Nouns are one of the parts of speech. Parts of speech are kinds of words. 

Words are like Legos. Just like we use different kinds of Legos to make things, we use different kinds of words to make sentences and say what we mean.

A noun is a person, place, or thing.
In this video, Teacher Rachel gives many examples of nouns.

Instructions: Watch the video. Then complete the following exercises.

Which words are nouns? Remember, a noun is a person, place or thing.
Bonus points if you can say what kind of noun it is (person, place, or thing)!

1. horse
2. by
3. toy
4. dad
5. read
6. brother
7. sit
8. China
9. jump
10. happy
11. street
12. me
13. you
14. sadly
15. spider
16. angry
17. school
18. friend
19. throw
20. water

Answers:

1. horse - noun (thing)
2. by - not a noun (preposition)
3. toy - noun (thing)
4. dad - noun (person)
5. read - not a noun (verb)
6. brother - noun (person)
7. sit - not a noun (verb)
8. China - noun (place)
9. jump - not a noun (verb)
10. happy - not a noun (adjective)
11. street - noun (place)
12. me - noun (person)
13. you - noun (person)
14. sadly - not a noun (adverb)
15. spider - noun (thing)
16. angry - not a noun (adjective)
17. school - noun (place)
18. friend - noun (person)
19. throw - not a noun (verb)
20. water - noun (thing)
    

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