Name: ____________________________________________
Which nouns need to be capitalized?
Complete each sentence with the correct form of the noun in
parenthesis.
1. Mama and I will go to the ___________ next month. (lake or Lake)
2. Aunt Jo went to ______________ for the weekend. (lake placid, Lake placid or Lake Placid)
3. Ivy and Jan went to _____________. (florida or Florida)
4. We live near the ____________. (city or City)
5. My ___________ gave us a homework assignment. (teacher or Teacher)
6. Is __________________ a strict teacher? (mr. brown, Mr. brown or Mr. Brown)
7. My dog _____________ likes to play fetch with a tennis ball. (buster or Buster)
8. At the zoo, we saw a gorilla named ______________. (grumpy or Grumpy)
9. Can we play with the _______________? (kitten or Kitten)
10. That girl lives on ___________________. (adam street, Adam street, or Adam Street)
11. Most of the houses on my _____________ are made of brick. (street or Street)
12. My birthday is next _____________. (month or Month)
13. Dad's birthday is in _______________. (january or January)
14. I could see ___________________ with my telescope. (jupiter or Jupiter)
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Name: ____________________________
Common and Proper Nouns
Determine whether each noun is a common noun or a proper noun.
• If the noun is common, write common noun on the line.
• If the noun is proper, re-write the noun on the line using correct
capitalization.
examples: waterfall common noun
niagara falls Niagara Falls
1. march ___________________ 2. month ___________________
3. day ___________________ 4. tuesday ___________________
5. holiday ___________________ 6. christmas ___________________
7. cereal ___________________ 8. cheerios ___________________
9. dr. gomez ___________________ 10. doctor ___________________
11. city ___________________ 12. boston ___________________
13. street ___________________ 14. main street ___________________
15. burger king ___________________ 16. restaurant ___________________
17. slate creek ___________________ 18. creek ___________________
19. dog ___________________ 20. snoopy ___________________
Challenge: Write a complete sentence that has a proper noun and a
common noun in it.
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Name: ____________________________
Singular and Plural Nouns
A singular noun names one person, place, or thing.
example: A lizard crawls on top of the rock.
There is only one lizard in the sentence, so the word lizard is a singular noun.
Also, there is only one rock in the sentence, so the word rock is a singular
noun too.
A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing.
example: Two rabbits ran through the trees.
There is more than one rabbit, so the word rabbits is a plural noun.
Also, there is more than one tree, so the word trees is a plural noun too.
Underline the noun in each sentence below. On the line next to the sentence, tell whether
the noun is singular or plural.
1. The squirrel is running fast. _______________________
2. Three of the plates are round. _______________________
3. My grandmother is very kind. _______________________
4. They gave her a nice gift. _______________________
5. Answer the telephone, please. _______________________
6. My crayons are broken. _______________________
7. Have you seen my keys? _______________________
8. That map is old. _______________________
9. It flew in the sky. _______________________
10. There are ten fish. _______________________
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Name: _____________________________
Plural Nouns
Many singular nouns can be made plural by simply adding s.
examples: astronaut - astronauts rocket - rockets
Write the plural of each noun below by adding the letter s.
1. lion - __________________________ 2. bubble - _________________________
3. building - __________________________ 4. rainbow - _________________________
5. phone - __________________________ 6. movie - _________________________
Nouns ending in x, z, s, sh and ch form the plural by adding an es to the end.
examples: couch - couches lens - lenses
Write the plural of each noun below by adding the letters es.
7. fox - __________________________ 8. dish - _________________________
9. bus - __________________________ 10. wish - _________________________
11. wrench -__________________________ 12. ax - _________________________
When a noun ends with a consonant followed by the letter y, change
the y to an i and add es.
examples: penny - pennies party - parties
Write the plural of each noun below.
13. library - __________________________ 14. puppy - _________________________
15. kitty - __________________________ 16. family - _________________________
17. story - __________________________ 18. cherry - _________________________
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When a noun ends with a vowel followed by the letter y, just add the letter s.
examples: monkey - monkeys key - keys
Write the plural of each noun below.
19. donkey - _________________________ 20. ray - _________________________
21. toy - __________________________ 22. alley - _________________________
23. tray - __________________________ 24. turkey - _________________________
When a noun ends with the letter(s) f or fe, change the f or fe to an v and add es.
examples: shelf - shelves knife - knives
Write the plural of each noun below.
25. loaf - __________________________ 26. thief - _________________________
27. life - __________________________ 28. calf - _________________________
Sometimes a plural noun is formed by changing the vowels, or by adding a different ending
examples: tooth - teeth child - children
Write the plural of each noun below.
29. person - __________________________ 30. goose - _________________________
31. foot - __________________________ 32. woman - ________________________
33. mouse - __________________________ 34. man - _________________________
Sometimes a word does not change at all when it becomes plural.
examples: fish - fish shrimp - shrimp
Write the plural of each noun below.
35. moose - __________________________ 36. sheep - _________________________
37. deer - __________________________ 38. corn - _________________________
39. aircraft -__________________________ 40. gold - _________________________
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Plural Nouns
A noun that names only one thing
is a singular noun.
examples: book, dish
A noun that names more than one thing is Singular: I have a colorful dish.
a plural noun.
examples: books, dishes
Most singular nouns can be made plural
by just adding an s to the end.
Nouns ending in x, z, s, sh and ch form the
plural by adding an es to the end.
