Common Nouns
Proper Nouns
Pronouns
Irregular Nouns
Action Verbs
Adjectives
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Created by Lindsay Flood © 2012
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Common Noun
A general (not specific) person, place, or thing.
It is not written with a capital letter.
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Example:
The girl went to school the other day.
My teacher’s birthday is next month.
The store sells a lot of soft drinks.
Proper Noun
A specific person, place, or thing.
It is written with a capital letter.
Example:
Jaylen went to Smith Elementary on
Monday.
Mrs. Jones’ birthday is in February.
Winn-Dixie sells a lot of Coca-Cola and
Sprite.
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Pronouns
Pronouns replace nouns.
he
she
it
they
them
their
him
List of Pronouns:
you
me
mine
us
we
her
I
Examples:
My mom and dad went shopping.
They went shopping.
David drove to the store.
He drove to the store.
Jack threw the ball to the dog.
He threw the ball to it.
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Irregular Nouns
Irregular nouns are plural nouns.
Their endings may change by adding letters
or taking away letters.
Sometimes a singular noun and plural noun
look the same, and that makes them
irregular.
Irregular Nouns
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Singular
(one thing)
Plural
(more than one thing)
mouse
mice
shelf
shelves
leaf
leaves
sheep
sheep
deer
deer
fish
fish
scissors
scissors
woman
women
tomato
tomatoes
watch
watches
calf
calves
class
classes
Action Verbs
Action verbs show an action of a
noun.
Think?
• Can I do this with my body?
• Can an animal do this with their
body?
• Can an object move this way?
• Does this show movement or
action?
• Can I do this with my brain?
Examples:
The rooster crowed at 6 a.m.!
Afterwards, the farmer and his
wife rolled out of bed.
Their daughter Sally stood and
thought about what she would
wear.
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Adjective
An adjective is a describing word.
An adjective describes a noun.
It tells how many and what kind of
something.
Think?
• Does this word tell how many?
• Does this word tell what kind?
• Does this word tell which one?
Examples:
The pokey porcupine wore warm, fuzzy ear
muffs.
Last night, we ate three pizzas and drank
fizzy sodas.
I live in a yellow house with a green roof
and red shutters. We live next to a large
farm that has five brown horses.
The pink, furry bear is mine.
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