G9+2010+English+Grammar+Nouns

Welcome to the G9 2010 English Grammar Nouns Page!

Follow the steps according to your color.


 * Yellow **

A. Choose 1 activity from #1, #2, or #3. B. Play the game #4 C. (optional) Do extension activity #5
 * Step 1. Common vs. Proper Nouns **

A. Do activity #6 B. Pick two activities from #8, #9, or #10 C. (optional) Do Extension Acitivty #11
 * Step 2. Concrete vs. Abstract Nouns **

A. Complete activity #13A. B. Choose either activity #14 or Activity #15. Use Activity #13B as a resource to help you. C. Play the game Activity !16 D. (Optional) Do extension activity #17
 * Step 3. Collective Nouns **

A. Complete Activity #18 B. Choose either activity #19 or Activity #20. C. (Optional) Do extension activity #23.
 * Step 4. Gendered Nouns **

A. Play Game #21 or #22. B. Complete Activity #24.
 * Step 5. Review **

Complete all of the following assessments: A. Common vs. Proper Nouns Activity #25. Available in class. B. Concrete vs. Abstract Nouns Activity #26. Available in class. C. Collective Nouns Activity #27. Available in class D. Gendered Nouns Activity #28. Available in class.
 * Step 6. Assessment **


 * Green **

A. Choose 1 activity from #1, #2, or #3. B. Play the game #4 C. (optional) Do extension activity #5
 * Step 1. Common vs. Proper Nouns **

A. Do Activity #6 or #7. B. Pick two activities from #8, #9, or #10 C. (optional) Do Extension Acitivty #11
 * Step 2. Concrete vs. Abstract Nouns **

A. Complete activity #13A. B. Choose either activity #14 or Activity #15. Use Activity #13B as a resource to help you. C. Play the game Activity !16 D. (Optional) Do extension activity #17
 * Step 3. Collective Nouns **

A. Complete Activity #18 B. Choose either activity #19 or Activity #20. C. (Optional) Do extension activity #23.
 * Step 4. Gendered Nouns **

A. Play Game #21 or #22. B. Complete Activity #24.
 * Step 5. Review **

Complete all of the following assessments: A. Common vs. Proper Nouns Activity #25. Available in class. B. Concrete vs. Abstract Nouns Activity #26. Available in class. C. Collective Nouns Activity #27. Available in class D. Gendered Nouns Activity #28. Available in class.
 * Step 6. Assessment **


 * Blue **

A. Choose 1 activity from #1, #2, or #3. B. Play the game #4 C. (optional) Do extension activity #5
 * Step 1. Common vs. Proper Nouns **

A. Do Activity #7 B. Pick two activities from #8, #9, or #10 C. (optional) Do Extension Acitivty #11
 * Step 2. Concrete vs. Abstract Nouns **

A. Complete activity #13A. B. Choose either activity #14 or Activity #15. Use Activity #13B as a resource to help you. C. Play the game Activity !16 D. (Optional) Do extension activity #17
 * Step 3. Collective Nouns **

A. Complete Activity #18 B. Complete Activity #19 AND #20 C. (Optional) Do extension activity #23.
 * Step 4. Gendered Nouns **

A. Play Game #21 or #22. B. Complete Activity #24.
 * Step 5. Review **

Complete all of the following assessments: A. Common vs. Proper Nouns Activity #25. Available in class. B. Concrete vs. Abstract Nouns Activity #26. Available in class. C. Collective Nouns Activity #27. Available in class D. Gendered Nouns Activity #28. Available in class.
 * Step 6. Assessment **

Activity #1 Sort [] Title in your notebook, “Sorting”. In your notebook, make a T-chart: Common Nouns on one side, Proper Nouns on the other. Click on “Start”. (You may have to disable Pop-Up blocker). Sort the nouns, and write down where each noun belongs. Record your score.
 * Common vs. Proper Nouns **

Activity #2 Either/Or [] Title in your notebook, “Either/Or”. In your notebook, make a T-chart: Common Nouns on one side, Proper Nouns on the other. Do the activity, and write down where each noun belongs. Check your answers, record your score, and note any errors you made.

Activity #3 Either/Or/Neither: Title in your notebook, “Noun Basketball”. [] Play the game. Record your score. Note any errors you made.

Game: Activity #4: Battleship [] Title in your notebook, “Battleship”. Choose your skill level. Play the game. List all the nouns you encountered. If they are common, write “C” after the noun. If they are proper, write “P” after the noun.

Extension Activity What you will need: 2 pieces of construction paper or 2 posters glue scissors old magazines that may be cut up markers
 * Activity #5 **

On top of one piece construction paper or on the poster, take a color marker and write: On top of the other piece construction paper or on the poster, take a color marker and write: Go through old magazines cutting out pictures that apply specifically for each category, i.e., common noun or proper noun, gluing them onto the correct space and labeling them.
 * Common Nouns **
 * Proper Nouns **

Activity #6 Explanation 1: [] This website is an introduction to abstract nouns. Read this. In your notebook, write the definition of an abstract noun, below the title “Introduction to Abstract Nouns”
 * Concrete vs. Abstract Nouns **

Activity #7 Explanation 2: [] This introduction is more in-depth, and includes the categories of abstract nouns you might encounter, or choose to use in your writing. In your notebook, under “Introduction”, list the categories of abstract nouns, and next to the category, write one noun that fits into that category.

