Nouns

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

Let’s Play a Sorting Game!

Look at the word. Decide if the word names a person, place, thing, or animal. Put

the word in the correct category. Watch out! Some

of these words are not nouns.

Person Place Thing

Animal Not a Noun

cat

cat

hall

hall

sack

sack

mom

mom

run

run

farmer

farmer

car

car

city

city

is

is

dog

dog

Which word is a noun?

hat silly

Which word is a noun?

cold boot

Which word is a noun?

tree happy

Which word is a noun?

hop bird

Learning about nouns will help you become a super writer!