1. Nouns Mrs. Solomon

2. Nouns are… A person A place A thing An idea

3. PEOPLE Students Students Native Americans Native Americans Football team Football team Principal Principal Girl Girl George George Mrs. Byars Mrs. Byars The Beatles The Beatles

4. PLACES Home Home Field Field Space Space School School Street Street Alabama Alabama China China East East

5. THINGS Soda Soda Vulcan Vulcan Cough Cough Oxygen Oxygen Nobel Prize Nobel Prize Book Book Whisper Whisper

6. IDEAS Happiness Self-control Love Character Bravery Democracy Fear

7. Noun or not? small NOT

8. Noun or Not? ocean NOUN

9. Noun or Not? George Washington NOUN

10. Noun or Not? school NOUN

11. Noun or Not? abruptly NOT

12. Noun or Not? and NOT

13. Noun or Not? laughter NOUN

14. Compound Nouns Compound nouns are made up of more than one word. Compound nouns are made up of more than one word. They can be one word: They can be one word: They can be hyphenated: They can be hyphenated: They can be two words: They can be two words: backpack Great-grandmother Book Store

15. Find the nouns in this poem The Drinking Fountain The drinking fountain squirted me. It shot right up my nose. It felt as if I'd stuck my nostril on the garden hose. It squirted water in my eye and also in my ear. I'm having trouble seeing and it's really hard to hear. The water squirted east and west. It squirted north and south. Upon my shirt, my pants, my hair, but nothing in my mouth. I'm sure that soon they'll fix it but, until then, let me think... just who can I convince that they should come and have a drink? --Kenn Nesbitt

16. Find the nouns in this poem The drinking fountain squirted me. It shot right up my nose.

17. Find the nouns in this poem It felt as if I'd stuck my nostril on the garden hose. It squirted water in my eye and also in my ear.

18. Find the nouns in this poem I'm having trouble seeing and it's really hard to hear. The water squirted east and west.

19. Find the nouns in this poem It squirted north and south. Upon my shirt, my pants, my hair, but nothing in my mouth.

20. Find the nouns in this poem I'm sure that soon they'll fix it but, until then, let me think... just who can I convince that they should come and have a drink?

21. Find the nouns in this poem The Drinking Fountain The drinking fountain squirted me. It shot right up my nose. It felt as if I'd stuck my nostril on the garden hose. It squirted water in my eye and also in my ear. I'm having trouble seeing and it's really hard to hear. The water squirted east and west. It squirted north and south. Upon my shirt, my pants, my hair, but nothing in my mouth. I'm sure that soon they'll fix it but, until then, let me think... just who can I convince that they should come and have a drink? --Kenn Nesbitt

22. Common and Proper Nouns Proper nouns name a particular person, place, thing or idea. It always begins with a capital letter. Proper nouns name a particular person, place, thing or idea. It always begins with a capital letter. Common nouns name any one of a group of people, places, things or ideas. It is usually not capitalized. Common nouns name any one of a group of people, places, things or ideas. It is usually not capitalized. United States Country

23. Common or Proper? U.S. Congress Proper

24. Common or Proper? President Bush Proper

25. Common or Proper? President Common

26. Common or Proper? France Proper

27. Common or Proper? Dr. Jones Proper

28. Common or Proper? Doctor Common

29. Common or Proper? Riverchase Middle School Proper

30. Locate the Common and Proper Nouns in These Sentences 1. This school was once home to the Riverchase Rams. 2. Mrs. Byars likes paintings by Thomas Kincaide. 3. Students in this school live near Birmingham, Alabama.

31. Change the Proper Nouns to Common Nouns 1. Lee read Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban in July. 2. After Susan graduates from Pelham High School, she will go to New York University. 3. The Vulcan was replaced in January at the top of Red Mountain.

32. Now, time for a Review!

33. Review What does a noun name? What does a noun name? –A. A person, place, or action. –B. A person and his relatives. –C. A person, place, thing, or idea. c

34. Review Which of the following words is a NOUN? Which of the following words is a NOUN? –A. Abruptly –B. Anchorage –C. Analyze B

35. Review Which of the following words is a NOUN? Which of the following words is a NOUN? –A. Jessica Simpson –B. justify –C. juggle A

36. Review What do you ALWAYS do to a PROPER noun? What do you ALWAYS do to a PROPER noun? –A. hyphenate it –B. capitalize it –C. underline it B

37. Review Which of these is NOT a proper noun? Which of these is NOT a proper noun? –A. Jerry –B. Joe –C. juice C

38. Review What would be a common noun for Mrs. Byars? What would be a common noun for Mrs. Byars? –A. teacher –B. soldier –C. M. Byars A

39. Any Questions?