Noun Practice Pages, Study notes of Grammar and Composition

Download Noun Practice Pages and more Study notes Grammar and Composition in PDF only on Docsity! 1 Nouns Name_____________________________________Date____________Block________ Practice 1: People, places, and things. A noun is the name of a person, place, or thing. Some of the things named by nouns can be seen; some cannot. People Places Things mother teacher Mrs. Brown sister leader doctor classroom home theater Lake Erie store beach honesty animal skateboard patience notebook heart Exercise 1: Identifying Nouns. Underline the two nouns in each sentence. 1. In the summer we go to the lake. 2. Last month was my birthday. 3. Many birds fly south in the winter. 4. My brother gave the best speech. 5. Her dog had four puppies. 6. At the park there were many ducks. 7. A light was shining in the window. 8. The teacher entered the classroom. 9. A large cat slept in front of the fireplace. 10. The man was known for his honesty. Exercise 2: Using Nouns in Sentences. Fill in each blank with a noun. 1. The _______________________________________has grown a foot since last year. 2. The trip to ______________________________will take two __________________. 3. My teacher, ____________________________, has redecorated her ____________________. 4. Bob rode to school on a ___________________________________________. 5. I gave my ____________________________ a ________________________for her birthday. 6. Many __________________________are grown in our __________________________________. 7. Tonight we are going to the _____________________________________. 8. This homework assignment requires plenty of_________________________________. 9. We’ll see ____________________________ at the _____________________________. 10. I think the _________________________will improve next ______________________. 2 Exercise 3: Classifying Nouns. Write five common nouns for each of the categories below. An example is shown for you. People Places Things ex. neighbor ex. boardwalk ex. suitcase ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ Writing Application: Writing sentences with Nouns. Use the following instructions to write five sentences of your own. Highlight the nouns you use. 1. Write a sentence using two nouns that name family members. ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Write a sentence using a noun that names a living thing that you can see. ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. Write a sentence using a noun that names an idea you cannot usually see. ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Write a sentence using a noun that names a nonliving thing that you can see. ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Write a sentence using nouns that name two or more cities or states you would like to visit. ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Write a sentence using nouns that name animals in the zoo. ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 5 Common and Proper Nouns Common and Proper Nouns. A common noun names one of a class of people, places, or things. A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing and is always CAPITALIZED. Common Nouns Proper nouns leader city river state author George Washington Los Angeles Missouri River Florida Mark Twain Exercise 1: Identifying Common and Proper Nouns. Underline the common nouns in the sentences below; circle the proper nouns. Example: Dave hit a single. 1. I’ve just read a play by Shakespeare. 2. The Drama Club elected a new president. 3. Soon our family plans to visit Miami. 4. A new house is being built on Elm Street. 5. My father has been transferred to Colorado. 6. She named her new dog Max. 7. Has your brother ever seen the Statue of Liberty? 8. My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. 9. My sister went climbing in the Rocky Mountains. 10. I have pictures of Niagara Falls. Exercise 2: Using Proper Nouns in Sentences. Fill in each blank with a proper noun. Remember to capitalize each proper noun. Example: There is no coastline in Kansas. 1. Her best friend in school was ___________________________________. 2. I enjoy _________________________________more than any other singer. 3. Bill has an autograph from _______________________________________. 4. Her family was moving to ______________________________________. 5. ________________________________ is the most beautiful street in our community. 6. Have you ever visited ______________________________________? 7. The capital of our state is ________________________________. 8. In my opinion, _____________________________was a very courageous leader. 9. Let’s do some shopping at ______________________________________. 10. I think we should select ______________________________as our captain. 6 Exercise 3: Identifying Common and Proper Nouns. If the noun listed below is a common noun, write an appropriate proper noun. If the noun listed is proper, write its common noun. Example: city Manhattan 1. street ______________________________________ 2. Corvette ___________________________________ 3. Boston ____________________________________ 4. general ____________________________________ 5. Beyonce ___________________________________ 6. Lassie _____________________________________ 7. song ______________________________________ 8. president __________________________________ 9. Derek Jeter ________________________________ 10. river _____________________________________ 11. clothing store ______________________________ 12. cereal ____________________________________ 13. restaurant _________________________________ 14. soda _____________________________________ 15. Converse _________________________________ Writing Application: Writing Sentences with Different Types of Nouns. Write five sentences on your own, each using the kind of noun that fits the description given in the following list. Highlight the nouns you use. Example: collective noun A flock of noisy geese flew overhead making sounds similar to barking. 1. collective noun ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 2. compound noun that is hyphenated ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 3. two common nouns and two proper nouns ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 4. compound noun that is two separate words ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ 5. compound noun that is a combined word ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________