Kinds of Nouns - 5th Grade Grammar
Nouns
A noun names a person, place, thing, event, or idea.
Common and Proper Nouns
A common noun names any person, place, thing, or event.
Examples:
professor
farm
scissors
concert.
The teacher opened the atlas. (common)
A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing and begins with a capital letter. Some proper nouns may contain more than one word. Days of the week, months of the year, and holidays are proper nouns.
Examples:
George Washington
Wyoming
The Library of Congress
Thursday
February
Fourth of July
Mrs. Hunter showed us Australia. (proper)
Concrete and Abstract Nouns
A concrete noun names a person, place, or thing. It is something you can see, hear, smell, taste, or feel.
Examples:
fog
thunder
scent
apple
feathers
Ben set the painting on the easel.
An abstract noun is an idea or concept. You cannot see, hear, smell, taste, or feel it.
Examples:
personality
bravery
childhood
birthday
future
energy
Art adds beauty to the soul.
Capitalizing Proper Nouns
A proper noun always begins with a capital letter. When proper nouns contain more than one word, capitalize each important word.
Capitalize the names of days, months, holidays, historical events, geographical names, nationalities, and organizations.
Examples:
Naomi
Sunday
August
Presidents’ Day
Shays’s Rebellion
Denver
Spanish
American Heart Association
Some proper nouns are abbreviated, or shortened. An initial is the first letter of a name. Initials and titles are capitalized and end with a period. Abbreviations of days and months are also capitalized.
Examples:
E.B. White
Mrs. Jackson
Thurs.
Aug.
Kinds of Nouns Activity
Select the kind of the underlined noun.