Created by Colin Shea
A noun is a word that names a: person place thing idea
Common Noun A noun that names any: person place thing idea Hmmm
Proper Noun A noun that names a specific: person place thing ideaTimmy Happy Valley Church Mr. Gattis Pizza Newtons Theory of Gravity
Singular Noun A noun that names one: person place thing idea This job could be dangerous!
Plural Noun A noun that names more than one: person place thing idea
Collective Noun A noun that names a group of: people things
Possessive Noun A noun that showns ownership or possession.
Can you identify the type of noun in each of these sentences? Click the correct answer.
store Bobby walked to the store late yesterday. What type of noun is store? Proper noun Plural noun Common noun
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That is correct!
committee The committee met at noon. What type of noun is committee ? Proper noun Collective noun Common noun
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That is correct!
North Carolina We went to North Carolina. What type of noun is North Carolina? Proper noun Plural noun Common noun
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That is correct!
boxes Mr. Johnson carried in the heavy boxes. What type of noun is boxes? Proper noun Plural noun Common noun
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That is correct!
book He read only one book last week. What type of noun is book ? Singular noun Plural noun Common noun
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That is correct!
Sherrys Sherrys book was very interesting. What type of noun is Sherrys? Possessive noun Plural noun Collective noun
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That is correct!
team The team has a game on Saturday. What type of noun is team? Proper noun Collective noun Plural noun
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That is correct!
Mr. Frances Everyone liked Mr. Frances dog. What type of noun is Mr. Frances ? Proper noun Plural noun Possessive noun
Noun Madness That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! Try again.
Noun Madness 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. EveryoneMrs. Ganns busschool Monday Everyone EveryoneMrs. Ganns busschool Monday Everyone in Mrs. Ganns bus was late for school on Monday.Mrs. Ganns bus school Monday
Noun Madness That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! The words, Mrs. Ganns are possessive nouns. Try again.
Noun Madness school That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! The word school is a common noun. Try again.
Noun Madness Everyone That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! The word Everyone is a collective noun. Try again. Everyone
Noun Madness bus 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 specific noun.
You have survived Noun Madness! If you need more practice, try this again.