KEY

Name: ____________________________

Identifying Nouns
A noun can be a person, place, thing, or idea. Read the story below.
Circle all the nouns. Write them on the lines below the story. Write C next
to common nouns, and P next to proper nouns.

Jillian and her mother went to an auction in the city. They were hoping to find paintings and other
artwork to decorate their home. They looked around at all the things on display. There were vases,
furniture, and sculptures. Everywhere they looked there were more beautiful and exotic items to see.
Eager to find the paintings, Jillian walked quickly to the far side of the building. She could hardly
believe her eyes when she saw an original painting by Monet. Tiny colored dots combined to make a
magnificent picture. She didn’t even want to guess how much it would cost. She knew that she would
never have enough money to buy it. She did see several other paintings that she liked. She showed
them to her mother, who agreed that they were beautiful.
The auction lasted for hours! Finally, one of the paintings that they liked was on the platform.
Jillian’s mother had the winning bid! By the end of the auction, they had three lovely paintings to take
home with them. Jillian also had some great memories of the time she had spent with her mother. She
would think of that day, and the painting by Monet that she had seen up close, every time she saw the
new paintings hanging in their home. It had been a wonderful day.

1__________________________________ 2 _________________________________ 3 ____________________________

4__________________________________ 5 _________________________________ 6 ____________________________
7__________________________________ 8 _________________________________ 9 ____________________________
10________________________________ 11 _______________________________ 12 ___________________________
13________________________________ 14 _______________________________ 15 ___________________________
16________________________________ 17 _______________________________ 18 ___________________________
19________________________________ 20 _______________________________ 21 ___________________________
22________________________________ 23 _______________________________ 24 ___________________________
25________________________________ 26 _______________________________ 27 ___________________________
28________________________________ 29 _______________________________ 30 ___________________________
31 _______________________________ 32 _______________________________ 33 ___________________________
34 _______________________________ 35 _______________________________ 36 ___________________________
37________________________________ 38 _______________________________ 39 ___________________________
40________________________________ 41 _______________________________ 42 ___________________________
43________________________________ 44 _______________________________ 45 ___________________________
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 KEY
Name: ____________________________

Identifying Nouns
A noun can be a person, place, thing, or idea. Read the story below.
Circle all the nouns. Write them on the lines below the story. Write C next
to common nouns, and P next to proper nouns.

Jillian and her mother went to an auction in the city. They were hoping to find paintings and other
artwork to decorate their home. They looked around at all the things on display. There were vases,
furniture, and sculptures. Everywhere they looked there were more beautiful and exotic items to see.
Eager to find the paintings, Jillian walked quickly to the far side of the building. She could hardly
believe her eyes when she saw an original painting by Monet. Tiny colored dots combined to make a
magnificent picture. She didn’t even want to guess how much it would cost. She knew that she would
never have enough money to buy it. She did see several other paintings that she liked. She showed
them to her mother, who agreed that they were beautiful.
The auction lasted for hours! Finally, one of the paintings that they liked was on the platform.
Jillian’s mother had the winning bid! By the end of the auction, they had three lovely paintings to take
home with them. Jillian also had some great memories of the time she had spent with her mother. She
would think of that day, and the painting by Monet that she had seen up close, every time she saw the
new paintings hanging in their home. It had been a wonderful day.

Jillian (P)
1__________________________________ mother (C)
2 _________________________________ auction (C)
3 ____________________________
city (C)
4__________________________________ paintings (C)
5 _________________________________ artwork (C)
6 ____________________________
home (C)
7__________________________________ things (C)
8 _________________________________ display (C)
9 ____________________________
vases (C)
10________________________________ furniture (C)
11 _______________________________ sculptures (C)
12 ___________________________
items(C)
13________________________________ paintings (C)
14 _______________________________ Jillian (P)
15 ___________________________
side (C)
16________________________________ building (C)
17 _______________________________ eyes (C)
18 ___________________________
painting (C)
19________________________________ Monet (P)
20 _______________________________ dots (C)
21 ___________________________
picture (C)
22________________________________ money (C)
23 _______________________________ paintings (C)
24 ___________________________
mother (C)
25________________________________ auction (C)
26 _______________________________ hours (C)
27 ___________________________
paintings (C)
28________________________________ platform (C)
29 _______________________________ mother (C)
30 ___________________________
bid (C)
31 _______________________________ end (C)
32 _______________________________ auction (C)
33 ___________________________
paintings (C)
34 _______________________________ home (C)
35 _______________________________ Jillian (P)
36 ___________________________
memories (C)
37________________________________ time (C)
38 _______________________________ mother (C)
39 ___________________________
day(C)
40________________________________ painting(C)
41 _______________________________ Monet (P)
42 ___________________________
time (C)
43________________________________ paintings (C)
44 _______________________________ home (C)
45 ___________________________
day (C)
46_________________________________

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