Get It Write
Get It Write: Collective Nouns
Learn how to use collective nouns, when to use singular verbs with them, and when to apply logic to the grammar situation. A brief quiz checks your understanding.
Online Writing Lab at Purdue University
Purdue University Owl: Appositives
An explanation appositives with examples and punctuation rules.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Nouns, Verbs, and Describing Words
This language arts lesson uses technology to assess students' understanding of nouns, verbs, and adjectives. Each student will use a digital camera to take a picture at school. He will then write a descriptive sentence about the picture...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Nifty Nouns
This lesson will introduce learners to nouns. Students will practice identifying nouns in a book and on the Internet. A noun quilt will be created at the end of the lesson to demonstrate learners' understanding of nouns.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: What Are Collective Nouns?
A collective noun is a word that refers to a group, such as a collection, a herd, a team! [0:37]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Common and Proper Nouns
Learn to distinguish common and proper nouns from one another!
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Appositives
We use appositives to redefine or clarify a noun phrase; test your knowledge in this exercise!
ABCya
Ab Cya: Parts of Speech Quest 1 Nouns
A terrible dragon has attacked the kingdom of Lingua and only a Nouns Master will be able to save it. Will it be you? Put your knowledge of nouns to the test as you venture through Parts of Speech Quest-Nouns!
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Irregular Plural Nouns: En Plurals
A few nouns become plural by adding -en at the end.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Irregular Plural Nouns Review
Learn the plurals of some everyday irregular nouns!
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Concrete and Abstract Nouns
Learn to distinguish between abstract and concrete nouns!
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied, Predicate Nominative
At this site, the predicate nominative is explained in terms of sentence patterns. Has many examples.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Count and Non Count Nouns
Learn about count nouns--things you can count--and how they are used as parts of speech.
The Tongue Untied
The Tongue Untied: Interactive Noun Quizzes
A quiz covering noun usage. Answers provided.
University of Texas at Austin
Tex's French Grammar: Il Y a vs. Voici Voila
This site from the Tex's French Grammar is a wonderful site that explains clearly the distinction between il y a and voici/voila and their usage in French - Has written and audio examples as well as listening comprehension and...
Road to Grammar
Road to Grammar: Countable and Uncountable Nouns
A learning module with twelve different links to information and exercises on countable and uncountable nouns.
University of Washington
University of Washington: Count and Non Count Nouns
Summary table of count and noncount nouns and the determiners used with them. These tables are good for quick reference, giving examples of different types of singular and plural nouns
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: A Word Game for Kids: The Wacky Word Game for Kids
In this game, young writers click on the three word buttons producing nouns and verb until they find a combination they like for a creative writing. Students can launch a VERY creative story when some wacky nouns and verbs come together.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Noun
This "grammar with attitude" site provides an easy-to-understand explanation of what nouns are, how they work in a sentence and how they can be classified.
InterLink Language Centers
Interlink Language Centers: Noun Identification Quiz
Simple 10-question interactive quiz on noun identification.
Other
Kryss Tal: Grammar: Introduction to Grammar
This site provides a very good overview of grammar components. Grammar examples and links are provided.
Quia
Quia: Singular and Plural Nouns
These three activities reinforce singular and plural nouns usage. They include flashcards and matching of singular and plural nouns.
Quia
Quia: Nouns Away
Students look at twenty-four nouns and determine if each is concrete or abstract.