Grade 3 What is a noun?

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Nouns Nouns are words that name a person, place, or thing.

Nouns

Nouns are words that name a person, place, or thing.
You use

nouns when you write and when you speak.
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Nouns that name people Here are some nouns that name people:

Nouns that name people

Here are some nouns that name people:
teacher
student
janitor
secretary
nurse
Mrs. Campbell
Can

you think of some nouns that name people?
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Nouns that name places: These nouns name places. school city library

Nouns that name places:

These nouns name places.
school
city
library
mall
Knoxville
America
What other nouns name places?

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Nouns that name things: These are nouns that name things: horse

Nouns that name things:

These are nouns that name things:
horse
pencil
Paper
love
book
computer
United States Constitution
What

are other nouns that name things?
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Remember-nouns name persons, places, or things. More examples: doctor-person hospital-place pizza-thing

Remember-nouns name persons, places, or things.

More examples:
doctor-person
hospital-place
pizza-thing
Can you spot the noun

in this sentence?
The cat meowed loudly.
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Let’s practice. Find the nouns in these sentences: Our teacher is

Let’s practice.

Find the nouns in these sentences:
Our teacher is in the

classroom.
That dog belongs to Jim.
Many people came to the concert.
Houston is city in Texas.