Nouns: Homeschool Party Theme
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Nouns are words that names something: a person, a place, a thing or an idea. Boy is a noun. It tells you what kind of person is out there playing baseball right now. Alexander is a noun. It tells you the name of the boy you are watching on the field. Boy is a common noun, because it is very general. Alexander is a proper noun. It tells you the actual name of the boy.
Common nouns: duck, amusement park, boy, love, freedom
Proper nouns: Donald, Disneyland, Paris, Hannah's Homeschool (Most proper nouns start with capital letters.)
Mark the common nouns in this list:
| cat | chair | lion | book | obedience | church |
| banana | Delaware River | zoo | Wrinkle in Time | caterpillar | homeschool |
| Abraham Lincoln | New Jersey | San Diego Zoo | Jupiter | tree | Ohio |
| England | flower | elephant | planet | oak tree | Thanksgiving |
| Hawaii | courage | Peter Pan | space shuttle | sun | holiday |
| Americans | turkey | Laura Ingalls Wilder | Challenger | Jessica | celebration |
Circle the common nouns and underline the proper nouns.
1. Hannah and Joseph are twins.
2. They are giving a party for their homeschool group. The homeschoolers will play baseball and do a service project.
3. Hannah baked cookies. Joseph made cupcakes.
4. Hannah planned the baseball game.
5. Joseph planned the service project.
6. Hannah found plastic bats for the little children.
7. Joseph wanted to make special kits for children in shelters.
8. The kits had a journal for each child.
9. They also had pretty hair things for the girls.
10. Toys were in the kits for young children.
11. Hannah added baseball cards to the kits for the older children.
12. A parent donated passes to City Zoo for each kit.
13. Every child received a book, crayons and a drawing pad.
14. During the party, the older children helped the little children learn to play ball.
15. Everyone was excited about decorating the kits and filling them with gifts.
Answers
C=Common noun
P=Proper noun
Did I miss any? Ask your teacher/parents to give you extra credit if you find a noun I missed!
1. Hannah--P
Joseph--P
twins--c
2. They--C (this is actually a pronoun.)
party--c
homeschool group--c
homeschoolers--c
baseball-c
service project--c
3. Hannah--P
cookies--c
Joseph--P
cupcakes--c
4. Hannah--P
game--c
5. Joseph--P
service project--c
6. Hannah--P
bats--c
children--c
7. Joseph--P
kits--c
children--c
shelters--c
8. kits--c
journal--c
child--c
9. they--c (pronoun)
things--c
girls--c
10. Toys--c
kits--c
children--c
11. Hannah--p
baseball cards--c
kits--c
children--c
12. parent--c
passes-c
City Zoo--P
kit--c
13. child--c
book--c
crayons--c
drawing pad--c
14. party--c
children--c
ball--c
15. Everyone--c
kits--c
them--c
gifts--c