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Grade 5

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Module 11

NOUNS

Different types of nouns:

Common nouns:

A word used for any person, animal, place or item (not specific) – ordinary, everyday things, e.g. puppy.

Proper nouns:

The name of a particular person, animal, place or item and always begins with a capital letter (specific) –e.g. Pasha.

Here’s a clue concerning the proper noun: because it is the specific name of something or someone, it is written with a capital letter.

Collective nouns:

A word used for a collection or group of similar persons, animals or items e.g. a pile of bones.

Abstract nouns:

Words which name feelings or qualities (cannot feel these with your hands) - (We do not do this in detail at all).

Exercise 1

Identify the different nouns from the following columns.

Put the correct number into the space provided. Refer to the above grid for help if necessary.

COMMON NOUNS

Exercise 2

1. Verbally list words that name:

(a) six occupations

(b) six animals

(c) six foods

(d) six items from your pencil bag

COMMON NOUNS AND PROPER NOUNS

Exercise 3

2. In the sentences below,

(a) pick out the common nouns that name people and circle them in RED.

(b) pick out the common nouns that name objects and underline them in BLUE.

(c) pick out the proper nouns and outline them in GREEN.

(i) Elize Grobbelaar, a neighbour, found the little squirrels.

(ii) Berena’s cat, Kit-Kat, became the orphans’ mother.

(iii) The kittens are fascinated with Snap, Crackle and Pop.

(iv) Pama, the father and farmer, says they eat his pumpkins and butternuts.

Exercise 4

3. Rewrite the following sentences using capital letters to begin the proper nouns:

(a) he is a game ranger in the kruger national park.

(b) my aunt anne works as a secretary for the nature conservation society.

(c) the only lioness left in captivity in natal can be viewed at durban zoo.

(d) port elizabeth is a holiday resort in the eastern cape.

(e) we have an “i love cape town” sticker on the back of our opel astra.

Exercise 5

(a) Find yourself a partner and let’s play the Alphabet Game.

(b) Select a letter of the alphabet in a fair manner.

(c) Try to complete the list before your partner can.

Memorandum

Exercise 1

Common Nouns: ghost; cat

Proper Nouns: Casper; Pretoria; Monday; Pasha; December; World War 1

Collective Nouns: a swarm of bees; a litter of kittens; a crowd of onlookers; bouquet

Abstract Nouns: astonishment; peace; a feeling of freedom; anger; fear

Exercise 3

Common Nouns that name people: neighbour; mother; father; farmer

Common Nouns that name objects: pumpkins; butternuts

Proper Nouns: Elize Grobbelaar; Berena’s; Kit-Kat; Snap; Crackle; Pop; Pama

Exercise 4

(i) -

(ii) Aunt; Nature Conservation Society

(iii) Natal; Zoo

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