Curated OER
ESL-Pronouns
In this ESL pronoun worksheet, students watch the Grammar Rock video about pronouns, fill in missing words of the song, then replace underlined words with appropriate pronouns.
Curated OER
Grammar-Mechanics Session #1/Parts of Speech
As part of a grammar lesson, use these sentences to identify parts of speech. There are no directions, but parts of speech are available. The resource contains ten sentences in all.
Curated OER
The Adjective Toad
Students listen to the story Toad, then the story is reread without any adjectives. The class discusses the importance of details in a story. Then the class creates a collaborative book following the same story pattern.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Common and Proper Nouns
Learn to distinguish common and proper nouns from one another!
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Proper Noun Race
During this lesson, students will review nouns and identify common and proper nouns in context. A short story will be written using both types of nouns. An interactive Internet site will be used to reinforce the lesson.
TES Global
Blendspace: Common Nouns and Proper Nouns
A six-part learning module with links to videos, images, and websites on common and proper nouns.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Common vs Proper Nouns
Students will distinguish between common and proper nouns within this SMART whiteboard lesson by moving the noun to the correct target.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Meet the Preposition With Pictures
Choose the common and proper nouns in each sentence in this seven-question quiz.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Proper Noun
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a proper noun in the context of a sentence.
Other
Grammar Monster: What Are Common Nouns? (With Examples)
Get a better understanding of nouns with definitions and examples of common nouns, examples of common and proper nouns, noun capitalization rules, common noun categories, and a video [5:21] on common and proper nouns.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Capitalization of Proper Nouns
This video lesson is designed to help students identify proper nouns and properly capitalize them. Real Player is required.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Nouns
This page focuses on nouns including definitions, types of nouns (person, place, thing/idea), common vs proper nouns, types of common nouns (concrete, abstract, collective), nouns as subjects, nouns as objects, nouns as subjective and...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: What Is a Proper Noun?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart defines proper nouns and includes a short video about proper nouns.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Nouns
A complete tutorial on identifying and using nouns that starts with identifying the nouns in "My Favorite Things" from The Sound of Music. Includes links to other noun grammar pages.
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Grammar: Proper Noun or Common Noun Quiz
Label each underlined word as either a proper noun or a common noun in this twelve-question quiz.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Identifying Nouns
This video lesson focuses on identifying what nouns are and the two types: common and proper. Real Player is required.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Noun Worksheets
In this learning module, students will learn more about different types of nouns. Video lessons and reinforcement worksheets are provided for the following: singular nouns, plural nouns, plural possessive nouns, common nouns, and proper...
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Abstract Nouns
The composition of a noun is more than just a person, place or thing. Use this resource to study examples of nouns and their many uses.
Get It Write
Get It Write: Capitalization: Proper vs. Common Nouns and Adjectives
Learn how to distinguish proper nouns and adjectives from common ones so you will be able to capitalize them correctly. This tutorial gives several examples and detailed explanations. A brief quiz will check your understanding.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Nouns
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explores the difference between common and proper nouns.
Other
Grammaropolis: The Nouns
This is a lesson in nouns including defining nouns, common, proper, concrete, abstract, compound, and collective nouns. It defines each type, shows its use in a sentence, and provides examples.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Common Noun
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a common noun in the context of a sentence.
Other
Pearson Adult Learning Center: Common Nouns and Proper Nouns Quiz
A ten-question quiz where students are asked to choose a common noun for each proper noun provided and to choose a proper noun for each common noun provided. Immediate feedback is provided for each answer and a percentage score is...
TES Global
Tes: Nouns: Revision: Explanation Booklet
[Free Registration/Login Required] This seven-page resource provides definitions for different categories of nouns: common, proper, collective, hyphenated, compound, and abstract. Numerous examples with pictures are provided for each...