Created by Colin Shea

A noun is a word that names a: •person•place•thing•idea

Common NounA noun that names any:•person•place•thing•idea

Hmmm-------Hmmm-------

Proper NounA noun that names a specific:•person•place •thing•idea

TimmyTimmy

Happy Valley Happy Valley ChurchChurch

Mr. Gatti’s PizzaMr. Gatti’s Pizza

Newton’s Theory of GravityNewton’s Theory of Gravity

Singular NounA noun that names one:•person•place •thing•idea

This job could be dangerous!This job could be dangerous!

Plural NounA noun that names more than one:•person•place •thing•idea

Collective NounA noun that names a group of:•people•things

Possessive NounA noun that showns ownership or possession.

Can you identify the type of noun in each of these sentences? Click the correct answer.

Bobby walked to the storestore late yesterday. What type of noun is store?Proper nounPlural nounCommon noun

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The committeecommittee met at noon. What type of noun is committee ?Proper nounCollective nounCommon noun

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We went to North North CarolinaCarolina. What type of noun is North Carolina?Proper nounPlural nounCommon noun

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Mr. Johnson carried in the heavy boxesboxes. What type of noun is boxes?Proper nounPlural nounCommon noun

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He read only one bookbook last week. What type of noun is book ?Singular nounPlural nounCommon noun

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Sherry’sSherry’s book was very interesting. What type of noun is Sherry’s?Possessive nounPlural nounCollective noun

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The teamteam has a game on Saturday. What type of noun is team?Proper nounCollective nounPlural noun

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Everyone liked Mr.Mr. France’sFrance’s dog. What type of noun is Mr. France’s ?Proper nounPlural nounPossessive noun

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Click on the proper noun(s) in this sentence.

EveryoneEveryone in Mrs. Gann’sMrs. Gann’s busbus was late for schoolschool on MondayMonday.

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That is incorrect! You have Noun MadnessNoun Madness! The word Everyone Everyone is a collective noun. Try again.

That is incorrect! You have Noun MadnessNoun Madness! The word bus bus is a common noun. Try again.

That is correct! Monday is the name of a specificnoun.

You have survived NounMadness! If you need more practice, try this again.