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Nouns Worksheets

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Find nouns, sort them, tell common from proper, make plurals and possessives, and use pronouns, with answer keys.

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What is a noun?

A chart to read together and keep.

Circle the nouns

Find the nouns in each sentence.

Person, place, or thing?

Sort nouns into people, places and things, with cutting or without.

Common and proper nouns

Tell common nouns from proper nouns and give proper nouns their capitals.

Plural nouns

Add s or es, and match the word to one or more pictures.

Possessive nouns

Use an apostrophe and s to show who owns something.

Pronouns

Use he, she, it, they, I, me, my, we, us and our in sentences.

Word riddles

Name a thing from its group and one detail, like a bird that can swim.

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About these nouns worksheets

A noun is a word that names a person, a place, an animal or a thing. In first grade, children learn to find nouns in sentences, tell common nouns (girl, city) from proper nouns (Rosa, Boston), make nouns plural with s or es, show who owns something with an apostrophe and s, and use pronouns like he, she, it and they.

These nouns worksheets start with a chart to keep, then move through circling nouns in sentences, sorting nouns into person, place and thing, common and proper nouns, plurals, possessives and pronouns. Every page has a short rule box at the top, simple sentences a first grader can read, and pictures where they help.

Each cut and paste sort has a no-cut twin where children write the words instead. Every page with right answers has an answer key on page 2.

Standards

  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.BUse common, proper, and possessive nouns.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.CUse singular and plural nouns with matching verbs in basic sentences (e.g., He hops; We hop).
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.1.DUse personal, possessive, and indefinite pronouns (e.g., I, me, my; they, them, their, anyone, everything).
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2.ACapitalize dates and names of people.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.5.ASort words into categories (e.g., colors, clothing) to gain a sense of the concepts the categories represent.
  • CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.5.BDefine words by category and by one or more key attributes (e.g., a duck is a bird that swims; a tiger is a large cat with stripes).

How to use them

  1. Start with the What Is a Noun? chart and go on a noun hunt around the room.
  2. Do the circle the nouns pages next, reading each sentence aloud first.
  3. Use the sorts to talk about kinds of nouns: people, places and things.
  4. Teach common and proper nouns together with capital letters: proper nouns always start with a capital.
  5. Save possessives and pronouns for later in the year.

Teaching tips

  • A quick test for a noun: can you put the or a in front of it? (the dog, a park).
  • Names of people, pets, places, days and months are proper nouns.
  • Words ending in s, x, sh or ch add es to make more than one: box, boxes.
  • Pronouns take the place of a noun so we don't repeat it: Sam ran. He ran fast.
  • Cut and paste sorts have a no-cut twin with the same words.

Questions teachers and parents ask

What is a noun for kids?

A noun is a naming word. It names a person (teacher), a place (park), an animal (dog) or a thing (ball).

What is the difference between a common and a proper noun?

A common noun names any person, place or thing (girl, city). A proper noun names a special one and starts with a capital letter (Rosa, Boston).

When do kids learn possessive nouns?

First graders begin using possessive nouns like the dog's bone. These pages introduce the apostrophe and s with simple examples.

Are pronouns included?

Yes. Two pages practice he, she, it and they, and I, me, my, we, us and our.