NOUNS

By Ellyn Ball and Lilly Jenkins

NOUNS

W

ho can recall what a noun

is?

NOUNSNOUNS

N

ouns are naming words. They help people name

what they are thinking or talking about. In

English, most nouns fall into four main groups.

A

noun is a person, place thing or idea.

TYPES OF NOUNS

People

veterinarian AmericansDr. Robinson leaders

Places

Lake Mead kennelclassroom Bunker Hill

Things

bumblebee motorcyclecollar notebook

Ideas

strength honestyobedience willingness

QUICK CHECK

H

ow many types of nouns?

4

W

hat are they?

people, places, things and ideas

LET’S DO

E

xplain which category each noun falls under

1. puppy

6. loyalty

2. leash

7. yard

3. trainer

8. doghouse

4. tail

9. judge

5. family

10. show

COLLECTIVE NOUNS

A

few nouns name groups of people or things. A pack,

for example is “a group of dogs that travel together.”

These nouns are called collective nouns.

E

xample: judge jury court

LET’S DO

E

ach of the numbered groups of words below contains one collective noun.

Volunteers will be needed to choose the correct one.

1.

collar club fur

2.t

eam dish claw

3.b

all litter toys

4.s

nout group paw

5.r

ibbon brush class

COMPOUND NOUNS

S

ometime words are used together to form a new word with a

different meaning.

F

or example: the two separate words dog and house, when they are

used together create “doghouse” meaning “a house for a dog.

“Together the words take on a special meaning. A noun such as

doghouse is said to be a compound noun

A

compound noun is a noun made up of two or more words

LET’S DO

E

ach group will take one word and look up the correct spelling of each compound noun

below and share with the class.

1.g

reyhound grey hound grey-hound

2.f

oxterrier fox-terrier fox terrier

3.w

atch-dog watch dog watchdog

4.b

lood hound bloodhound blood-hound

5.d

og-eared dog eared dogeared

COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS

A

common noun names any one of a class of people, places, or

things. Common nouns are never capitalized unless they begin a

sentence or a title

A

proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing. A proper

noun is always capitalized

A

ll nouns-even if they are collective or compound-can be classified as

either common or proper nouns

QUICK CHECK

W

hat types of nouns are there?

C

ompound, collective, common and

proper

YOU DO

O

n the left side of your interactive notebook, list one

of each kind of noun learned today (do not use

any examples given today). Make sure to illustrate

and color code.

E

xamples of common and proper nouns

Common Proper

writer, park, document Edgar Allen Poe, Rogers Park, Constitution