All About Nouns!

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Grade 1 English

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💡 What is a Noun? (Naming Words)

Remember This!

A noun is a word that names a person, a place, an animal, or a thing. Everything around us has a name!

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Person

teacher • mom
doctor • baby
brother • chef

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Place

school • park
home • beach
zoo • hospital

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Animal

dog • cat • bird
lion • elephant
rabbit • fish

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Thing

pencil • book
toy • chair
ball • clock

⭐ Common Nouns vs. Proper Nouns

Big Rule!

Common Noun (General Name)	Proper Noun (Special Name - Capital Letter!)
boy, girl, friend	Mark, Angela, Leo
school, city, country	Kiddie Blocks School, Manila
dog, cat (pets)	Buster, Milo, Fluffy
day, month, holiday	Monday, December, Christmas

🔑 Super Rule: Proper nouns ALWAYS begin with a CAPITAL LETTER!

📦 Singular (1) and Plural (More than 1) Nouns

Easy Steps

Add -s to most nouns:
1 cat ➔ 2 cats | 1 book ➔ 3 books
1 tree ➔ 4 trees | 1 apple ➔ 5 apples

Add -es to words ending in ch, sh, s, x:
1 box ➔ 2 boxes | 1 bus ➔ 3 buses
1 dish ➔ 4 dishes | 1 watch ➔ 2 watches

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Part A (8 pts) Let's sort each word! Tell whether it is a Person, Place, Animal, or Thing.

👦 Person 🏫 Place 🐶 Animal ✏️ Thing

1 doctor 🩺

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2 hospital 🏥

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3 monkey 🐵

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4 pencil ✏️

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5 bakery 🥖

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6 sister 👧

Answer:

7 guitar 🎸

Answer:

8 butterfly 🦋

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Part B (7 pts) Sentence Noun Hunt: Read the sentences below. Underline or circle the noun in each sentence. Then write it on the line.

9 The cute puppy barks happily.

Noun:

10 My teacher smiles at us every day.

Noun:

11 We love to play at the park.

Noun:

12 Tim reads a colorful book.

Noun:

13 A yellow duck swims in the pond.

Noun:

14 She puts the apple on the table.

Noun:

15 Father drives his red car.

Noun:

Worksheet 2: Proper & Plurals

📝 Capital Letters & Word Endings

Grade 1 English

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Part C (8 pts) Write "C" if the noun is a Common Noun. Write "P" if the noun is a Proper Noun (Special Name).

1 city

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2 Angela

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3 Monday

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4 teacher

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5 Philippines

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6 shoes

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7 December

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8 dog

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Part D (7 pts) Singular to Plural: Change each singular noun to its plural form by adding -s or -es.

9 1 bell 🔔 ➔ 2

10 1 box 📦 ➔ 3

11 1 bird 🐦 ➔ 4

12 1 watch ⌚ ➔ 2

13 1 star ⭐ ➔ 5

14 1 dress 👗 ➔ 2

15 1 flower 🌸 ➔ many

💡 Tip for Plurals: If the word ends with ch, sh, s, ss, or x, add -es! For others, add -s.

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Part E (6 pts) Read each question carefully. Fill in the bubble ⚪ next to the correct answer.

1 Which word is a Person?

A. apple

B. nurse

C. school

D. jump

2 Which word is a Place?

A. beach

B. table

C. puppy

D. run

3 Which is a Proper Noun?

A. boy

B. city

C. Manila

D. dog

4 What is the plural of dish?

A. dishs

B. dishes

C. dishez

D. dishies

5 Which word is a Thing?

A. crayon

B. sister

C. tiger

D. park

6 Proper nouns always start with:

A. Number

B. Dot

C. Capital Letter

D. Comma

Part F (4 pts) My Noun World: Write your own nouns to complete each sentence about YOU!

1. A Person I love very much is:

2. A Place I want to visit is:

3. My favorite Animal is a:

4. A Thing inside my bag is a:

Answer Key & Scoring Guide

🔑 Quick Reference for Checking

Grade 1 English

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📄 Worksheet 1: Noun Sorter

Part A: Noun Categories (8 pts)
1. doctor ➔ Person
2. hospital ➔ Place
3. monkey ➔ Animal
4. pencil ➔ Thing
5. bakery ➔ Place
6. sister ➔ Person
7. guitar ➔ Thing
8. butterfly ➔ Animal

Part B: Sentence Noun Hunt (7 pts)
9. puppy | 10. teacher
11. park | 12. book
13. duck / pond
14. table / apple
15. car / Father

📄 Worksheet 2 & 3: Proper, Plurals & Quiz

Part C: Common (C) or Proper (P) (8 pts)
1. city ➔ C | 2. Angela ➔ P
3. Monday ➔ P | 4. teacher ➔ C
5. Philippines ➔ P | 6. shoes ➔ C
7. December ➔ P | 8. dog ➔ C

Part D: Singular to Plural (7 pts)
9. bells | 10. boxes
11. birds | 12. watches
13. stars | 14. dresses
15. flowers

Part E: Multiple Choice Quiz (6 pts)
1. B. nurse | 2. A. beach
3. C. Manila | 4. B. dishes
5. A. crayon | 6. C. Capital Letter

Part F: My Noun World (4 pts)
1 pt for each valid student response.

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All About Nouns!

💡 What is a Noun? (Naming Words)

⭐ Common Nouns vs. Proper Nouns

📦 Singular (1) and Plural (More than 1) Nouns

Worksheet 1: Noun Sorter

Worksheet 2: Proper & Plurals

Worksheet 3: Nouns Quiz

Answer Key & Scoring Guide