Nouns in Sentences

Grammar Skill

First Grade Unit 2 Week 6

Created by Kristi Waltke

Let’s Review

Nouns are words that name people, places, things, and animals.

Some nouns name a

special person, place, thing, or animal. These

nouns are called

proper nouns, and they begin with a capital

letter.

Sam TennesseeNew York City

People often have special titles that show respect for who they are or for the work they do.

When a person’s special title is written with their name, use a capital letter at the beginning of the special title. Let’s look at some special titles.

Mr. VancePrincipal Forgety

Officer Smith

Mrs. IngleDr. Darby

The words for the days of the week, the months of the year,

and holidays begin with a capital letter.

Sunday

FebruaryApril

Valentine’s DayThursday

Friday

November

Christmas

Sometimes nouns name one thing.

Sometimes nouns name more than one thing.

tree

trees

This week we are working on being able to find the nouns in sentences.

Let’s practice this.

Honey bees live in a hive.

Which word or words in the sentence are nouns?

Squirrels like to eat nuts.

Which word or words in the sentence are nouns?

A woodpecker lives in a tree.

Which word or words in the sentence are nouns?

Ants and bees work hard.

Which word or words in the sentence are nouns?

Bugs can help flowers.

Which word or words in the sentence are

nouns?

Learning how to find nouns in a sentence will help you become a better writer and reader!