Common Nouns

Identify the noun in this sentence: 'The children are playing.'

• children

• playing

• the

• are

Identify the noun in this sentence: 'The flowers are beautiful.'

• beautiful

• flowers

• are

• The

Identify the noun in this sentence: 'The school is big.'

• school

• big

• the

• is

Identify the noun in this sentence: 'The cake is delicious.'

• cake

• delicious

• the

• is

Identify the noun in this sentence: 'My brother plays soccer.'

• soccer

• plays

• brother

• my

Identify the noun in this sentence: 'The dog barked.'

• cat

• barked

• dog

• run

Identify the noun in this sentence: 'The sun is shining.'

• moon

• star

• sun

• cloud

Identify the noun in this sentence: 'I saw a movie.'

• movie

• saw

• I

• a

What is a common noun?

• A specific name for a person, place, thing, or idea.

• A general name for a person, place, thing, or idea.

• A name that is always capitalized.

• A name that refers only to tangible objects.

Identify the noun in this sentence: 'The cat is sleeping.'

• dog

• cat

• bird

• fish