Monday: Warm-up
Nouns name everything. For example, nouns name persons, places, things, and ideas. Fill in
the box below with examples for each category. The first one is done for you. Complete the last
3 columns.
Person
niece
Place
beach
Thing
jewelry
Idea
freedom
Tuesday: Warm-up
A common noun names any person, place, thing, or idea. It is general. A proper noun names
a particular person, place, or thing. It is specific. Complete the chart for common and proper
nouns. The first one is done for you.
person
place
Common noun
principal
Proper noun
Ms. Houston
thing
idea
Special Note: Proper nouns are always capitalized. A common noun isn’t capitalized unless it’s
the first word in a sentence.
Wednesday: Warm-up
Common nouns can be concrete or abstract. Concrete nouns name the things you can see,
touch, hear, smell, or taste. Abstract nouns name ideas, qualities, and feelings. You cannot
normally perceive them with your senses.
Try It
Which nouns are concrete and which are abstract?
water, confidence, smoke, beauty, whisper, wood
Thursday: Warm-up
1 Noun + 1 Noun = 1 Compound Noun
What do the following words have in common?
Sea horse
dragonfly
bullfrog
Yes, each word is a compound noun. This means it is made up of two smaller words. Some
compound words like hot dog are written separately. Some, like grown-up, have a hyphen
between the two parts. Most compound words are written as one word. There are lots of
compound nouns. Sometimes you can figure out what they are by beginning with the meanings
of the two words.
BRAIN GAMES
Compound Riddles: The answer to each of the following rhyming riddles is a compound noun.
Figure out each one.
1. Despite its name, this stuff won’t glue.
If this paste did, you could not chew.
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2. You can’t put it on bread with a spoon.
This pretty bug comes out of a cocoon.
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3. Bushy ones are a good disguise.
They’re below the hair and above the eyes.
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Friday: Warm-up:
Naming the Subject
A noun is often the subject of a sentence. A subject is who are what the sentence is about. The
subject of each sentence below is underlined. Each subject is a noun. Each noun is the name of
something, or what something is called.
Africa has many giant animals.
The elephant is the largest land animal on Earth.
The giraffe grow to about 18 feet high.
CHECKUP
List each noun from the sentences below.
1. In what country are there more sheep than people?
2. My storybook is worth sharing.
3. Australia has about 10 sheep for every person.
4. Ranchers raise the sheep for food and wool.
5. Confidence will help students exceed in life.