Types of Nouns

Names a specific person, place, or thing and almost always starts with a capital letter

• common

• proper

• concrete

• abstract

Refers to people, places, or things in general

• common

• proper

• concrete

• abstract

Describes things or ideas that do NOT exist physically

• common

• proper

• concrete

• abstract

Tags

CCSS.W.5.2D

Describes things or ideas that DO exist physically

• common

• proper

• concrete

• abstract

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

Refers to a set or group of people, animals, or things

• countable

• uncountable

• collective

• compound

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

Can only be used in a singular form and can not be counted

• countable

• uncountable

• collective

• compound

Two or more words that create a noun when combined

• countable

• uncountable

• collective

• compound

Have a singular and plural form and can be counted with numbers

• countable

• uncountable

• collective

• compound

Choose the proper noun.

• school

• Mathews Elementary School

• class

• desks

Choose the collective noun.

• school

• Mathews Elementary School

• class

• desks

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4A

CCSS.RI.5.4