Identifying nouns worksheets
First graders find the nouns in sentences they read themselves, including sentences with two nouns to catch. The question that never fails: does this word name a person, animal, place, or thing?
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What students need to know
A noun names a person, a place, a thing, or an animal.
This skill runs from kindergarten through 2nd grade. Pick a grade above for level-matched sentences, teaching notes, and worksheets.
Identifying nouns across the grades
Kindergarten
A noun names a person, an animal, a place, or a thing. Kindergartners hunt for naming words in short sentences read aloud together: dog, mom, park, cup.
1st grade
First graders find the nouns in sentences they read themselves, including sentences with two nouns to catch. The question that never fails: does this word name a person, animal, place, or thing?
2nd grade
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or animal. Second graders practice finding every noun in a sentence, not just the first one: in "The teacher opened the window," both "teacher" and "window" are nouns.
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