NOUNS +Worksheets

  From "Kristine Setting Clark"

 Nouns

What Is a Noun?

The word noun means name. Nouns name people, places, animals, events, ideas and things.

 

Nouns that begin with a capital letter are called proper nouns. Below are a few examples of proper nouns.

People: Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Walt Disney, Brett Favre, Alex Rodriguez, Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Marilyn Monroe.

Places: San Francisco, Hawaii, New Orleans, Disneyland, Stanford University, Hollywood,

Alcatraz, Yosemite National Park, Las Vegas, Wrigley Field, Dodger Stadium, Superdome, Miami Beach.

Events: Super Bowl, World Series, The Masters (golf), Wimbledon (tennis).

Things: Golden Gate Bridge, Fourth of July, Wednesday, Mississippi River, New Year’s Day, Grand Canyon, October, California, University of Notre Dame.

 

Nouns that begin with a small letter are called common nouns. Below are a few examples of common nouns.

People: children, boy, girl, man, woman, student, person, people, workers, employers, employees, teachers, actors, writers, athletes, politicians, counselors, principals.

Places: school,   home,   cafeteria,   gymnasium,   store,   bathroom,   restaurant,   office,   field,

playground, airport, stage, auditorium, apartment, kitchen.

Animals: tigers, lions, monkeys, dogs, cats, bears, giraffes, chickens.

Events: baseball game, football game, picnic, concert, swim meet.

Ideas: liberty, justice, fairness, equality, compassion, hope, religion.

Things: fish ball, bat, helmet, boat, surfboard, computer, day, month, pencil, pen, paper, skateboard, car, calendar, fork, knife, spoon, sunset, sunburn, clothes, makeup, jewelry, shoes.

 

Compound nouns are two or more words that are used together as a single noun. They can be written as one word, two or more words or hyphenated. Below are some examples of compound nouns.

 

Football, home plate, baseball, basketball, newspaper, firefighter, policeman, policewoman, X-ray, weekend, ex-president.

 

NOTE: If you are unsure about how to write a compound noun, refer to your dictionary or computer spellcheck.

 

There are many nouns that can neither be spoken to nor be touched. You can only recognize, emotionally feel or think about these nouns. Below are a few examples.

 

There are more nouns in the English language than any of the other eight parts of speech. Because our world is in a state of constant change, nouns are added to our language year after year. For example, just think of the nouns that the Technology Age has added to our language: laptop, icon, Facebook, Twitter, software, app and cursor, to name a few. New developments, experiences and discoveries cause new nouns to be created.

Exercise 1: Next to each noun, label whether it is a person, place, animal, event, idea or thing.

 

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Exercise 2: Next to each noun, write if it is a proper or common noun. If it is a common noun, write its corresponding proper noun next to it. If it is a proper noun, write its corresponding common noun next to it.

 

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Exercise 3: Write a short paragraph about an issue in the news. Underline each proper and common noun that you use.

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