1. 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

2. What do these words have in common? Activity 2 swampbeachstreetcity St. LouisEl PasoDenverBoise United StatesAfricaMissouriChina OregonrestaurantEuropeTexas

3. What do these words have in common? Activity 3 housefencegrassdoor mirrorlamptoothbrushwatch soapdishbookdesk shoepencilbuckettelephone

4. What do these words have in common? Activity 4 happinesssadnessfearanger truthjusticehonestybeauty prideloyaltylovehate jealousyenvycouragepeace

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. * Activity slides 1 through 3 are concrete nouns. * Activity 4 is a list of abstract nouns.

8. 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 _______.

9. 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) ____.

10. 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 ___________________.

11. What do these words have in common? Nouns Grammar Lesson 2 – Activity 1 flowercountrygamefood moviebookgroupbuilding plantcitypersonanimal They are all GENERAL nouns

12. What do these words have in common? Activity 2 roseAustraliaMonopoly tacos I RobotHoot COLDPLAY Empire State Building ivyHoustonBeyonce bullfrog They are all SPECIFIC nouns

13. 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.

14. Concrete nouns come in two flavors: GENERAL and SPECIFIC GENERALSPECIFIC musicjazz, pop birdowl, eagle dogDoberman, mutt expressionfrown, grin

15. Now you try! Think of two specific nouns for each general noun: GENERALSPECIFIC city_____,_____ country_____,_____ book_____,_____ game_____,_____ clothing_____,_____

16. 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.

17. 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