kinds of nouns.
Proper Nouns – names someone or something specific. Proper nouns are
capitalized.
Common Nouns – does not name someone or something specific. Common
nouns are NOT capitalized.
Proper Nouns “P”
Common Nouns “C”
The number of a noun tells whether the noun is singular or plural. Only common
nouns are singular or plural.
Singular noun – names ______________ person, place, thing, or idea.
Plural noun – names _____________ than ____________ person, place, thing, or
idea.
Singular Nouns “S”
Plural Nouns “PL”
Name __________________________
Date ___________________________
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Nouns
Homework
Directions: Write each noun below and label it as “C” for common or “P” for
proper. Also label each common noun as “S” for singular or “PL” for plural. Be
careful! The sentence may have more than one noun!
Sentence
1. Treasure Island contains exciting
adventures.
2. Many books are filled with wonderful
journeys.
3. My favorite story is about a girl growing
up in Canada.
4. Doris lived with her mother and two
sisters.
5. Life was hard, but the children had fun
times.
Nouns
C/P
S/PL
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Date ___________________________
Grammar
Nouns
Nouns as Ideas
A noun is a person, place, thing, or IDEA.
Suffixes (the endings of words) are clues to finding nouns that
are ideas.
-ation or –tion
starvation, occupation
-dom
wisdom, freedom, kingdom
-er
teacher, dancer
-hood
statehood, childhood
-ness
happiness, sadness, greatness
-age
courage, passage, age
-ance
acceptance
-ism
realism
-ist
realist
-ment
disappointment, enjoyment
Anthony felt happiness when he was named Star Student.
Name __________________________
Date ___________________________
Directions: Turn each adjective into a noun by adding a suffix.
Example: happy
Grammar
Nouns
happiness
1. sad
_____________________________________________
2. free
_____________________________________________
3. excite
____________________________________________
4. wise
____________________________________________
5. nervous
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Homework Directions: Circle all the nouns. Pay attention and look for the nouns
that are ideas!
1. Many books are full of danger.
2. The key to success is knowledge.
* 3. Jack loves to play basketball.
* 4. Love is the glue that holds families together.
5. New Jersey is a wonderful state, full of history.
* How is the word “love” different in these two sentences?
Name __________________________
Grammar
Date ___________________________
Nouns
Possessive Nouns
Possessive nouns show ______________________. An _____________________
is used to show that a noun is possessive.
Possessive Noun Rules
Singular possessive nouns:
add an apostrophe and the letter -s to the end of the word.
Plural nouns NOT ending in -s:
add an apostrophe and the letter -s to the end of the word.
Plural nouns ending is -s:
place the apostrophe after the -s.
Singular Possessive Nouns
Boy’s father (one boy)
Child’s game (one child)
Plural Possessive Nouns
Boys’ father (more than one boy)
Children’s games (more than one child)
Practice: For each of the sentences below, choose the correct possessive in
parentheses and circle it.
1. Four (girl’s, girls’) bicycles were parked by a giant pine tree.
2. The friends had decided to hike along the (river’s, rivers’) edge.
3. The (dolphin’s, dolphins’) tails splashed when they jumped out of the water.
4. My (grandfather’s, grandfathers’) car is spotless.
5. The (wrestler’s, wrestlers’) families cheered them on.
6. In the science contest, my (friend’s, friends’) report won an award for best
individual project.
Name __________________________
Date ___________________________
Grammar
Nouns
Homework
Directions: For each of the sentences below, choose the correct possessive in
parentheses and circle it.
1. The little girl peeled off the (crayon’s, crayons’) paper wrappers.
2. The (children’s, childrens’) hands are very dirty.
3. I found the football in (Austin’s, Austins’) backyard.
4. The (men’s, mens’) truck was dirty.
5. All three (textbook’s, textbooks’) pages had been heavily marked up.
6. The (photo’s, photos’) vibrant color had faded from years of being on display in
the shop window.
Directions: Now, it is your turn to show what you learned about possessive
nouns. Create two of your own DESCRIPTIVE sentences using possessive nouns.
One sentence needs to contain a singular possessive noun and the other sentence
needs to contain a plural possessive noun.
1. ______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
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2. _______________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
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Name __________________________
Date ___________________________
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Nouns
Using Specific Nouns
Your writing is more interesting if you use specific nouns rather than general
nouns. Specific nouns make your writing _____________________ and
_____________________________.
General Nouns
Woman
Country
Car
Emotion
Specific Nouns
Harriet Tubman
Thailand
Convertible
Joy
Name __________________________
Date ___________________________
Grammar
Nouns
Homework
Practice: Rewrite each sentence below. Replace the underlined general noun
with a more specific one. Pay attention to the difference that specific nouns can
make!
1. The man turned and walked away.
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2. Later that day, Alice walked down the road.
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3. I enjoyed the show very much.
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4. At recess, Carley got mud on her clothes.
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5. Darren studied the material before the test.
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6. After school we met at our favorite place.
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Name __________________________
Date ___________________________
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Nouns
Be Prepared!!
For your quiz, you should know and be able to recognize the following:
 Definition of a noun
 Common nouns
 Proper nouns
 Singular nouns
 Plural nouns
 Definition of possessive nouns
 Singular possessive nouns
 Plural possessive nouns
 General and Specific nouns
Name __________________________
Date ___________________________
Grammar
Nouns