Nouns - Answer Key

A noun is a person, place, or thing.

Mike read a book in the park.

Mike is a noun because it is a person’s name.

Book is a noun because it is a thing.

Park is a noun because it is a place.

Directions: Underline the nouns in the sentence below.

1. Chris is eating a peach. (2 nouns)

2. Rob flew a kite in the park. (3 nouns)

3. The clock was broken. (1 noun)

4. Mr. Thompson corrected the test. (2 nouns)

5. Five dogs ran across the sidewalk. (2 nouns)

6. Mary painted a pretty picture. (2 nouns)

7. Jay played the guitar. (2 nouns)

8. Michael dribbled the basketball. (2 nouns)

9. Olivia munched on cookies. (2 nouns)

10. Amy drove her car to work. (3 nouns)

Directions: Tell whether each noun below is a person, a place, or a thing.

1.	John	person
2.	Cafeteria	place
3.	Flower	thing
4.	Bedroom	place
5.	Woman	person
6.	Firefighter	person
7.	Pencil	thing
8.	Illinois	place
9.	Car	thing
10.	Dr. Price	person

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