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Thinking About Nouns
1. What is a noun?
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2. Circle the nouns in the sentence below.
The turtle climbed up on the gray rock.
Which noun is in the subject of the sentence? ___________________________
Which noun is in the predicate of the sentence? _________________________
3. Give two examples of singular nouns. _________________ and _________________
Give two examples of a plural nouns. _________________ and _________________
4. Write your own sentence and circle the nouns in it.
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5. Write three nouns for each category on the table below.
People Places Things
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ANSWER KEY
Thinking About Nouns
1. What is a noun?
A noun is a type of word that is a person, place, or thing.
(NOTE: Older students might define nouns as a person, place, thing, or idea.
Some students might define a noun as a person, place, thing, animal, or idea.)
2. Circle the nouns in the sentence below.
The turtle climbed up on the gray rock.
Which noun is in the subject of the sentence? turtle
Which noun is in the predicate of the sentence? rock
For questions 3 through 5, answers will vary. Sample answers given.
3. Give two examples of singular nouns. bottle and baby
Give two examples of a plural nouns. blankets and pillows
4. Write your own sentence and circle the nouns in it.
My mother sang a song.
5. Write three nouns for each category on the table below.
People Places Things
grandpa bedroom bowl
cousin backyard spoon
teacher underground shovel
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