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.
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Abstract Nouns
This page explains that an abstract noun is not identifiable by any of the five senses and provides examples.
Wisc-Online
Wisc Online: Nouns: Count and Noncount
In this interactive lesson, learners study examples of nouns that can be counted and nouns that cannot. They then identify whether a word is a "count" or a "noncount" noun in a practice exercise.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Irregular Plural Nouns: F to Ves
Identify and use plural nouns whose endings switch from 'f' to 'ves.'
abcteach
Abcteach: Noun Skill Sheets
[Free Registration/Login Required] Teachers will find several worksheets for primary, elementary and middle school students identifying the role a noun or pronoun plays, collective nouns, diminutives, as well as definitions and...
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.
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.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Noun Functions Exercise 2
This is a 10-question, self-grading practice/quiz on the functions of nouns in sentences.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Noun Functions Exercise 5
This is a 10-question, self-grading practice/quiz on the functions of nouns in sentences.
Towson University
Towson University: Online Writing Support: Noun Functions Exercise 6
This is a 10-question, self-grading practice/quiz on the functions of nouns in sentences.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Concrete Noun
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a concrete noun in the context of a sentence.
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.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Count Noun
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a count noun in the context of a sentence.
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.
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.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Identifying the Subject
This lesson plan focuses on identifying the subject of sentences; it defines and discusses what a subject does. It explains how to locate the subject in various sentence constructions: subject-verb order, inverted sentences, passive...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Parts of Speech Nouns
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will be able to identify nouns found in sentences. Activote session integrated.
University College London
University College London: Identify the Subject
Five "find-the-subject" sentences. Must identify entire noun phrase to be counted correct. Answers are explained. Browser must be Javascipt enabled. Netscape recommended. Site by University College London.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Noncount Noun
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a noncount noun in the context of a sentence.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Noun Phrase
Printable information is provided that demonstrates how to identify a noun phrase in the context of a sentence.
Rock ’N Learn
Rock 'N Learn: Mystery Picture: Ending Consonant S and Plurals
This printable vowels worksheet from Rock 'N Learn can be used as a reinforcement activity or as an assessment. Students will find a hidden picture by identifying words that contain the ending consonant /s/. An answer key and lesson...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Ice Cream Talk: Nouns and Verbs
Choose to play this game with verbs, nouns, or both. Each correctly identified word gives the monkey a scoop of ice cream. Each incorrectly identified word gives the monster a scoop. Help the monkey be the first to reach ten scoops.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Singular and Plural Nouns
[Free Registration/Login Required] A simple flipchart exercise that will help children identify proper spellings of plural nouns.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Concrete and Abstract Nouns
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will learn to identify the differences between concrete and abstract nouns. There is an Activote review at the end of the lesson.