Nouns Nouns are people, places or things.

Nouns are words for people, places or things. They can be concrete or things you can see, feel or touch. They can also be abstract things like ideas or emotions. Mr. Smith's Check To check to see if a word is a noun, ask yourself:

Does it complete the phrase “the _____”?

the legend the echo the success or Can it be made plural (more than one)? dangeredangers valueevalues windewinds

If the answer is “yes”, then it is probably a noun. Common Nouns (Concrete) Concrete nouns are things that you can see or touch. People janitor cousin professor teacher friend father Place province island avenue town river front Things statue reptile evergreen tool sand building Common Nouns (Abstract) Some nouns are things that you can't see or touch(abstract). Fictional unicorn leprechaun alien Concept romance success future Emotions loneliness happiness greed

Proper Nouns Proper nouns are things that are capitalized and names of specific things. People Michelle Mr. Jacobs Amilia Places Colorado Lake Louise Ireland Things Corral Reef Eiffel Tower Northern Lights Using Nouns Good writers will choose nouns carefully for sentences. These will help the reader imagine what you are writing about. The pirates rode the vessel through the eerie fog. In clear patches, the waves glistened from the light of the full moon. Stolen gold coins and priceless jewels filled chests in the hull. The captain watched the water as sailors scrubbed and scoured the deck. Soon the crew would reach the rocky shore. Discussion Questions

1. What is a noun? 2. What is a simple check you can use to see if a word is a noun? 3. What are some nouns that you might find in a city mall, play park

or grocery store? 4. What are some made-up nouns or things that don’t really exist like

a “dragon” or “goblin”? 5. What are some nouns that are capitalized because they are “one of

a kind” things like the “Mona Lisa” or “Australia”?

Noun Lesson Find the nouns in each sentence.

1. The bird landed in the tree near our house. 2. Jeff found a crayon behind the green couch. 3. Our team needed some help during the game. 4. The physician had patience during the operation. 5. Trust is a strong bond built between two souls.

Change the underlined nouns.

6. An animal was sleeping under a tree. 7. We found a car for sale in town. 8. Krysten lost some money at the store. 9. Three men were waiting in the shadows. 10. Creating art takes a great deal of time.

Add nouns (or noun phrases) to complete the following sentence.

11. Found below the _____ was a _____. 12. Sometimes _____ is cleverly hidden in the _____. 13. Braving the _____, the _____ marched on. 14. Sadly, _____was left overnight in the _____. 15. Sometimes _____ is needed to perform _____.

Create sentences using the following starters.

16. In the distance… 17. Sometimes we can see… 18. Over the hill were … 19. At Christmas I love… 20. No one will forget…