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Noun Practice Pages, Study notes of Grammar and Composition

Liceo de Cagayan University (LDCU)Grammar and Composition

Collective and Compound Nouns. Collective Nouns: A collective noun names a group of individual people or things. Collective Nouns class navy crowd.

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Nouns
Name_____________________________________Date____________Block________
Practice 1: People, places, and things. A noun is the name of a person, place, or thing.
Some of the things named by nouns can be seen; some cannot.
People
Places
Things
mother
teacher
Mrs. Brown
sister
leader
doctor
classroom
home
theater
Lake Erie
store
beach
honesty
animal
skateboard
patience
notebook
heart
Exercise 1: Identifying Nouns. Underline the two nouns in each sentence.
1. In the summer we go to the lake.
2. Last month was my birthday.
3. Many birds fly south in the winter.
4. My brother gave the best speech.
5. Her dog had four puppies.
6. At the park there were many ducks.
7. A light was shining in the window.
8. The teacher entered the classroom.
9. A large cat slept in front of the fireplace.
10. The man was known for his honesty.
Exercise 2: Using Nouns in Sentences. Fill in each blank with a noun.
1. The _______________________________________has grown a foot since last year.
2. The trip to ______________________________will take two __________________.
3. My teacher, ____________________________, has redecorated her ____________________.
4. Bob rode to school on a ___________________________________________.
5. I gave my ____________________________ a ________________________for her birthday.
6. Many __________________________are grown in our __________________________________.
7. Tonight we are going to the _____________________________________.
8. This homework assignment requires plenty of_________________________________.
9. We’ll see ____________________________ at the _____________________________.
10. I think the _________________________will improve next ______________________.
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Nouns

Name_____________________________________Date____________Block________

Practice 1: People, places, and things. A noun is the name of a person, place, or thing.

Some of the things named by nouns can be seen; some cannot.

People Places Things

mother teacher Mrs. Brown sister leader doctor classroom home theater Lake Erie store beach honesty animal skateboard patience notebook heart Exercise 1: Identifying Nouns. Underline the two nouns in each sentence.

  1. In the summer we go to the lake.
  2. Last month was my birthday.
  3. Many birds fly south in the winter.
  4. My brother gave the best speech.
  5. Her dog had four puppies.
  6. At the park there were many ducks.
  7. A light was shining in the window.
  8. The teacher entered the classroom.
  9. A large cat slept in front of the fireplace.
  10. The man was known for his honesty. Exercise 2: Using Nouns in Sentences. Fill in each blank with a noun.
  11. The _______________________________________has grown a foot since last year.
  12. The trip to ______________________________will take two __________________.
  13. My teacher, ____________________________, has redecorated her ____________________.
  14. Bob rode to school on a ___________________________________________.
  15. I gave my ____________________________ a ________________________for her birthday.
  16. Many __________________________are grown in our __________________________________.
  17. Tonight we are going to the _____________________________________.
  18. This homework assignment requires plenty of_________________________________.
  19. We’ll see ____________________________ at the _____________________________.
  20. I think the _________________________will improve next ______________________.

Exercise 3: Classifying Nouns. Write five common nouns for each of the categories below. An example is shown for you. People Places Things ex. neighbor ex. boardwalk ex. suitcase

Writing Application: Writing sentences with Nouns. Use the following instructions to write five sentences of your own. Highlight the nouns you use.

  1. Write a sentence using two nouns that name family members.
  1. Write a sentence using a noun that names a living thing that you can see.
  1. Write a sentence using a noun that names an idea you cannot usually see.
  1. Write a sentence using a noun that names a nonliving thing that you can see.
  1. Write a sentence using nouns that name two or more cities or states you would like to visit.
  1. Write a sentence using nouns that name animals in the zoo.

Exercise 3: Recognizing Collective Nouns. Each of the following groups of words contains one collective noun. Write each collective noun in the space provided. Example: noise crowd flower crowd

  1. vegetable radio family ______________________________
  2. jury sailboat happiness ____________________________
  3. freedom squad plant ________________________________
  4. crew skyscraper elephant _____________________________
  5. finger assembly newspaper ___________________________ Exercise 4: Identifying Compound Nouns. Each of the following sentences has one or more compound nouns. Underline each compound noun. Example: The scouts hoised their pennant up the flagpole.
  6. In a desert, both people and animals search for water holes.
  7. The dining room in our hotel is quite near the swimming pool.
  8. This old typewriter belongs to my grandfather.
  9. She has pictures of a wolf spider, a horned beetle, and a praying mantis.
  10. Our teams excel in football and basketball. Exercise 5: Finding the Correct Form of Compound Nouns. Use a dictionary or a computer to find the correct spelling of each of the following compound nouns. Write the correct form in the space provided. Example: fire-drill fire drill firedrill fire drill
  11. postmaster post-master post master __________________________________
  12. side-line side line sideline _____________________________________
  13. son in law soninlaw son-in-law __________________________________
  14. base ball baseball base-ball ____________________________________
  15. fire place fire-place fireplace ____________________________________
  16. werewolf were-wolf were wolf ___________________________________
  17. icecube ice-cube ice cube _____________________________________
  18. newspaper news-paper news paper __________________________________
  19. book mark bookmark book-mark___________________________________
  20. dogpound dog-pound dog pound ___________________________________

Common and Proper Nouns

Common and Proper Nouns. A common noun names one of a class of people, places, or things. A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing and is always CAPITALIZED. Common Nouns Proper nouns leader city river state author George Washington Los Angeles Missouri River Florida Mark Twain Exercise 1: Identifying Common and Proper Nouns. Underline the common nouns in the sentences below; circle the proper nouns. Example: Dave hit a single.

  1. I’ve just read a play by Shakespeare.
  2. The Drama Club elected a new president.
  3. Soon our family plans to visit Miami.
  4. A new house is being built on Elm Street.
  5. My father has been transferred to Colorado.
  6. She named her new dog Max.
  7. Has your brother ever seen the Statue of Liberty?
  8. My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving.
  9. My sister went climbing in the Rocky Mountains.
  10. I have pictures of Niagara Falls. Exercise 2: Using Proper Nouns in Sentences. Fill in each blank with a proper noun. Remember to capitalize each proper noun. Example: There is no coastline in Kansas.
  11. Her best friend in school was ___________________________________.
  12. I enjoy _________________________________more than any other singer.
  13. Bill has an autograph from _______________________________________.
  14. Her family was moving to ______________________________________.
  15. ________________________________ is the most beautiful street in our community.
  16. Have you ever visited ______________________________________?
  17. The capital of our state is ________________________________.
  18. In my opinion, _____________________________was a very courageous leader.
  19. Let’s do some shopping at ______________________________________.
  20. I think we should select ______________________________as our captain.