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Common or Proper?Underline the common nouns and circle the proper nouns in the sentences.

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A common noun names any person, place, or thing.

A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing. Proper nouns always begin with a capital letter.

Examples: boy, state, month

Examples: Johnny, New York, February

Mr. Fan runs in the park every Sunday.

Caroline lives in an apartment on Caton Avenue.

Jacob is taking a plane to California.

The zoo will be closed on Labor Day.

Nina's birthday is in March.

My family eats turkey on Thanksgiving.

Kim is having a picnic with Liam in Central Park.

Uncle Ted lives by the lake in Wisconsin.

Did you see Winston at the party on Friday?

Quinn saw Venus through her telescope.

Ms. Brady bought us delicious pastries from the Sweet Spot.

Henry plays games on his computer.

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Complete each sentence by adding a singular possessive noun. Add articles as needed.

Rewrite each sentence to include a singular possessive noun.

1. She dropped the toy of the baby. ___________________________________

She dropped the baby’s toy.

2. He painted the house of my dog. ____________________________________

3. I wore the cap of my friend. ______________________________________

4. The class of Mr. Gee is in the hall. __________________________________

5. The singing of Mom woke me up. __________________________________

6. I washed the windows of the car. __________________________________

1. Mrs. Brooks shook __________________________ hand.

2. I went with _________________________ sister to the zoo.

3. She threw ____________________________ ball over the fence.

4. He searched through ________________________ rooms for the book.

5. Carlos rode ________________________ bicycle around the block.

the president’s .

Singular Possessive Nouns

A possessive noun shows ownership. Most singular possessive nouns are made by adding ‘s to them.


Name Date

Read the rules for converting nouns with a variety of endings intoplural nouns, then use the chart to write the plural form of each noun.

Plural Nouns

Noun ending in: Make plural by:ch, sh, ss, x, zz adding -es

y dropping the y and adding -ies

f or fe dropping the f and adding -ves

1. sky _______________________

2. fly _______________________

3. party _______________________

4. thief _______________________

5. wife _______________________

6. wolf _______________________

7. class _______________________

8. canary _______________________

9. spy _______________________

10. loss _______________________

11. berry _______________________

12. story _______________________

13. lunch _______________________

14. wish _______________________

15. beach _______________________

16. box _______________________

17. bush _______________________

18. buzz _______________________

19. fox _______________________

20. library _______________________

21. pony _______________________

22. mess _______________________

23. shelf _______________________

24. calf _______________________

25. half _______________________

26. life _______________________

27. loaf _______________________

28. knife _______________________


Abstract Nouns

Finding Nouns You Can’t See, Touch, Taste, Smell, or Hear

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You know that nouns name people, places, and things. Most of these nouns—like thetree in your front yard, your dog, or your Aunt Mildred—can be seen, heard, tasted,touched, or smelled. These are called concrete nouns. But there are many things that you can’t detect with your senses, such as beauty or trouble. These are called abstract nouns.

Read the sentences below, and consider each underlined noun carefully.Is is something you can see, hear, taste, touch, or smell?

If not, it is an abstract noun. Circle all of the abstract nouns that you find.1. The monkeys at the zoo have a lot of curiosity.2. The kids laugh at the playfulness of the little monkeys.3. The monkeys laugh at the silliness of the kids.4. The monkeys like to show off their intelligence to the onlookers.5. The monkeys show their happiness with big smiles for everyone.6. The keepers make sure the monkeys have a life filled with love and happiness.7. The monkeys show each other affection by sharing their bananas.8. The children point at the monkeys with great excitement and the monkeys wave back with equal enthusiasm.9. The monkeys swing around the habitat with no fear or doubt.10. The older monkeys share their wisdom with the babies with great tenderness.


Abstract Nouns

What is an abstract noun? It’s a noun that you can’t smell, see, hear, taste or touch;

like thoughfulness and bravery.

Can you find the abstract nouns in these sentences? 1. The monkeys at the zoo have a lot of curiosity. 2. The kids laugh at the playfulness of the little monkeys. 3. The monkeys laugh at the silliness of the kids. 4. The monkeys like to show off their intelligence to the onlookers. 5. The monkeys show their happiness with big smiles for everyone.

