Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: Abstract Nouns
The composition of a noun is more than just a person, place or thing. Use this resource to study examples of nouns and their many uses.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: What Are Collective Nouns?
A collective noun is a word that refers to a group, such as a collection, a herd, a team! [0:37]
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: What Is a Generic Noun?
This page discusses generic nouns, non-specific nouns such as in "a gang of boys," as compared to collective nouns such as "a pride of lions." Several examples of generic noun usage are provided.
abcteach
Abcteach: Noun Skill Sheets
[Free Registration/Login Required] Teachers will find several worksheets for primary, elementary and middle school students identifying the role a noun or pronoun plays, collective nouns, diminutives, as well as definitions and...
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Nouns
This page focuses on nouns including definitions, types of nouns (person, place, thing/idea), common vs proper nouns, types of common nouns (concrete, abstract, collective), nouns as subjects, nouns as objects, nouns as subjective and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Plurals Often Treated as Singular
This video lesson focuses on words that appear plural but take a singular verb. It discusses the rules of subject-verb agreement, and then looks at three kinds of confusing words: indefinite pronouns, collective nouns, and misleading...
TES Global
Blendspace: Nouns
An eight-part learning module with images, charts, links, exercises, and videos filled with explanations and examples of different types of nouns.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: All About Nouns
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a review of plural, collective, and abstract nouns. It starts off very basic and builds.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: Cliffs Notes: Quiz: Collective Nouns
Take this six-question quiz to test your knowledge of collective nouns and the verbs they agree with. Once answers are submitted, correct and incorrect answers are shown and a percentage score is given.
Other
Grammaropolis: The Nouns
This is a lesson in nouns including defining nouns, common, proper, concrete, abstract, compound, and collective nouns. It defines each type, shows its use in a sentence, and provides examples.
TES Global
Blendspace: Noun Types Review
A six-part learning module with links images, websites, slides, and a video on different types of nouns including common, proper, collective, verbal, compound, abstract, concrete, countable, and uncountable.
Teacher Planet
Teacher Planet: My Teacher Tools: Teacher Friendly Flashcard Collection
Explore the teacher-friendly flashcard collection to access resources online and print for your classroom.
Other
Learning Farm: 2nd Grade Writing: Nouns Lesson
A brief engaging instructional activity to help students understand the process of making nouns plural or using collective nouns.
Robin L. Simmons
Grammar Bytes: The Collective Noun
Notes on collective nouns and how to use correct verbs and pronouns to agree with them.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Plurals
[Free Registration/Login Required] Investigate, collect and classify spelling patterns in pluralization; construct rules for regular spellings.
Other
Cingletree Learning: English Grammar 101: Collective Nouns
Practice subject-verb agreement by choosing the verb that agrees with each collective noun subject.
Other
Teach Ro: Collective Nouns and Verb Agreement Practice
Learn about collective nouns and practice choosing the right verb form for the collective noun subject in each sentence.
University of Washington
Mary Nell's Grammar Summaries
The University of Washington provides an excellent collection of grammar-related summaries. The collection includes material on verb tenses, agreement, noncount nouns, and many other topics.
Big Learners
Biglearners.com: ccss.ela literacy.l.k.1.c : Kindergarten English Language Arts
Here is a collection of common core aligned worksheets for core standard L.K.1.C. A brief description of the worksheets is on each of the worksheet widgets. All worksheets are free to view, download, or print.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Parts of Speech Nouns
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart helps students to understand the difference between common and proper nouns, plural and singular nouns, possessive nouns, and abstract, concrete, and collective nouns.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: American Lit and Comp: Modernism: Subject Verb Agreement
This lesson focuses on subject verb agreement; it provides examples of agreement under a variety of circumstances and the offers a short self-assessment.
University of Washington
Mary Nell's Summary on Agreement
Excellent summaries in table form of agreement issues, particularly those involving subjects and verbs.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Dot's Spot
Explore vocabulary words, the alphabet, and music alongside Del, Dot, and Dee through media, lesson plans, and graphic organizers.
Other
Using English: Glossary of English Grammar Terms
A comprehensive A-Z index of grammar terms with explanations and examples. Each entry provides links to activities and other resources available on the site for more practice on that aspect of grammar. Suggested activities are often...
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