6th Grade Noun and Pronouns

Proper Noun

A name used for an individual person, place or thing; spelled with initial capital letters.

Common Noun

A noun that denotes a class of objects or a concept as opposed to a particulat individual.

Pronoun

A word that can function by itseld as a noun phrase and that refers either to the participants in the discourse (I, you) or to someone or something mentioned elsewhere in the discourse (she, it, this)

Antecedent

A word, phrase, clause or sentence to which another word refers.

Turn this common noun into a proper noun: president

Abraham Lincoln

Turn this common noun into a proper noun: car

Ford Mustang

1 st person pronouns

The one(a) speaking: I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours

3rd person pronouns

The one(s) spoken about: he, him, his, she, her, hers, it , its, they, their, theirs

2nd person pronouns

The one(s) spoken to: you, your, yours

Identify if the word in bracket [ ] is a common noun, proper noun or pronoun within the context of the sentence: The [batter] holds [his] bat near the handle.

[common noun] and [pronoun]

Identify if the word in bracket [ ] is a common noun, proper noun or pronoun within the context of the sentence: [Explorer] Ponce de Leon looked for the [Fountain of Youth] in the area that is now known as [Florida].

[common noun], [proper noun], and [proper noun]

Define the word in brackets [ ]: Janice is willing to go to the store to buy groceries for [me].

[object pronoun]

Identify if the word in bracket [ ] is a common noun, proper noun or pronoun within the context of the sentence: The fans show [their] [appreciation] for the home run by standing and applauding.

[pronoun] and [common noun]

Identify if the word in bracket [ ] is a common noun, proper noun or pronoun within the context of the sentence: Jesse James and [his] gan of desperate outlaws once roamed the state of [Missouri].

[pronoun] and [proper noun]

Identify if the word in bracket [ ] is a common noun, proper noun or pronoun within the context of the sentence: [Andrew] never takes [his] eye off the ball as he swings for the fence.

[proper noun] and [pronoun]

Identify if the word in bracket [ ] is a common noun, proper noun or pronoun within the context of the sentence: [Connecticut] got [its] name from the [Algonquin] tribe; its name means "land on the long tidal river".

[proper noun], [pronoun], and [proper noun]

Define the word in brackets [ ]: [I] am willing to go to the store and buy all of the groceries.

[subject pronoun]

Turn this singular noun into a plure noun: foot

feet

Turn this singular noun into a plure noun: jewelry

jewelry

Turn this singular noun into a plure noun: knife

knives

Turn this singular noun into a plure noun: moose

moose

Turn this singular noun into a plure noun: puppy

puppies

Turn this singular noun into a plure noun: roof

roofs

Turn this singular noun into a plure noun: tornado

tornadoes

Turn this singular noun into a plure noun: wish

wishes