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Nouns: Person, Place, Thing

Grade 2 Grammar Worksheet - Challenge Me

NameDate

Circle the noun in each sentence.

1.
The brown horse galloped freely.
- galloped
- freely
- horse
- brown
2.
The shy student answered quietly.
- shy
- answered
- quietly
- student
3.
The silly monkey chattered noisily.
- chattered
- monkey
- silly
- noisily
4.
The old library closed early.
- old
- library
- early
- closed
5.
The happy baby giggled softly.
- softly
- baby
- happy
- giggled
6.
The small mouse squeaked nervously.
- small
- squeaked
- nervously
- mouse
7.
The slow turtle crawled steadily.
- steadily
- crawled
- slow
- turtle
8.
The new friend waved cheerfully.
- friend
- waved
- new
- cheerfully
9.
The busy doctor listened carefully.
- busy
- listened
- carefully
- doctor
10.
The wise owl hooted softly.
- owl
- hooted
- softly
- wise

2nd Grade Nouns: Person, Place, Thing worksheet 1 – printable PDF — Download PDF: 1 2 3 4 5 6

About this worksheet

A noun is the name of a person, a place or a thing. Teacher, library and clock are all nouns, and so are words for animals such as dog and owl. Finding the noun in a sentence is the first step in learning how sentences work, because every sentence is about somebody or something. This worksheet gives ten short sentences, each with exactly one noun, and the child circles it from the words of the sentence.

The other words are verbs that tell what happened, describing words, and words that tell how, which are also easy to confuse with nouns. Ask your child to try the test question: can I put the word the in front of it? The dog, the library and the clock all work, but the barked and the loudly do not.

What your child will learn

Find the noun in a sentence
Tell a noun from a verb and a describing word
Know that nouns name people, places and things

Common Core standard: L.2.1.A

Worked example

In 'The little dog barked loudly,' dog is the noun. It names an animal. Barked tells what the dog did, and loudly tells how.

Common mistake

Circling the action word because it is the biggest part of the sentence.

Helpful hint

A noun names a person, a place or a thing. You can put the in front of it.

Next skill: Common and Proper Nouns

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with nouns: person, place, thing?

Circling the action word because it is the biggest part of the sentence.

How can I help my child with nouns: person, place, thing?

A noun names a person, a place or a thing. You can put the in front of it.

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