Nouns

What Is a Noun? A person A person A place A place An animal An animal A thing A thing

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A Place School Beach City

An Animal Dog Tiger Moose Fish

A Thing Flowers Computer Sailboat

Find the nouns in the sentences below. 1. The pumpkin was in the garden. 2. There were apples in the basket. 3. Many pretty leaves fell from the trees. 4. Ten geese flew high in the sky. 5. Children walked through the neighborhood. 6. Their costumes were not scary. 7. Candy is a sweet treat.

Special names and titles Some nouns are the names of people. These nouns are called proper nouns. They begin with a capital letter. Steven Abby Katie Steven Abby Katie George Bush Christopher Columbus Batman Steelers Ben Roethlisberger

Titles of People Some nouns are the names of people. These nouns are called proper nouns. They begin with a capital letter. Mr. Saulle Mrs. Lemon Mrs. Zagst Dr. Smith Captain Brown

Names of special animals and places Some proper nouns are the names of special animals. They begin with a capital letter. Some proper nouns are the names of special places. They also begin with a capital letter. New York Pittsburgh Canada Atlantic Ocean Fluffy Pennsylvania China United States Denver Atlantic Ocean Fluffy Pennsylvania China United States Denver

Special Places Bodie Lighthouse Sahara Desert

Find the proper nouns in the sentences below. 1. The Steelers play football in Pittsburgh. 2. The Pacific Ocean touches California. 3. My Aunt Sally lives in Ireland. 4. Dr. Plotkin has an office in Butler. 5. Cape Hatteras is in North Carolina. 6. Buffalo Elementary is on Sarver Road. 7. Miss Keasey likes Monroeville Mall.

The names of days, months, and holidays are also proper nouns. They begin with a capital letter. October Friday Halloween Monday November Thursday Thanksgiving September Sunday Saturday Christmas December Saturday Christmas December

Read the sentences below. Find the words that should have a capital letter. 1. The halloween party is on friday. 2. mr. saulle went to boston for the weekend. 3. did the pilgrims land at plymouth rock? 4. Indians brought deer to the thanksgiving feast. 5. The mayflower was a big ship. 6. canada has thanksgiving in october. 7. did you play a trick on april fool’s day?

You did a great job learning about nouns today. Remember: Nouns can be a person, place, animal or thing. Nouns can be a person, place, animal or thing. Proper nouns name special people, titles, places, animals or things. Proper nouns name special people, titles, places, animals or things. Proper nouns name days, months, and holidays. Proper nouns name days, months, and holidays.

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