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Chapter 2

Chapter 2. NOUNS. Lesson 1. KINDS OF NOUNS. A NOUN IS A WORD THAT NAMES A PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR IDEA. . A common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea. They are generally not capitalized. A proper noun is a specific name for a person, place, thing, or idea.

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Chapter 2

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  1. Chapter 2 NOUNS

  2. Lesson 1 KINDS OF NOUNS

  3. A NOUN IS A WORD THAT NAMES A PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR IDEA.

  4. A common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea. • They are generally not capitalized.

  5. A proper noun is a specific name for a person, place, thing, or idea. • They are generally capitalized.

  6. A concrete noun names a thing that can be seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted.

  7. An abstract noun names an idea, feeling, quantity, or characteristic.

  8. A collective noun is a word that names a group of people or things.

  9. Practice & Apply Directions: In each of the following sentences identify the noun.

  10. 1.Cook Forest in Pennsylvania is filled with hemlock trees. A)common B)proper

  11.  2. Cook Forest in Pennsylvania is filled with hemlock trees. A)common B) proper

  12.  3. Chad eats a bowl of cereal every morning. A)common B) proper

  13. 4. Success is very important to Shelley. • Concrete • Abstract • Collective

  14. 5. Many immigrants came to this country seeking freedom. • Concrete • Abstract • Collective

  15. 6. The classhanded in their assignments at the bell. • Concrete • Abstract • Collective

  16. Lesson 2 Singular and Plural Nouns

  17. A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea.

  18. A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

  19. Practice & Apply Directions: In each of the following sentences chose the correct plural form of the noun.

  20. 7. The genie gave the fisherman three (wish). A)wish’s B)wishs C) wishes

  21.  8.  The sun sets on (valley) earlier than it does on mountain tops. A)valleys B)vallies C) valley’s

  22.  9.  How many (child) ordered chocolate milk today? A)children B)childs C)childrens

  23. 10. The three green (caterpillar) crawled across the grass. A)caterpillars B)caterpillar’s C) carterpillaries

  24. Lesson 3 Possessive Nouns

  25. The possessive form of a noun shows ownership or relationship.

  26. Practice & Apply Directions: In each of the following sentences identify the correct possessive form.

  27. 11.My kitten fur is soft and gray. A)kitten’s B)kittens’ C) kittens’s

  28.  12.  The Fosters home is the oldest house on the street. A)Fosters’s B)Foster’s C) Fosters’

  29.  13. The snowmen hats were blown off by the wind. A)snowmens’s B)snowmen’s C) snowmens’

  30.  14. Bess painting is beautiful. A)Bess’s B)Bess’ C) Besses’

  31. Lesson 4 Compound Nouns

  32. A compound noun is made of two or more words used together as a single noun.

  33. The parts may be written as: a single word: toothbrush

  34. The parts may be written as: · two or more separate words: sleeping bag, dining room

  35. The parts may be written as: a hyphenated word: runner-up, great-aunt

  36. Practice & Apply Directions: In each of the following sentences identify the compound noun.

  37. 15. I love blueberries in my cereal in the morning. A)blueberries B)morning C)cereal

  38. 16.When I go to high school, I plan to try out for the school play. A)school play B)try out C) high school

  39. 17. Cynthia’s great-grandmother is 100 years old today. A)today B)Cynthia’s C) great-grandmother

  40. 18. The common goldfish is a popular aquarium pet. A)common B)aquarium C) goldfish

  41. The End

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