NounsNouns

Mrs. Solomon

Nouns are… Nouns are…

A person

A place

A thing

An idea

PEOPLEPEOPLE

• StudentsStudents

• Native AmericansNative Americans • Football teamFootball team

• PrincipalPrincipal

• GirlGirl• GeorgeGeorge

• Mrs. ByarsMrs. Byars

• The BeatlesThe Beatles

PLACESPLACES

• HomeHome

• FieldField • SpaceSpace

• SchoolSchool

• StreetStreet• AlabamaAlabama

• ChinaChina

• EastEast

THINGSTHINGS

• SodaSoda

• VulcanVulcan

• CoughCough

• OxygenOxygen• Nobel PrizeNobel Prize

• BookBook

• WhisperWhisper

IDEASIDEAS

• HappinessHappiness

• Self-controlSelf-control

• LoveLove

• CharacterCharacter• BraveryBravery

• DemocracyDemocracy

• FearFear

Noun or not?Noun or not?

small

NOT

Noun or Not? Noun or Not?

ocean

NOUN

Noun or Not? Noun or Not?

George Washington

NOUN

Noun or Not?Noun or Not?

school

NOUN

Noun or Not?Noun or Not?

abruptly

NOT

Noun or Not?Noun or Not?

and

NOT

Noun or Not?Noun or Not?

laughter

NOUN

Compound NounsCompound Nouns

• Compound nounsCompound nouns are made up of are made up of more than one word. 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-grandmotherBook Store

Find the nouns in this poemFind the nouns in this poemThe Drinking FountainThe Drinking Fountain

The drinking fountain squirted me. The drinking fountain squirted me. It shot right up my nose. It shot right up my nose.

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

I'm having trouble seeing and it's really hard to hear. I'm having trouble seeing and it's really hard to hear. The water squirted east and west. The water squirted east and west.

It squirted north and south. It squirted north and south. Upon my shirt, my pants, my hair, but nothing in my Upon my shirt, my pants, my hair, but nothing in my

mouth.mouth.I'm sure that soon they'll fix it but, until then, let me I'm sure that soon they'll fix it but, until then, let me

think...think...just who can I convince that they should come and have just who can I convince that they should come and have

a drink? a drink? --Kenn Nesbitt

Find the nouns in this poemFind the nouns in this poem

The drinking fountain The drinking fountain squirted me.squirted me.

It shot right up my It shot right up my nose.nose.

Find the nouns in this poemFind the nouns in this poem

It felt as if I'd stuck my It felt as if I'd stuck my nostril on the garden nostril on the garden

hose. hose.

It squirted water in my It squirted water in my eye and also in my ear. eye and also in my ear.

Find the nouns in this poemFind the nouns in this poem

I'm having trouble I'm having trouble seeing and it's really seeing and it's really

hard to hear. hard to hear.

The water squirted east The water squirted east and west. and west.

Find the nouns in this poemFind the nouns in this poem

It squirted north and It squirted north and south. south.

Upon my shirt, my Upon my shirt, my pants, my hair, but pants, my hair, but

nothing in my mouth.nothing in my mouth.

Find the nouns in this poemFind the nouns in this poem

I'm sure that soon they'll fix I'm sure that soon they'll fix it but, until then, let me it but, until then, let me

think...think...

just who can I convince that just who can I convince that they should come and have they should come and have

a drink?a drink?

Find the nouns in this poemFind the nouns in this poemThe Drinking FountainThe Drinking Fountain

The drinking The drinking fountainfountain squirted me. squirted me. It shot right up my It shot right up my nosenose. .

It felt as if I'd stuck my It felt as if I'd stuck my nostrilnostril on the garden on the garden hosehose. . It squirted It squirted waterwater in my in my eyeeye and also in my and also in my earear. . I'm having I'm having troubletrouble seeing and it's really hard to seeing and it's really hard to

hear. hear. The The waterwater squirted squirted easteast and and westwest. .

It squirted It squirted northnorth and and southsouth. . Upon my Upon my shirtshirt, my , my pantspants, my , my hairhair, but , but nothingnothing in in

my my mouthmouth..I'm sure that soon they'll fix it but, until then, let me I'm sure that soon they'll fix it but, until then, let me

think...think...just who can I convince that they should come and just who can I convince that they should come and

have a have a drinkdrink? ? --Kenn Nesbitt

Common and Proper NounsCommon and Proper Nouns

• Proper nouns name a particular Proper nouns name a particular person, place, thing or idea. It always person, place, thing or idea. It always begins with a capital letter. begins with a capital letter.

• Common nouns name any one of a Common nouns name any one of a group of people, places, things or group of people, places, things or ideas. It is usually not capitalized. ideas. It is usually not capitalized.

United States

Country

Common or Proper? Common or Proper?

U.S. Congress

Proper

Common or Proper?Common or Proper?

President Bush

Proper

Common or Proper?Common or Proper?

President

Common

Common or Proper?Common or Proper?

France

Proper

Common or Proper?Common or Proper?

Dr. Jones

Proper

Common or Proper?Common or Proper?

Doctor

Common

Common or Proper?Common or Proper?

Riverchase Middle School

Proper

Locate the Common and Locate the Common and Proper Nouns in These Proper Nouns in These SentencesSentences1. 1. This school was once home This school was once home

to the Riverchase Rams. to the Riverchase Rams. 2. 2. Mrs. Byars likes paintings by Mrs. Byars likes paintings by

Thomas Kincaide. Thomas Kincaide.

3. 3. Students in this school live near Students in this school live near Birmingham, Alabama. Birmingham, Alabama.

Change the Proper Nouns to Change the Proper Nouns to Common NounsCommon Nouns1. 1. Lee read Lee read Harry Potter and the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanPrisoner of Azkaban in July. in July.

2. 2. After Susan graduates from Pelham High After Susan graduates from Pelham High School, she will go to New York University. School, she will go to New York University.

3. 3. The Vulcan was replaced in January The Vulcan was replaced in January at the top of Red Mountain. at the top of Red Mountain.

Now, time for Now, time for a Review!a Review!

ReviewReview

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

idea. idea.

c

ReviewReview

•Which of the following words is a Which of the following words is a NOUN? NOUN? – A. AbruptlyA. Abruptly– B. AnchorageB. Anchorage– C. AnalyzeC. Analyze

B

ReviewReview

•Which of the following words is a Which of the following words is a NOUN? NOUN? – A. Jessica SimpsonA. Jessica Simpson– B. justifyB. justify– C. juggleC. juggle

A

ReviewReview

•What do you ALWAYS do to a What do you ALWAYS do to a PROPER noun? PROPER noun? – A. hyphenate itA. hyphenate it– B. capitalize itB. capitalize it– C. underline itC. underline it

B

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•Which of these is NOT a proper Which of these is NOT a proper noun? noun? – A. JerryA. Jerry– B. JoeB. Joe– C. juiceC. juice

C

ReviewReview

•What would be a common noun What would be a common noun for Mrs. Byars? for Mrs. Byars? – A. teacherA. teacher– B. soldierB. soldier– C. M. ByarsC. M. Byars

A

Any Questions? Any Questions?