Plural: I have lots of colorful dishes.
Add an s or es at the end of each word to form the plural.
1. flower _________________ 2. tool _________________
3. box _________________ 4. tree _________________
5. flash _________________ 6. church _________________
7. lunch _________________ 8. apple _________________
9. peach _________________ 10. truck _________________
11. waltz _________________ 12. crash _________________
13. blanket _________________ 14. tax _________________
15. dog _________________ 16. egg _________________
17. car _________________ 18. beach _________________
19. wish _________________ 20. cloud _________________
Challenge: On the back of this paper, write a complete sentence that has a
singular noun and a plural noun in it.
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Name: ____________________________________________
Which nouns need to be capitalized?
Complete each sentence with the correct form of the noun in
parenthesis.
1. Mama and I will go to the lake next month. (lake or Lake)
2. Aunt Jo went to Lake Placid for the weekend. (lake placid, Lake placid or Lake Placid)
3. Ivy and Jan went to Florida. (florida or Florida)
4. We live near the city. (city or City)
5. My teacher gave us a homework assignment. (teacher or Teacher)
6. Is Mr. Brown a strict teacher? (mr. brown, Mr. brown or Mr. Brown)
7. My dog Buster likes to play fetch with a tennis ball. (buster or Buster)
8. At the zoo, we saw a gorilla named Grumpy. (grumpy or Grumpy)
9. Can we play with the kitten? (kitten or Kitten)
10. That girl lives on Adam Street. (adam street, Adam street, or Adam Street)
11. Most of the houses on my street are made of brick. (street or Street)
12. My birthday is next month. (month or Month)
13. Dad's birthday is in January. (january or January)
14. I could see Jupiter with my telescope. (jupiter or Jupiter)
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ANSWER KEY
Common and Proper Nouns
Determine whether each noun is a common noun or a proper noun.
• If the noun is common, write common noun on the line.
• If the noun is proper, re-write the noun on the line using
correct capitalization.
examples: waterfall common noun
niagara falls Niagara Falls
1. march March 2. month common noun
3. day common noun 4. tuesday Tuesday
5. holiday common noun 6. christmas Christmas
7. cereal common noun 8. cheerios Cheerios
9. dr. gomez Dr. Gomez 10. doctor common noun
11. city common noun 12. boston Boston
13. street common noun 14. main street Main Street
15. burger king Burger King 16. restaurant common noun
17. slate creek Slate Creek 18. creek common noun
19. dog common noun 20. snoopy Snoopy
Challenge: Write a complete sentence that has a proper noun and a
common noun in it.
Answers will vary.
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ANSWER KEY
Singular and Plural Nouns
A singular noun names one person, place, or thing.
example: A lizard crawls on top of the rock.
There is only one lizard in the sentence, so the word lizard is a singular noun.
Also, there is only one rock in the sentence, so the word rock is a singular
noun too.
A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing.
example: Two rabbits ran through the trees.
There is more than one rabbit, so the word rabbits is a plural noun.
Also, there is more than one tree, so the word trees is a plural noun too.
Underline the noun in each sentence below. On the line next to the sentence, tell whether
the noun is singular or plural.
1. The squirrel is running fast. singular
2. Three of the plates are round. plural
3. My grandmother is very kind. singular
4. They gave her a nice gift. singular
5. Answer the telephone, please. singular
6. My crayons are broken. plural
7. Have you seen my keys? plural
8. That map is old. singular
9. It flew in the sky. singular
10. There are ten fish. plural
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ANSWER KEY
Plural Nouns
Many singular nouns can be made plural by simply adding
the letter s to the end of the word.
examples: astronaut - astronauts rocket - rockets
Write the plural of each noun below by adding the letter s.
1. lion - lions 2. bubble - bubbles
3. building - buildings 4. rainbow - rainbows
5. phone - phones 6. movie - movies
Nouns ending in x, z, s, sh and ch form the plural by adding an es to the end.
examples: couch - couches lens - lenses
Write the plural of each noun below by adding the letters es.
7. fox - foxes 8. dish - dishes
9. bus - buses 10. wish - wishes
11. wrench - wrenches 12. ax - axes
When a noun ends with a consonant followed by the letter y, change
the y to an i and add es.
examples: penny - pennies party - parties
Write the plural of each noun below.
13. library - libraries 14. puppy - puppies
15. kitty - kitties 16. family - families
17. story - stories 18. cherry - cherries
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ANSWER KEY
Plural Nouns
A noun that names only one thing
is a singular noun.
examples: book, dish
A noun that names more than one thing is Singular: I have a colorful dish.
a plural noun.
examples: books, dishes
Most singular nouns can be made plural
by just adding an s to the end.
Nouns ending in x, z, s, sh and ch form the
plural by adding an es to the end.
Plural: I have lots of colorful dishes.
Add an s or es at the end of each word to form the plural.
1. flower flowers 2. tool tools
3. box boxes 4. tree trees
5. flash flashes 6. church churches
7. lunch lunches 8. apple apples
9. peach peaches 10. truck trucks
11. waltz waltzes 12. crash crashes
13. blanket blankets 14. tax taxes
15. dog dogs 16. egg eggs
17. car cars 18. beach beaches
19. wish wishes 20. cloud clouds
Challenge: On the back of this paper, write a complete sentence that has a
singular noun and a plural noun in it.