Circle the abstract nouns 1. a) ball b) bat c)trust d) grass 2. a) puppies b) loyalty c) bananas d) monkey 3. a) kindness b) car c) bicycle d) skateboard 4. a) knife b) fork c) plate d) hunger 5. a) bedroom b) blanket c) comfort d) pajamas

Can you fill in the blank with the correct abstract noun? 1. The monkeys swing from tree to tree with so much ________. 2. The kids gave the monkeys bananas, showing their ________. 3. The monkeys showed their _______ by smashing the bananas. 4. Mommy monkey kisses baby monkey with great ________. 5. The kids show a lot of ________ when the monkeys start to wave. a) Tenderness b) Humor c) Grace d) Excitement e)Generosity



Abstract Nouns

Fill in the blanks with abstract nouns to write your own storyabout these little monkeys!

One day five monkeys decided to take a walk in the forest. The afternoon was getting hot when they came upon a river. The gang decided it would be a great idea to go for a dip. They started swinging from the trees and diving into the cool water. Tyrone, being the youngest, wanted to prove that he had just as much _________ as the others, so he grabbed a branch and started swinging. He let go of the branch and went flying through the air. Tyrone looked down at the water and landed with a loud SMACK. Some of the older monkeys began to laugh at Tyrone’s painful belly flop. Lulu, the oldest of the bunch, went over to comfort Tyrone and to tell him that he had just as much _________ and _________ as the older monkeys, and that he shouldn’t worry because they had all belly flopped at one time or another. Tyrone appreciated Lulu’s __________ and felt much better about his __________. By now it was getting late and the monkeys decided it was time to head home. They walked back through the forest talking about their day. All the mon-keys thought that they had showed great __________ and __________ at the river. They decided that they would meet again the next day and have another adventure. It had been a wonderful afternoon and the monkeys eagerly returned home to share their stories of __________ and __________ with their families.



Abstract Nouns


Write two sentences with at least ten words in each,using at least one concrete and one abstract noun.

1.

2.


Subject / Verb AgreementWith Gabriella Grammar

Circle the correct verb and complete the sentence.

1. The elephant (bring/brings)

2. Sarah (win/wins)

3. All the princes and princesses (eat/eats)

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1. The four aliens ______ green goo inside their spaceship.

2. My dinosaur ______ onto the trampoline.

3. Those cars _______ a loud sound as they race around the track.

4. One of his sisters ______ the trombone.

5. I ______ milkshakes to cool down on hot summer days.

6. Our hamburgers _______ so delicious!

7. Mrs. Lane, my teacher, ______ us to finish our homework

before the big game.

eat eats

leap leaps

make makes

play plays

drink drinks

taste tastes

want wants

Hi! I’m Gabriella Grammar. Let’s learn about subject and verb agreement together! The subject and verb must agree in number: both must be singular, or both must be plural. Forexample:

Singular --> The dog chases the cat

Plural --> The dogs chase the cat

Circle the verb that correctly completes each sentence.


Most of the time, the present tense of an action verb is the root word of the verb. If the subject is a singular noun or the pronoun he, she, or it, add an s or an es at the end of the verb.

Present Tense Action Verbs

Circle the action verb that completes the sentence.

I ________________ a picture.Anna __________________ the tree.Bobbie ____________ butter on her toast.Carly ___________ at a painting.I ___________ with my puppy.Daryl __________ the kitten.The dog _____________ a squirrel.

She ___________ a movie.The kittens __________ when they’re hungry.Erin and Frankie ____________ a pizza.You ___________ me a gift for my birthday.

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.1011.12.

Complete the sentence using the correct action verb.

(paint/paints/paintes)(climb/climbs/climbes)(eat/eats/eates)(look/looks/lookes)(play/plays/playes)(pet/pets/petes)(chase/chass/chases)(pick/picks/pickes)(watch/watchs/watches)(meow/meows/meowes)(eat/eats/eates)(give/givs/gives)

Geri, Hannah, and Irene (write, writes) _________________________ .You (walk, walks) __________________________________________ .I (study/studies) ___________________________________________ .We (read/reads) ___________________________________________ .Jack (jump/jumps)_________________________________________ .

