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Types of Nouns 6

The Indefinite Article 10

The Definite Article 14

Rules for Plurals 18

22 Parts of a Sentence 24

Sentence Structures 28

Simple Present 32

Present Progressive 36

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Imperatives and Exclamations 42

Can and May 46

Simple Past 50

Past Progressive 54

58 It Is + Adjectives/Nouns 60

There + Be + Noun 64

Adverbs 1 68

Adverbs 2 72

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Review 4 Review 4 Final Test Final Test

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Common Nouns

Concrete Nouns

Proper Nouns

Abstract Nouns

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Grammar Rules

Types of Nouns Types of Nouns

Common Nouns vs. Proper Nouns

A noun is a person, place, thing, or animal. There are different kinds of nouns.

Most nouns are common nouns. Common nouns are general things.

Example boy, city, book, tiger

Proper nouns are specific names. Proper nouns always start with capital letters.

Example Sam, Paris, Eiffel Tower, Monday, Godzilla

Concrete Nouns vs. Abstract Nouns Nouns can be concrete or abstract.

Concrete nouns are things you can see and touch.

Example girl, rock, paper

Abstract nouns are ideas, feelings, and qualities.

Example trust, fear, happiness, Internet

China

Sparky

happiness kitchen

cat

pen

Jim

Titanic

love boy

notebook

bird

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Look at the table. Then, write the words in the correct boxes.

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Look at the table. Then, write the words in the correct boxes.

Common Nouns vs. Proper Nouns

People Places Things Animals

Common Nouns Proper Nouns

doctor teacher Jason

parkhospital Greece

chocolate paper Apollo

liondeer Godzilla

Concrete Nouns vs. Abstract Nouns

Concrete Nouns Abstract Nouns

table

chair water

house bird

tree anger

luck beauty

happiness stress loneliness

Practice

Concrete Nouns Abstract Nouns

People Places Things Animals

Common Nouns Proper Nouns

school China

King Kong bird

singer Steve

clock Tuesday

telephone monkey

king Seoul

sand hate

sadness paper

book love

fear pencil

ruler peace

knife trust

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Circle the correct types of nouns.

More Practice

1. plate (common noun / proper noun) 2. Chicago (proper noun / common noun) 3. stone (concrete noun / abstract noun) 4. Germany (common noun / proper noun) 5. success (concrete noun / abstract noun) 6. calendar (proper noun / common noun) 7. hate (concrete noun / abstract noun) 8. Internet (abstract noun / concrete noun) 9. milk (common noun / proper noun) 10. tissue (concrete noun / abstract noun)

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Brooklyn Bridge Mary

January victory nurse

mountain weakness cheetah book friendship Jason

aunt lake Godzilla pride King Kong zoo

bear Paul president giraffe bottle joy

Canada actor New York courage trouble card

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Write the words in the correct boxes.

Concrete Nouns Abstract Nouns

People Places Things Animals Common

Nouns

Proper Nouns

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Circle the correct types for the underlined nouns and rewrite them correctly.

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Challenge

Types of nouns Correct words

1. The Book is on the table.

2. Amy feels Happiness right now.

3. They are in the Library.

4. The Students walk to the house.

5. The Eiffel Tower is in paris.

6. He meets jennifer.

7. She speaks four Languages.

8. I like apple Pie.

(common / proper) (concrete / abstract) (common / proper) (concrete / abstract) (common / proper) (concrete / abstract) (common / proper) (concrete / abstract)

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1. person (common noun) 2. place (proper noun) 3. thing (common noun) 4. concrete noun

5. abstract noun

Pair Work

Writing

1. place (common noun) ________________________________

2. person (proper noun) ________________________________

3. thing (proper noun) ________________________________

4. animal (common noun) ________________________________

5. concrete noun ________________________________

6. abstract noun ________________________________

Speaking

school

book

Example: thing (common noun) Student A: thing (common noun) Student B: spoon

Write examples of the different kinds of nouns listed.

Take turns saying out loud examples of the different kinds of nouns.

Contents Contents

Types of Nouns 6

The Indefinite Article 10

The Definite Article 14

Rules for Plurals 18

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Parts of a Sentence 24

Sentence Structures 28

Simple Present 32

Present Progressive 36

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