Nouns
What is a noun?
A noun is a person, place, or thing. There are two kinds of nouns: common or proper.
A noun is a person, place, or thing. There are two kinds of nouns: common or proper.
What are common and proper nouns?
A common noun names a person, place, or thing and begins with a lowercase letter. A proper noun names a specific person place or thing. Each word in a proper noun begins with an uppercase letter. Find a proper noun in the following examples and write it down on a piece of paper.
Examples:
- Androcles
- field
- arena
- cave
Practice:
In the following paragraph, a noun is missing in each sentence. First, listen to Androcles in the video below by clicking the play button. While you listen, write the missing six nouns down on a piece of paper. If you don't get all of them the first time, don't worry. You can listen to the video as many times as you need. After you have written down the missing nouns, label them as either common or proper. To listen to the video below, press the play button. Follow the directions at the beginning of the video.
stumbled into a . sat against a . Suddenly, heard a .