Grammar Nouns PDF

# Nouns: - **Definition:** A word that names something. ## Types of nouns: - **Person:** The **teacher** has a **cat**. - **Place:** The **beach** is fun. - **Thing:** **Snow** is cold. ## Identifying Nouns: ### A. Circle the nouns that name people in each sentence: 1. The **boy** walks his *...

# Nouns: - **Definition:** A word that names something. ## Types of nouns: - **Person:** The **teacher** has a **cat**. - **Place:** The **beach** is fun. - **Thing:** **Snow** is cold. ## Identifying Nouns: ### A. Circle the nouns that name people in each sentence: 1. The **boy** walks his **dog**. 2. His **mother** takes the **bag**. 3. My **sister** sees a **frog**. 4. The **family** visits the **park**. 5. A **farmer** plants her **seeds**. 6. A **baby** smiles at the **cat**. ### B. Write two sentences about people. Circle each noun that names a person: 1. **Jenny** plays with her **brother**. 2. **Grandpa** loves to read **stories** to **us**. ### C. Circle the nouns. Then underline the nouns that name a place or a thing. 1. Her **grandmother** lives in the **desert**. 2. My **father** showed me a **lizard**. 3. My **sister** puts **food** in a **dish**. 4. His **grandfather** hiked up the **path**. 5. Our **teacher** read about **penguins**. ### D. Write a sentence about a place or a thing. Circle the nouns in the sentence. 1. The **bus** is red. ## Using Nouns in Sentences: ### E. Underline the nouns in each sentence: 1. **Animals** live in many **places**. 2. The **boys** like to watch the **squirrel**. 3. The **nuts** fell on the **ground**. 4. The **bird** flew to a **tree**. 5. A **rabbit** lives near my **house**. ### F. Circle the nouns that name a person: 1. The **vet** petted our **rabbit**. 2. The **artist** often paints **ducks**. 3. His **brother** is our **coach**. # Singular and Plural Nouns - **Singular noun:** Names one person, place, or thing. (ex: **cat**) - **Plural noun:** Names more than one person, place, or thing. (ex: **cats**) - Most nouns make the plural by adding "-s". ## Making Nouns Plural: ### A. Make the underlined noun plural. Write it on the line provided: 1. The **fox** saw the **grape** in a **tree**. - foxes - grapes - trees 2. The **fox** took the **step** to reach them. - foxes - steps 3. The **rabbit** ate the **carrot**. - rabbits - carrots 4. The **farmer** saw the golden **egg**. - farmers - eggs 5. The **bird** flew over the **trees**. - birds - trees 6. The **cat** liked to chase the **dog**. - cats - dogs ## Forming Plurals: - **Rule 1:** Add "-s" to make the plural of most nouns. (example: **cat** → **cats**) - **Rule 2:** Add "-es" to singular nouns ending in s, ch, sh, or x. (example: **box** → **boxes**) - **Rule 3:** For nouns ending in a consonant and "y," change "y" to "i" and add "-es". (example: **story** → **stories**) ### B. Complete each sentence with the nouns in ( ). Write the nouns in their plural forms. 1. The shepherd boy made up many **stories**. 2. He saw **foxes**, dragons, and dogs in the sky. 3. One of his **duties** was to watch the sheep. 4. One of the sheep had several **babies**. 5. A wolf hid in the **bushes**. ## Using Plural Nouns: ### C. Complete each sentence with the nouns in (). Write the nouns in their plural forms: 1. There are many **fables** about animals. 2. One of the **stories** is about an ant. 3. The ant gathered **grains** of wheat. 4. He stored the food for his **babies**. 5. A grasshopper spent his **days** playing. 6. When winter came, the ant **family** had food. 7. The grasshopper begged for wheat, rice, or **berries**. 8. He had no food for his **lunches**. # Kinds of Nouns ## Types of nouns: - **Common noun:** Names any person, place, or thing. (ex: **state**, **house**, **animal**) - **Proper noun:** Names a specific person, place, or thing, and begins with a capital letter. (ex: **Hawaii**, **White House**, **Giraffe**). - **Collective noun:** Names a group of people, places, or things. (ex: **class**, **team**, **flock**) ## Identifying Kinds of Nouns: ### A. Circle the proper nouns: 1. Many **frogs** live on the banks of the **Mississippi River**. 2. **Ducks** can be found in **wetlands** across **North America**. 3. Many **buffalo** live in the **grasslands** of **Montana**. 4. Many **fish** swim in **Walden Pond**. 5. Some **crocodiles** live in the **Florida Everglades**. ### B. Underline the common nouns. List them: - frogs - banks - river - ducks - wetlands - North America - buffalo - grasslands - Montana - fish - Walden Pond - crocodiles - Florida Everglades ### C. Circle the collective nouns: 1. The **flock** of geese flew over our heads. 2. A **herd** of cows is grazing in the field. 3. Jack saw a **school** of fish in the river. 4. Mary fixed a basket for the **litter** of puppies. 5. A **pack** of wolves ran through the forest. 6. A **swarm** of bees buzzed near the flowers. ## Classifying Nouns: ### D. Read the underlined word. Circle the word that shows what kind of noun it is: 1. The **penguins** came from **Antarctica**. - common - **proper** 2. Some **birds** were building **nests**. - common - **proper** 3. We saw a **herd** of **elephants**. - **proper** - collective 4. The **pelicans** came from **Florida**. - common - **proper** 5. The **flock** of sheep fed on grass. - **proper** - collective 6. Her birthday is in **February**. - collective - **proper**