Post on 24-Dec-2015
What do these words have in common?
Nouns Grammar Lesson 1
boy girl man woman
teacher student principal cook
Brother sister cousin uncle
acrobat nurse lawyer clown
What do these words have in common?
Activity 2
swamp beach street city
St. Louis El Paso Denver Boise
United States Africa Missouri China
Oregon restaurant Europe Texas
What do these words have in common?
Activity 3
house fence grass door
mirror lamp toothbrush watch
soap dish book desk
shoe pencil bucket telephone
What do these words have in common?
Activity 4
happiness sadness fear anger
truth justice honesty beauty
pride loyalty love hate
jealousy envy courage peace
What do ALL of the words have in common?
THEY ARE NOUNS!
*Activity slides 1 through 3 are concrete nouns.
*Activity 4 is a list of abstract nouns.
I. A NOUN is a word that names a PERSON, a PLACE, or a THING.
A. CONCRETE nouns name things that we can touch, taste, hear, see, or smell.
B. ABSTRACT nouns name things that we CAN’T see, taste, touch, hear, or smell.
*Activity slides 1 through 3 are concrete nouns.
*Activity 4 is a list of abstract nouns.
Complete the following pattern with abstract and concrete nouns.
1. I can’t see love, but I can see a wedding ring.
2. I can’t see happiness, but I can see a smile.
3. I can’t see sadness, but I can see a ______.
4. I can’t see peace, but I can see _______.
5. I can’t see ______, but I can see _______.
Complete the following pattern with concrete nouns.
1. If anger were an animal, it would be a tiger.
2. If beauty were an animal, it would be a(n) ____.
3. If speed were an animal, it would be a(n) _____.
4. If playfulness were an animal, it would be a(n) ____.
Complete the following pattern with an abstract noun and an –ing phrase.
1. Fear is going into the basement alone at night.
2. Fear is seeing a pit bull charging you.
3. Love is _____ing ____________________.
4. Anger is _____ing ___________________.
What do these words have in common?
Nouns Grammar Lesson 2 – Activity 1
flower country game food
movie book group building
plant city person animal
They are all GENERAL nouns
What do these words have in common?
Activity 2
rose Australia Monopoly tacos
I Robot Hoot COLDPLAY Empire State Building
ivy Houston Beyonce bullfrog
They are all SPECIFIC nouns
Nouns come in two flavors: GENERAL and SPECIFIC
C. General nouns name groups of things, like ice cream.
D. Specific nouns name particular things, like rocky road.
Concrete nouns come in two flavors: GENERAL and SPECIFIC
GENERAL SPECIFIC
music jazz, pop
bird owl, eagle
dog Doberman, mutt
expression frown, grin
Now you try!
Think of two specific nouns for each general noun:
GENERAL SPECIFIC
city _____,_____
country _____,_____
book _____,_____
game _____,_____
clothing _____,_____
There are two other kinds of nouns: proper and common
E. Proper nouns are capitalized, common nouns are not.
• Review the list of nouns that should be capitalized and then glue it into the grammar section of your spiral.
Count and Noncount Nouns
F. Count nouns are considered individual things. They have a singular and plural form. Most of the nouns that we use are count nouns.
G. Noncount nouns only use singular form. The articles “a” and “an” can’t be used with noncount nouns.
Example: I would like a rice with my vegetables.• They can be preceded by words like – a lot of,
a little, some, much, any