Activity #8 Quick Quiz [] Title in your notebook, “Quick Quiz”. For this activity, list in your notebook each noun you find. If it is concrete, write “C” after the noun. If it is abstract, write “A” after the noun. Also, record your score.

Activity #9 Quia Sort [] Title in your notebook, “Quia Sort”. For this activity, list in your notebook each noun you find. If it is concrete, write “C” after the noun. If it is abstract, write “A” after the noun.

Activity #10 Quia Quiz. [] Title in your notebook “Quia Quiz”. Make a T-Chart in your notebook, one side for Concrete Nouns, the other for Abstract Nouns. Sort each noun into its correct category on the chart. As you do the activity, note any errors you made.

Activity #11 Extension Activity: Write a poem, using a concrete noun as a comparison for an abstract noun. For example, you could talk about “faith” as a “ring” that always stays with you. The poem can be in any form, but should be no less than 8 lines. Write your poem in your grammar notebook.

Introduction: Activity #13A [] Title in your notebook, “Introduction”. Read through this website, and list ten collective nouns you find. Next to the noun, write what singular noun goes in the group.
 * Collective Nouns **

Example: __ Collective __ __Singular__ herd cows

// Resource Site: // Activity #13B Here is a list of all of the animal collective nouns you’ll need to know: [] Use this when you do ALL of your other activities!

Worksheet: Activity #14. Download and print the worksheet here: Do all twelve sentences from the word bank, and then check your answers with page 3 of the pdf file found here: [] Note any errors you made.

Quiz Activity #15 [] Title in your notebook, “Collective Quiz”. In your notebook, make a T-Chart. On one side, write Collective Nouns, on the other, write “Non-collective Nouns”. Fill in the chart as you do the activity. Note any errors you made.

Game: Activity #16 Quia Concentration [] Title in your notebook, “Concentration”. Click “Concentration” (You may want to click “Matching” first to practice. Play the game, matching the nouns to the name of their groups. In your notebook, write down the singular noun, then draw an arrow, and write the collective form of the noun.

Extension activity: Activity #17 Write a fairy tale about any animal being outside of its group. Make sure you include the name of the group, or the collective noun, for the animal you chose. In your story, you might have your animal join another group of animals. The more collective nouns you use, the more EC points you will receive.

Activity #18 [] This website is not just a great introduction, it has some easy activities. In your notebook, title “Gender Introduction”. Read the information, and do tasks 1, 2, and 3 in your notebook. Check your answers in a dictionary. Note any errors you made. Then do the extension activity, changing the gender of the nouns in each sentence.
 * Gendered Nouns **

Quick Quiz Activity #19 [] Title in your notebook, “Quick Gender Quiz”. Do the activity, and record your score. Note any errors you made.

Quick Quiz 2 Activity #20 [] Title in your notebook, “Quick Gender Quiz 2”. Do the activity, and record your score. Note any errors you made.

Review Game Activity #21 [] This is a one-person on-line game that is a review of everything we’ve been doing. Practice it if you REALLY feel you don’t have a hang of anything we’ve done.

Review Game: [] Activity #22 This is a two-player game, to test you on Plurals, Abstract nouns, and Common v. Proper Nouns. Title “Review Jeopardy”. Play the game. Record your score, and your opponent’s score. Write down any questions you may have.

Extension activity Activity #23 Take 3 neutral profession nouns, like “Teacher” for example (but use 3 different ones). Explain what the reasons, if any, are for our society to associate those words with certain genders. Make arguments why this is unfair, and biased. Come up with 3 ideas for helping us to promote fairness in terms of our views of these words, and act upon one of them. See me if you need help for clearer understanding.

BIG NOUN REVIEW Activity #24 In your notebook, title, “Big Noun Review”. [] This activity includes review on Common Nouns, Proper Nouns, Abstract Nouns, Collective Nouns, Countable and Uncountable Nouns, and Gendered Nouns. Do ALL the activities, that’s right ALL of them. Record ALL of your answers in your notebook: Common Nouns 1-20, Proper Nouns, 1-10 (rewritten correctly), Abstract Nouns, 1-12 Collective Nouns, 1-10, Countable and Uncountable Nouns, 1-10, Gendered Nouns 1-20. You do not have to do the forming nouns from other nouns section. First write down your answers, then check them with the answers on the site. Note any errors you made. This will take a while, but is great practice for the test.

Common vs. Proper Nouns Activity #25. Available in class.
 * Assessments **

Concrete vs. Abstract Nouns Activity #26. Available in class.

Collective Nouns Activity #27. Available in class

Gendered Nouns Activity #28. Available in class.