1.2.3.4.5.

write a story


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Irregular Verbs

present tense past tense

Not all verbs end in -ed to make the past tense.

irregular verbs

fly flew

ate

build built

catch

give gave

caught

present tense past tense

regular verbs

brush brushed

climb climbed

wash washed

play

finish finished

played

eat

Is the verb regular or irregular? Circle the correct past tense for each verb.

1. sweep Tom ( sweeped, swept ) the floor.

2. clean She ( cleaned, cleant ) her room.

3. fall The little boy ( falled, fell ) down.

4. jump My cat ( jumped, jumpt ) over the fence.

5. drive Mom ( drived, drove ) us to the store.

6. park She ( parked, parkt ) the car on the street.

7. hike We ( hiked, hake ) in the woods.

8. feed I ( feeded, fed ) the dog.

9. begin The baby ( beginned, began ) to cry.

10. dive He ( dived, dove ) into the swimming pool.

11. drink My brother ( drinked, drank ) all the orange juice.

12. speak Jana ( speaked, spoke ) to her mom on the phone.

13. spell She ( spelled, spellt ) the word correctly.

14. run Our class ( runned, ran ) around the track.


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One day, __________ and ___________ decided to take a trip to the

beach. _________ packed a bag full of _________ ________ and a

big jug of _________. ________ brought a towel that had a picture

of a __________ ________ on it. The beach was crowded but there

were a few _________ spots left. _________ and ________ wanted

to learn how to ___________ so they rented a pair of ___________

and hopped into the water. Soon it was time for more snacks so

___________ went to a stand to buy fish ________. A lifeguard blew

on his __________ because someone was ___________ too far into

the ocean. The sun was ___________ so __________ and __________

rubbed __________ on each other for protection. Eventually the tide

came too close and __________ all the __________ away from the

beach. ________ and _______ packed their _______ and went home.

(NAME 1)

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crazy

Stories!

Fill in the blanks with the right parts of speech to complete this outrageous story!

(NAME 2)

a trip to the beach!

(ADJECTIVE)

(NAME 1)

(LIQUID)

(PLURAL NOUN)

(ADJECTIVE)

(FOOD)

(VERB)

(NAME 2)

(NAME 1)

(PAST TENSE VERB)

(NOUN)

(NAME 1)

(ADJECTIVE) (ANIMAL)

(NAME 2)

(PLURAL FOOD)

(-ING VERB)

(-ING VERB) (NAME 1) (NAME 2)

(NOUN)

(PLURAL NOUN)

(NOUN)(NAME 1) (NAME 2)


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_________ and __________ went on a ________camping trip. They

_________ their ________ ________ and started ___________

_______ to build a _______. They knew they needed to _________ a

lot of _________ before it became too ________ so they _________

very __________. For a snack they decided to make __________

on a _________ and cook up a can of _________. As it got dark

outside, ___________ heard a ________ make a sound in the

woods! _________was scared and _________ a __________!

Outside, _________ __________ a _________ from inside the tent.

The _________ _________ but not before __________over all the

___________ ________! When the morning came, _________ and

_________ left to go ________ up a _________ __________ and

gather ________. It truly was a ________ camping trip!

(NAME 1) (ADJECTIVE)

(PLURAL NOUN)

(VERB)

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crazy

Stories!

Fill in the blanks with the right parts of speech to complete this outrageous story!

(NAME 2)

(ADJECTIVE)

(ADVERB)

(NAME 2) (ANIMAL 1)

(-ING VERB)

(ADJECTIVE)

(PAST TENSE VERB)

(NOUN)

(PLURAL NOUN)

a camping adventure!

(ADJECTIVE) (PLURAL NOUN) (-ING VERB)

(NOUN)

(PAST TENSE VERB)

(ADVERB) (PLURAL NOUN)

(NOUN) (PLURAL NOUN)

(NAME 1) (PAST TENSE VERB) (NOUN)

(NAME 2) (PAST TENSE VERB) (NOUN)

(ANIMAL 1) (PAST TENSE VERB)

(NOUN) (NAME 1)

(NAME 2) (VERB) (ADJECTIVE)

(ADJECTIVE)


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