Nouns — Let's Practice!
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Let's practice identifying nouns with Goopaw!
Transcript Nouns — Let's Practice!
Goopaw says get ready to practice finding... Nouns! Remember that nouns can be people, places, things, or even animals! Here is a sentence. The girl is reading. What is the noun in this sentence? Think about WHO or WHAT the sentence is about. The sentence is about the girl, so the noun is (...) GIRL! Let's look at another sentence. They played with the dog. What is the noun in this sentence? Think about WHO or WHAT the sentence is about. The sentence is about the dog, so the noun is (...) DOG! Here is the next sentence. They have many blocks. What is the noun in this sentence? Think about WHO or WHAT the sentence is about. The sentence is about blocks, so the noun is (...) blocks! Here is the next sentence. Shawn is happy. What is the noun in this sentence? Think about WHO or WHAT the sentence is about. This sentence is about Shawn, so the noun is (...) Shawn! Here is the last sentence. The elephant was eating. What is the noun in this sentence? Think about WHO or WHAT the sentence is about. This sentence is about the elephant, so the noun is (...) the elephant! Goopaw had so much fun practicing with you today! See you next time!
Nouns — Let's Practice! exercise
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What is a noun?
HintsThink about what words would answer the questions "Who?" or "What?" in a sentence. Nouns answer these questions.
An adjective describes a person, place, thing, or animal.
An adverb tells you how, how often, how much, when, or where.
Some examples of nouns are woman, garden, and computer.
SolutionNouns are words that name people, places, things, or animals. Nouns answer the question "Who?" or "What?" in a sentence.
Who can jump? The cat can jump. Cat is the noun in the sentence above.
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Are these nouns people, places, things, or animals?
HintsPeople and animals are living beings. Examples of people are mothers and policemen. Examples of animals are cats and rabbits.
Things are non-living. Examples of things are windows and tables.
SolutionNouns can be people, places, things, and animals.
- farmer and baby are names of people
- home and hospital are names of places
- bed and clock are names of things
- giraffe and dolphin are names of animals
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Which words are nouns?
HintsThink about each word. Is it a person, place, thing, or animal? If so, it is a noun.
If you are not sure if the word is a noun or not, try using the word in a sentence. If the word answers the question "Who?" or "What?" in a sentence, the word is a noun.
SolutionThe four nouns are highlighted in green above.
Nouns can be people, places, things, or animals.
- candy is a thing, so it is a noun.
- lion is an animal, so it is a noun.
- sister is a person, so it is a noun.
- school is a place, so it is a noun.
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Can you find the nouns?
HintsThink about who or what the sentence is about. The word that answers this question is a noun.
Can you find the name of a person, place, thing, or animal in the sentence? If so, it is a noun.
SolutionThe sentences are correctly highlighted above.
Nouns can be people, places, things, or animals.
- backpack is a thing, so this is a noun.
- cookies are things, so this is a noun.
- book is a thing, so this is a noun.
- dog and butterfly are animals, so these are nouns.
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Which words are nouns?
HintsThink about each word. Is it a person, place, thing, or animal? If so, it is a noun.
Ball, school, and sister are all examples of nouns.
SolutionNouns can be people, places, animals, or things
- city is a place, so it is a noun
- apple is a thing, so it is a noun
- doctor is a person, so it is a noun
- book is a thing, so it is a noun
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Which sentences have the noun correctly highlighted?
HintsThink about who or what the sentence is about. The word that answers this question is the noun.
Can you find the name of a person, place, thing, or animal in the sentence? If so, it is a noun.
SolutionThree of the sentences are correctly highlighted.
The sentence "Joseph is very funny" is not correctly highlighted. Who is this sentence about? This sentence is about Joseph, so Joseph is the noun.
