A noun is a word that names a: •person•place•thing•idea

Common NounA noun that names any:•person•place•thing•idea

Hmmm-------

Proper NounA noun that names a specific:•person•place •thing•idea

Timmy

Happy Valley Church

Mr. Gatti’s Pizza

Newton’s Theory of Gravity

Singular NounA noun that names one:•person•place •thing•idea

This job could be dangerous!

Plural NounA noun that names more than one:•person•place •thing•idea

Collective NounA noun that names a group of:•people•things

Possessive NounA noun that showns ownership or possession.

Can you identify the type of noun in each of these sentences? Click the correct answer.

Bobby walked to the store late yesterday. What type of noun is store?Proper nounPlural nounCommon noun

That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! Try again.

That is correct!

The committee met at noon. What type of noun is committee ?Proper nounCollective nounCommon noun

That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! Try again.

That is correct!

We went to North Carolina. What type of noun is North Carolina?Proper nounPlural nounCommon noun

That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! Try again.

That is correct!

Mr. Johnson carried in the heavy boxes. What type of noun is boxes?Proper nounPlural nounCommon noun

That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! Try again.

That is correct!

He read only one book last week. What type of noun is book ?Singular nounPlural nounCommon noun

That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! Try again.

That is correct!

Sherry’s book was very interesting. What type of noun is Sherry’s?Possessive nounPlural nounCollective noun

That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! Try again.

That is correct!

The team has a game on Saturday. What type of noun is team?Proper nounCollective nounPlural noun

That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! Try again.

That is correct!

Everyone liked Mr. France’s dog. What type of noun is Mr. France’s ?Proper nounPlural nounPossessive noun

That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! Try again.

That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! (but actually it could be proper).

That is correct!

Click on the proper noun(s) in this sentence.Everyone in Mrs. Gann’s bus was late for school on Monday.

That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! The words, Mrs. Gann’s are possessive nouns. Try again.

That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! The word school is a common noun. Try again.

That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! The word Everyone is a collective noun. Try again.

That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! The word bus is a common noun. Try again.

That is correct! Monday is the name of a specificnoun.

You have survived NounMadness! If you need more practice, try this again.