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Noun Identification Practice - Grade 2

A worksheet for second graders to practice identifying common and proper nouns in sentences and passages.

Grade 2 ELA GrammarGrammar and MechanicsParts of SpeechNounsNoun Identification
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.1.A

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ELAGrammarNounsGrade 2
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Noun Identification Practice

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Read each section's instructions carefully before answering.

A noun is a word that names a person, place, animal, or thing.

Person
Place
Animal
Thing

Underline the noun(s) in each sentence. (Write the noun on the line)

1. The dog ran fast.  

2. My mom bakes cakes.  

3. We play at the park.  

4. The book is blue.  

5. A bird sang a song.  

Read the story below. Circle every noun you find.

My friend, Lily, loves to visit the zoo. Her favorite animal is the monkey. Monkeys love to eat bananas. Last Saturday, Lily saw a baby monkey holding its mother's hand. It was a sweet moment.

Which word in the sentence is a noun?

1. The big cat slept.

a

big

b

cat

c

slept

d

the

Match each word to the type of noun it is.

1. teacher

 

a. Place

2. dog

 

b. Person

3. school

 

c. Thing

4. pencil

 

d. Animal

Write one noun for each category.

1. Person:  

2. Place:  

3. Animal:  

4. Thing: