1. NOUNS Singular / Plural Common / Proper Concrete / Abstract

2. Nouns Overview NOUN A NOUN is a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. Nouns are classified as: SingularPlural Singular or Plural CommonProper Common or Proper Concrete or Abstract Concrete or Abstract

3. Singular Nouns SINGULAR A SINGULAR noun is a SINGLE SINGLE (one) person, place, thing, or idea. aunt - His aunt is ill. library - The library is open. team - Our team lost. hope - All hope is lost.

4. Plural Nouns PLURAL PLURAL nouns are MULTIPLE MULTIPLE (more than one) people, places, things, or ideas. teachers - Our teachers left. states - The states are united. kittens - The kittens slept there. freedoms - Our freedoms help us.

5. Singular & Plural Review Write the noun in each sentence. Classify each as SINGULAR (S) or PLURAL (P). 1.A leaf drifted silently down. 2.My older sister is so silly. 3.I desperately need new shoes. 4.The four children were lost. 5.These blue pants are too short.

6. Common Nouns COMMON A COMMON noun names a COMMON COMMON (not specific) person, place, thing, or idea. girl - A girl leaped over a log. school - The school is closed. truck - A blue truck sped away. state - I live in a state.

7. Proper Nouns PROPER A PROPER noun names a SPECIFIC SPECIFIC person, place, thing, or idea. A PROPER ALWAYS noun is ALWAYS capitalized. Susie - Susie leaped over a log. Ford - A blue Ford sped away. Council - Council is closed. Alabama - I live in Alabama.

8. Common & Proper Review Write the noun in each sentence. Classify each as COMMON (C) or PROPER (P). 6. Our tomato soup was cold. 7. I’m going skating with Jennifer. 8. We need more Germ-X. 9. Let’s go to Six Flags today. 10. My felt pen won’t work.

9. Concrete Nouns CONCRETE A CONCRETE noun is a noun that can be observed with some or all of the 5 senses. seenheard - It can be: seen, heard, smelledtasted smelled, tasted, and/or felt. - It is an object that can be held in your hand held in your hand or touched with your finger touched with your finger.

10. Abstract Nouns ABSTRACT An ABSTRACT noun is a noun that cannot be observed with any of the 5 senses, and it cannot be held or touched. NOT Any noun that is NOT concrete is abstract!

11. Concrete & Abstract Review Write the noun in each sentence. Classify each as CONCRETE (C) or ABSTRACT (A). 11. Jim’s hat was blue and gold. 12. My new MP3 player is lost. 13. We can feel the excitement. 14. Her wish might come true. 15. The stapler broke today.

12. Noun Review Determine whether each noun is: - Singular (S) or Plural (Pl), - Common (Cm) or Proper (Pr), - Concrete (Cn) or Abstract (A) 16. imagination 17. bridges 18. fears 19. dream 20. Whopper 21. confidence 22. respect 23. computers 24. attitudes 25. Raiders

13. Noun Review Write a sentence that includes… 26. … a plural common noun. 27. … a singular proper noun. 28. … a singular concrete noun and a singular abstract noun. 29. … a plural concrete noun and a singular common noun. 30. … two abstract nouns.