1. By: Rudyard Kipling

2. What do these words have in common? mongoose snake muskrat mother cat fur bungalow family veranda

3. What do these words have in common? gait India fear bravery fledgling Nagaina Rikki-tikki favor valiance

4. What is a noun? Tell me what you think a noun is:

5. What is a noun? Tell me what you think a noun is: A noun is a word that names a PERSON, PLACE THING, OR IDEA. Nouns can name things that we can tough, taste, smell, see, hear, and feel. These are called CONCRETE NOUNS.

6. What is a noun? Tell me what you think a noun is: Nouns also name things we canNOT touch, taste, see, hear, feel, or smell. These are called ABSTRACT nouns.

7. Nouns continued… 1. Think of 5 nouns that name different people. 2. Think of 5 nouns that name different places. 3. Think of 5 nouns that name different things. 4. Think of 5 nouns that name different emotions.

8. Activity 1: Nouns Complete the following pattern with abstract and concrete nouns. In the first blank place an abstract noun ; in the second blank put a concrete noun that tells something about the abstract noun. 1. I can’t see _________, but I can see ___________. 2. I can’t see fear, but I can see the snake. 3. I can’t hear ________, but I can hear __________. 4. I can’t feel _________, but I can feel __________.

9. Activity 2: Nouns Complete the following pattern with concrete nouns. In the blank put a concrete noun that is an example of the underlined abstract noun. 1. If _________ were an animal, it would be a ________. 2. If anger was an animal, it would be a snake. 3. If anger were an animal, it would be a _______. 4. If fear were an animal, it would be a _________. 5. If _________ were an animal, it would be a ________. 6. If _________ were an animal, it would be a ________.

10. Activity 3: Nouns