Noun exercises 1

Noun exercises 1

Write each common noun under the correct heading.

Exercise 1

theater  lion  father  brother  doctor restaurant  builder  stove

elephant  kangaroo  museum  library

thing	people	place	animals

Exercise 2

Circle the common nouns and circle the proper nouns in these sentences.

1. I told Uncle John about my accident.

2. Kim and Stephanie wore masks on Halloween.

3. The lawnmower is broken.

4. We’re going to the movies tomorrow.

5. The lion is playing with one of its cubs.

6. My sister’s favorite soccer player is David Beckham.

7. I’m watching a videotape about the Sahara Desert.

8. The tourists visited Rome and saw the Colosseum.

9. Does this bus go to the stadium?

10. We’re reading a story about a boy called Harry Potter.

Exercise 3

Underline some common nouns, circle some proper nouns in following short story

Mr. Peters lives in Maine in a big house by the sea. He has three cats and a dog. He likes to travel to different countries. Last Christmas, he went to Paris and saw the Eiffel Tower. He enjoyed eating French food in nice restaurants.

Exercise 4

Underline all the nouns in the following sentences. Are they common nouns or proper nouns?

Put a checkmark in the correct box.        …common nouns……..……..

1. Do you like cheese?                           ……………………………………..

2. They stood next to the Niagara Falls. ……………………………………..

3. May I borrow your umbrella?              ……………………………………..

4. The ambulance was driving very fast. ……………………………………..

5. Carl did not agree with them.            ……………………………………..

6. She loves to visit Disneyland.            ……………………………………..

7. Would you like some more water?      ……………………………………..

8. The fog was very thick.                     ……………………………………..

9. May I invite Tom to join us?              ……………………………………..

10. My car is very old.                          ……………………………………..

Read the following passage. Write S for singular noun and P for plural noun.

Our teacher¹ is a very nice lady ². She’s very kind to all the children³ in the Class⁴ and she tells us very funny stories⁵. Yesterday, she told a story⁶ about the animals⁷ on a farm. They all had a race⁸. The pigs⁹ and sheep ran faster than the ducks¹⁰ and cows¹¹, but the heroes¹² of the story¹³ were the mice¹⁴. They were faster than all the other animals, even though they had the Shortest legs¹⁵!

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