1. Nothing but Nouns

2. Nouns A noun is a person, place, thing or idea.
A noun is often “clued” by the words “an” “a” and “the”
An ape on the bike hit a bird with a rock at the end of the long road.
We will learn about:
concrete nouns and abstract nouns
common nouns and proper nouns
singular nouns and plural nouns
collective nouns
possessive nouns
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3. Rockin’ Out with NOUNS! Let’s see a mini introduction to NOUNS!
Remember some of the nouns you see…
Feel free to sing along!

5. A noun is a person, place, thing or idea…
Idea/Feeling
girl
Canton
toy
love
Mr. Munch
city
tree
happiness
nurse
backyard
arm
freedom
Susan
San Francisco
couch
honesty
boy
mountain
monster
commitment
man
Grand Canyon
Big Foot
kindness
president
Achieve Charter Academy
Apple MacBook
democracy
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6. Click HERE to play the Balloon Noun Game!
YOUR TURN….
Click HERE to play the Balloon Noun Game!
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7. Your Turn!
Person
Place
Thing
Idea/Feeling

8. Concrete and Abstract Nouns
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9. Concrete vs. Abstract Nouns
A concrete noun is a noun that can be experienced with your five senses. You can touch, smell, see, hear or taste a concrete noun.
An abstract noun can not be experienced with your five senses. An abstract noun exists, but you cannot see it, taste it, smell it, touch it or hear it.
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10. Concrete Nouns
A concrete noun can be experienced with one or more of your five senses.
An orange is a concrete noun. You can see an orange, taste one, smell one, touch one.
A whistle is a concrete noun. You can hear it, see it, and touch it.
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11. Find the concrete nouns in the following sentences.
I found the dog in the park next to school.
Katie showed Billy the picture of
his new computer.

12. Abstract Nouns Other abstract nouns: anger, peace, hate, pride,
Abstract nouns aren’t detected by your five senses.
Honesty is an example of an abstract noun.
What color is honesty? You don't know because you cannot see it.
What texture is honesty? Who knows? You cannot touch it.
What flavor is honesty? No clue! You cannot taste it!
Does it make a sound? Of course not!
Does it smell? Not a bit! Honesty is an abstract noun!
Other abstract nouns: anger, peace, hate, pride,
sympathy, bravery, success, courage, beauty, fun, loyalty
pain, knowledge, trust, education, friendship, intelligence
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13. Find the abstract nouns in the following sentences.
The teacher had trust in her students.
There was a lot of excitement
the week before the Christmas holidays.
The trumpet player had great talent.

14. YOUR TURN…Find the concrete and abstract nouns…
The mother felt love for her baby and she had much happiness when the child laughed while playing with the toy.
The soldier held his gun tightly as he walked into the city. He felt hatred for his enemy but dreaded the thought of causing pain. He hated war and wished he could go home.
Angie was sad that her friend Lily was moving to Florida. She was filled with sorrow at the thought of losing her friendship.
She looked at her watch. Where had the time gone? She had spent all night on the computer doing her homework!
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15. Common and Proper Nouns
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16. Common Nouns vs. Proper Nouns
A common noun is an ordinary person, place or thing. A common noun is not capitalized. (boy, city, house)
A proper noun is a specific person, place or thing. A proper noun is capitalized. (Sam, Ann Arbor, The White House)
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17. Common Noun and Proper Noun
holiday = common noun
Valentine’s Day = proper noun
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18. Common Noun and Proper Noun
tower = common noun
Eiffel Tower = proper noun
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19. Common Noun and Proper Noun
doctor = a common noun
Dr. Ed Jones = a proper noun
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20. Common and Proper Nouns
doctor
lady
building
shoe
college
girl
boy
Dr. Paine
Mrs. Jones
The Capital Building
Adidas
Michigan State University
Mary
James
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21. Your Turn… Click HERE to Play the Common and Proper Noun Game…
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22. Common and Proper soda Mrs. Jaster Fruity Pebbles newspaper day
February
shoe

23. Collective Nouns
Collective nouns name groups (things) made up of members (usually people or animals).

24. Look at each picture. Choose the correct collective noun to describe the picture.

25. #1 I see a _________ of wolves. Herd, pack or flock

26. #2 I see a ____________ of cattle. Herd, pack, or flock

27. #3 I see a ______ of seagulls. Herd, school, or flock

28. #4 I see a _________ of killer whales. Herd, flock, or pod

29. #5 There is a __________of ants. Herd, flock, or colony

30. #6 I see a ________of dogs. Swarm, school, or team

31. #7 The mother cat had a _______ of baby kittens. Flock, pod, or litter

32. #8 I went to the zoo and saw a ___________ of gorillas
#8 I went to the zoo and saw a ___________ of gorillas. Pod, flock, or troop

33. #9 I was annoyed by the ________ of flies. Swarm, herd, or flock

34. #10 I saw the ____________ of fish swimming in the pond
#10 I saw the ____________ of fish swimming in the pond. Swarm, school, or herd

35. Activity p. 38/ Review 1-10 Using the Post-Its on your desk…
a common noun
a proper noun
a concrete noun
an abstract noun- create your own
a collective noun- there are only 3