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Noun Games

In early grammar lessons, children learn that nouns are either a person, place, or thing. Turtle Diary's collection of online noun games helps to solidify this understanding in an engaging applicable way. While learning the parts of speech can sometimes be a tricky task, our variety of noun games online are designed to lay the foundation from which students can build strong reading and writing skills. You're sure to notice measurable improvements in your child's language skills in no time through the use of these online noun games.

A noun is a person, place, thing, idea, feeling, or concept. It gives a name to things that will be doing the action provided by the verb. Nouns can be people, places, things, animals, seasons, planets, days, time, and more!

Identifying Nouns In a Sentence

Identifying Nouns Part 1

Identifying a Noun Part 1

Common Noun names a non-specific person, place, or thing. Common nouns are never capitalized. More abstract ideas can also be common nouns, like thoughts, ideas, and concepts.

Identifying Common Nouns Part 2

Identifying a Noun as Common or Proper In a Sentence Part 1

Identifying Common Nouns Part 1

Identifying a Noun as Common or Proper

Proper nouns give a specific name to a common noun, and therefore are ALWAYS CAPITALIZED.

Identifying Proper Nouns Part 1

Identifying a Noun as Common or Proper

Identifying Proper Nouns Part 2

Identifying a Noun as Common or Proper In a Sentence Part 1

The word "singular" means "one," and that's exactly what a singular noun is - only one person, place, or thing. Examples include a dog, a cat, a skyscraper, a pencil, or a cup. The word "plural" means "more than one," so a plural noun refers to more than one of a person, place, or thing. Examples include dogs, cats, skyscrapers, pencils, and cups.

Identifying a Noun as Singular or Plural

Identifying the Correct Plural of a Noun Part 1

Forming Plural Nouns Part 1

Verb Agreement with Singular or Plural Form of Noun

Irregular nouns are those that don't fit the standard rules when making them plural. As always, there are exceptions to these spelling rules as well, so you will need to be familiar with them.

Identifying the Correct Irregular Plural Noun

Completing a Sentence with the Correct Irregular Plural Noun

Rewriting a Sentence with the Correct Irregular Plural Noun

Collective Nouns represent a group or collection of things, like a jar or a bar or a loaf.

Identifying Collective Nouns Part 1

Choosing the Correct Collective Noun to Complete a Sentence

Rearranging Letters to Form a Collective Noun

Identifying Collective Nouns Part 2

Countable nouns are those that you can actually count. If you can put an article in front of the noun, such as a, an, or the, then it is countable. Uncountable nouns are things you cannot quantify, like feelings or emotions or abstract concepts. In general, you can divide these into mass and abstract.

Identifying Count and Noncount Nouns Part 1

Identifying Noncount and Count Nouns

Identifying Count and Noncount Nouns Part 3

A gerund is a type of noun, so let's review what makes a noun first. A noun is a person, place, thing, idea, feeling, or concept. It gives a name to things that will be doing the action provided by the verb. Nouns can be people, places, things, animals, seasons, planets, days, time, and more!

Identifying Gerunds Part 1

Gerunds

The three genders of nouns in English are masculine (i.e. male), feminine, common (neither male nor female specified), and neuter (i.e. no gender).

Identifying the Gender of the Noun Part 1

Identifying the Correct Opposite Gender of a Noun Part 1

Completing Sentences with Correct Opposite Noun Gender

Identifying the Gender of the Noun Part 2

Much and many have similar meanings, but different uses. Much should be used when you're talking about a large amount, so many that you cannot count them. Many is also used when you're talking about a quantity of something, but usually a small enough amount that you're able to count them.

Identifying Count and Noncount Nouns Part 1

Identifying Noncount and Count Nouns

Identifying Count and Noncount Nouns Part 3

A & An are articles that combine with singular nouns that you can count. A is used when the word starts with a consonant sound. An is used when the word starts with a vowel sound (a, e, i, o, or u).

We use some and any as articles with plural nouns and uncountable nouns.

It's a concrete noun if you can see, hear, smell, taste, or touch it. Abstract nouns are those that name feelings, ideas, concepts, or characteristics that cannot be felt with your senses.

Identifying an Abstract Noun Part 1

Identifying a Concrete Noun Part 1

Identifying a Noun as a Concrete Noun or an Abstract Noun

Completing a Sentence with the Correct Abstract Noun

To Possess means to own or to have, and that's exactly what these nouns are doing. Possessive nouns are those that show possession or ownership of another noun.

Identifying Possessive Nouns

Forming Possessive Nouns

Identifying the Possessive Noun

Rectifying the Possessive Noun Error in a Sentence

A Predicate Noun, or Predicate Nominative, is a noun or noun phrase that comes after a linking verb. It often gives more information about the subject of the sentence, identifying or describing a state-of-being or just giving more specificity.

These are different types of nouns: Common nouns, Proper nouns, Collective nouns, Compound nouns, Concrete nouns, Abstract nouns, Countable nouns, Uncountable nouns

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Hi-ya! Get your ninja ready to battle against monsters. Race against another player to answer questions and destroy the monsters. The quicker you answer, the more power you have. Consecutive correct answers power up your ninja skills - attack with fury or retreat to save yourself.

Dribble, dribble, shoot! Get your court skills primed for a competitive game of hoops with friends! Choose your subject area from math, English, or typing skills, and jump in the game. Answer questions quickly to earn your spot on the foul shot line. Shoot to win!

Face off against your opponent armed with a slingshot. Answer questions in math, language, or use your typing skills to get ahead. Shoot stones at the correct answer bubble to pop it and score! Be careful...those bubbles will come faster the further you get into the game!

Who will make it to the top first? Climb faster than your friends by answering questions either in math, language, or using your typing skills. Correct answers propel your stickman towards the top of the rope. Answer consecutively to earn sliding props to make your opponent slip back down their rope!

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Interactive Noun Games

Animated lessons offer an interactive way to learn this important grammar lesson. This is the best way to entice children as young as kindergarteners to want to speak in a correct fashion. While it is cute to hear the way kids talk, saying things incorrectly, even as they proceed through the school years, it becomes increasingly important for them to speak the right way. This starts by teaching your children what a noun is, and allowing them to quiz using noun games for kids.

Many Ways to Teach Nouns

The best way to help your child with nouns is to quiz how it is used. You can do this using our interactive noun games, as well as various printable worksheets we provide for you and your child. When you offer various ways to understand a new subject, children are more likely to gain a solid grasp the subject, and understand which method of learning is the most effective for them.

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