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A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing or idea.

Example 1: The teacher read the book in the library. Teacher is a noun because it names a person. Book is a noun because it names a thing. Library is a noun because it names a place.

Circle the nouns in the following sentences.

1. Angelina is eating an orange. (2 nouns) 2. John went to the church. (2 nouns) 3. Tim is cleaning his car. (2 nouns) 4. Australia is a beautiful place. (2 nouns) 5. Maria loves her dog. (2 nouns) 6. Rose is a beautiful flower. (2 nouns) 7. Lara is reading an exciting book about space. (3 nouns) 8. The jar was broken. (1 noun) 9. I painted a pretty picture. (1 noun) 10.Cindy played the basketball. (2 nouns) 11.Cathie likes to cook. (1 noun) 12.The girls are dancing. (1 noun) 13.Peter drove his car to work. (3 nouns) 14.Jackson answered the question. (2 nouns) 15.Bats sleep during the day. (2 nouns)

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Read the paragraph and circle the nouns. There are 10 nouns in the paragraph.

The curtain rose and the actors appeared on stage. A large castle was in the background, and knights marched to protect the king. When the play was over, the audience clapped loudly and the cast bowed.

Circle the noun in each group of words.

1. phone, curly, bake 2. white, gown, fishing 3. curtain, lazy, drawing 4. musical, writing, cactus 5. danced, pickle, silly 6. hop, kind, flashlight 7. shake, jam, sorry 8. house, sweet, playful 9. learn, doctor, little 10. spicy, walk, flower

Name_______________________________________ Nouns can be proper or common.

A common noun does not name a specific person, place, thing or idea. It is not capitalized. Examples: woman, park, shoe, movie, holiday

A proper noun names a specific person, place, thing or idea. It is capitalized. Examples: Christmas, Mary Smith, Jonesboro, Burger King

Write common or proper next to each noun.

1. planet ______________________________ 2. Mars ________________________________ 3. city ________________________________ 4. Chicago _____________________________ 5. doctor _______________________________ 6. Dr. Brown ____________________________ 7. month ________________________________ 8. April ________________________________ 9. day __________________________________ 10. Tuesday_______________________________

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Underline the proper nouns and circle the common nouns.

1. Caroline lives in an apartment on Canon Avenue. 2. Jacob is taking a plane to California. 3. The zoo will be closed on Labor Day. 4. Nina's birthday is in March. 5. My family eats turkey on Thanksgiving. 6. Kim is having a picnic with Liam in Central Park. 7. Uncle Ted lives by the lake in Wisconsin. 8. Did you see Winston at the party on Friday? 9. Quinn saw Venus through her telescope.