Study Champs
Nouns
Plural, proper, and common nouns are all included here. After reviewing the definition of a noun and reading an example sentence, learners underline the nouns in each of 15 sentences. Each sentence lists how many nouns are present, so...
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What's In a Noun: Grammar and Usage
Nine lessons in a grammar and usage unit provide endless opportunities for drill and practice. Topics include the four types of sentences, subject and predicates, nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs and prepositions, conjunctions...
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Practice With Commas
The instructions say to put commas where they belong, and that is just what your class will do as they practice comma placement and use. There are 20 sentences in desperate need of commas and four extensions exercises where comma use is...
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Other Uses for Commas
Comma usage, in direct address or in appositives, is the subject of a one-page worksheet that begins with definitions, provides examples, and then asks learners to demonstrate their understanding in sample sentences.
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Nouns Used as Interrupters Review
Need to assess your pupils’ understanding of noun phrases used as appositives, as direct address, or as parenthetical phrases? Use this two-page instructional activity to determine their level of mastery of these terms and their...
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Capitalization in Sentences
Woah, these sentences need some capitals! Learners examine 10 incorrect sentences to determine which letters should be capitalized. They circle names, restaurants, sentence-starters, titles, planets, days of the week, locations, and...
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Nouns and Pronouns
Young readers explore nouns and pronouns. They define what a noun is and highlight the nouns in given sentences. Learners are then introduced to pronouns, and identify them in simple sentences.
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Parts-of-Speech Tall Tales
Here is a lesson that can work for virtually any grade level! Pupils study parts of speech such as nouns, verbs, adjectives, proper nouns, and adverbs. They create fill in the blank tall tails on a web page for their classmates to complete.
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Capitalize Proper Nouns
Learners practice capitalizing proper nouns with a straightforward activity. As they circle the proper nouns that need to be capitalized from each sentence, they write them correctly from the paragraph.
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Capitalization: Common and Proper Nouns #4
In this capitalization of proper nouns worksheet, students rewrite 14 names of holidays or special events. Students capitalize the important letters. Students circle the correct word: holiday or special event.
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Noun Switcheroo!
In this nouns worksheet, students identify common and proper nouns. In this fill-in-the-blank/matching worksheet, students supply ten nouns.
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Scrabble Laps
Students integrate physical fitness with spelling of core vocabulary words used in science and social studies. They walk, skip, gallop or jog around a track and for each lap they perform, they are given a letter by the teacher. The...
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Constructing and Using Different Types of Sentences with Support from The Shurley Grammar Method
Students analyze parts of speech, sentence structure, and ver usage in this ten lesson unit on grammar. Through games, activities, assignments, and printed material, the concepts are supported and reinforced in a creative way.
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Identifying Types of Nouns
In this identifying types of nouns worksheet, 8th graders write the type for 48 nouns, choosing singular or plural, common or proper, concrete or abstract, with examples of each type.
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Make Me Proper! Proper Noun Worksheet
In this proper nouns worksheet, students read a list of ten common nouns. For each common noun shown, students write a proper noun. Example: city (Chicago).
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Using Capital Letters 1
In this language arts worksheet, learners analyze a list of 30 mixed common and proper nouns. Students mark which words should start with a capital letter and write them out correctly.
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Brainstorm Nouns
In this grammar worksheet, students work with nouns. First, students brainstorm common nouns and write them in a box, and then repeat for proper nouns. Students are advised to be ready to share their findings with the class.
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Language Arts: Introduction to Nouns
Ninth graders discover how to differentiate types of nouns through interactive group work by using packets of manipulatives and completing worksheets. After discussing the characteristics of common and proper nouns, they open the packets...
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Proper Noun Gallery Walk Activity
Students are divided into groups. Each group is given a different colored marker or crayon and a piece of chart paper. Students are given 5 minutes to write on the chart all the proper nouns they can come up with. At the end 5 minutes...
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Proper nouns
Learners expand their knowledge of the definition of a proper noun. They also realize that capital letters are used at the beginning of proper nouns. They are explained what a proper noun is: proper nouns put names to faces; They're...
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Nouns
In this nouns learning exercise, students review the definition for common and proper nouns. Students then circle the common nouns in the sentences. Students write the common nouns to complete each sentence.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Abstract Nouns
The composition of a noun is more than just a person, place or thing. Use this resource to study examples of nouns and their many uses.
University College London
University College London: Noun Overview and Rules
Overview of nouns and rules for use. Contains information on forming plurals, count and noncount, pronouns, numerals as nouns, and gender. Exercises interspersed in material.
Quia
Quia: Capitalization Flash Cards
This site contains a flash card game with general rules for capitalization of proper nouns and adjectives. Students can choose their difficulty level.