Noun Madness

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Noun Madness
Created by Colin Shea
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• A noun is a word
• that names a
• person
• place
• thing
• idea

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• Proper Noun
• A noun that names a specific
• person
• place
• thing
• idea

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• Common Noun
• A noun that names any
• person
• place
• thing
• idea

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• Proper and Common Nouns
• Name a specific
• person
• place
• thing
• idea

Common Proper
Table Brisbane Bayside College
Desk Australia
Girl Queensland
Dog Brisbane



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• Singular Noun
• A noun that names one
• person
• place
• thing
• idea

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• Plural Noun
• A noun that names more than one
• person
• place
• thing
• idea

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• Collective Noun
• A noun that names a group of
• people
• Things
• Eg, team, class, committee

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Possessive Noun A noun that shows ownership or
possession. Kyles report card.
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Collective Nouns name a group of people or things Possessive Nouns shows ownership or possession
Committee Kyles book
Class Tinas room
team Jakes ball

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Can you identify the type of noun in each of
these sentences? Click the correct answer.
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Bobby walked to the store late yesterday. What
type of noun is store?
Proper noun Plural noun Common noun
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That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! Try
again.
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That is correct!
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The committee met at noon. What type of noun is
committee ?
Proper noun Collective noun Common noun
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That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! Try
again.
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That is correct!
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We went to North Carolina. What type of noun is
North Carolina?
Proper noun Plural noun Common noun
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That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! Try
again.
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That is correct!
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Mr. Johnson carried in the heavy boxes. What type
of noun is boxes?
Proper noun Plural noun Common noun
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That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! Try
again.
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That is correct!
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He read only one book last week. What type of
noun is book ?
Singular noun Plural noun Common noun
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That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! Try
again.
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That is correct!
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Sherrys book was very interesting. What type of
noun is Sherrys?
Possessive noun Plural noun Collective noun
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That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! Try
again.
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That is correct!
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The team has a game on Saturday. What type of
noun is team?
Proper noun Collective noun Plural noun
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That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! Try
again.
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That is correct!
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Everyone liked Mr. Frances dog. What type of
noun is Mr. Frances ?
Proper noun Plural noun Possessive noun
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That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! Try
again.
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That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! (but
actually it could be proper).
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That is correct!
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Click on the proper noun(s) in this sentence.
Everyone in Mrs. Ganns bus was late for school
on Monday.
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That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! The
words, Mrs. Ganns are possessive nouns. Try
again.
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That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! The
word school is a common noun. Try again.
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That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! The
word Everyone is a collective noun. Try again.
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That is incorrect! You have Noun Madness! The
word bus is a common noun. Try again.
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That is correct! Monday is the name of a
specific noun.
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Nouns Jeopardy game
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You have survived Noun Madness! If you need
more practice, try this again.