NounsA person!

A thing!A place!

A noun is a person, place, or thing.Definition:

A NOUN IS A PERSON, PLACE, OR THING

boygirlman

womanteacherscientist

bakerpastor

ballerinaorganist

nursemomdad

babysitter

parkrestaurant

theaterchurchstore

Hawaiizoo

spaceDisneyland

mallkitchen

gymriver

Georgia

bonecar

dressshoegum

scissorscomputerskateboa

rdbaseball

clockpenCD

tablecandle

Some nouns cannot be seen or touched . . .

LoveHopePeace

ThoughtfulnessWonder

PrideSin

HelpfulnessShyness

. . . only shown.

couragecuteness

Aww!

beauty growth

Regular people, places, and things are called common nouns.

citygirl

boydog

park person

book

statemagazine

countr

y

school

church lake

river

statue

team poem hospital

What do you notice about these words?

Particular people, places, or things are called Proper Nouns.

A particular school = Northwest Community Christian School

Proper Noun

A particular person = Mr. Young

A particular city = Phoenix

A particular lake = Pleasant Lake

common

Properriver Colorado River

book Charlotte’s Web

person Abraham Lincoln

magazine Family Circle

poem “The Sugar Plum Tree”

dog Dalmation

(particular)

Head up a half sheet (long) of paper. Make 2 columns. Label:

__ Common Proper___

June is the month of her birthday.

The boys went with them to Detroit.

Buck went to see the concert last night in Spain.

Thursday is the day Grandma and Grandpa will be coming.

The Verde River is visited many times throughout the summer.

Where the Red Fern Grows was read to us last week.

There should be 9

proper nouns and 8 common

nouns.