NOUNS

 Nouns are names for people, places, things, or animals.

People	Animals	Places	Things
Plumber Doctor Mother Children Pupil	Giraffe Orca Coyote Dingo Beetle	Market Village Country Park School	Cheese Television Curtain Bus Tube

 

Example:   I took the  cat  with the red  collar  to a  vet  near my  house.       Explanation:   The word "cat" is an example of a noun for an animal.   The word "collar" is an example of a noun for a thing.   The word "vet" is an example of a noun for a person.   The word "house" is an example of a noun for a place.

Try these!

Use the nouns in the box to complete the following sentences.

Fireplace     woman       fan    tongue      orcas      factories      air

1. Some _____ are located in the countryside.

2. We can’t see _____, but we can feel it.

3. Mom buys a new _____ for the upcoming summer.

4. An alligator snapping turtle has a _____ which looks like a worm.

5. That _____ loves to visit the library on the weekends.

6. He sits near the _____ to keep his body warm.

7. _____ are not whales. They are large dolphins.

Answer Keys:

1. factories

2. air

3. fan

4. tongue

5. woman

6. fireplace

7. Orcas

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