Nouns Exercises for Grade 5

1. Underline the nouns in the following sentences and mention which type of noun it is.

1. The crowd was very big. _______________________________________________________________________________

2. We saw a fleet of ships in the Harbour. _______________________________________________________________________________

3. John was very famous for his wisdom. _______________________________________________________________________________

4. We all love honesty. _______________________________________________________________________________

5. Sara wrote a speech about the importance of freedom. _______________________________________________________________________________

6. Jess planted trees in Gable Park. _______________________________________________________________________________

7. I give my mum a bouquet of flowers on her birthday. _______________________________________________________________________________

8. He want to go to Florida next summer. _______________________________________________________________________________

9. I wrote a story about a man getting robbed by a gang of thieves. _______________________________________________________________________________

10. We thanked him for his bravery. _______________________________________________________________________________

2. Change the singular nouns into plurals in the following sentences:

1. The woman picked the tomato.                           _______________________________________________________________________________
2. The fly landed in the bush. _______________________________________________________________________________
3. The man was afraid of the woman. _______________________________________________________________________________
4. The thief stole the watch. _______________________________________________________________________________
5. The child picked the leaf. _______________________________________________________________________________
6. The dish was on the shelf. _______________________________________________________________________________
7. The mouse lived in the piano. _______________________________________________________________________________
8. The potato was the same size as the orange. _______________________________________________________________________________
9. The fox attacked the goose. _______________________________________________________________________________
10. The lady gave presents to the child. _______________________________________________________________________________

3. First, circle the adjectives in the following sentences, then write these adjectives in the given blanks.

1. The pretty girl was wearing a green dress. __________
2. The small donkey was in the field. __________
3. The boy was sitting in the empty classroom. __________
4. The detective questioned the fat man. __________
5. He stopped the black car in a narrow lane. __________
6. They landed the spaceship on the cold planet. __________
7. I saw a sad clown in his colourful costume. __________
8. She wrote a long letter and left it on the table. __________
9. The brown horse was in the thick forest. __________
10. The large liner crossed the calm ocean. __________

4. Fill appropriate propositions in the following sentences:

1. The lion and the unicorn fought __________ the crown.
2. She sat __________ the fire and told me a tale.
3. He rules __________ a vast empire.
4. Do not cry __________ spilt milk.
5. The river flows __________ the bridge.
6. We cannot live __________ water.
7. He is __________ the room, hiding __________ the door.
8. The helicopter flew __________ the mountain and landed __________ the beach.
9. Last year I climbed __________ Mount Brandon __________ my best friend.
10. He went __________ the hardware shop and bought a tin __________ paint.
11. The library closed __________ an hour between one and two o’clock.
12. We sheltered __________ a tree__________ the rain.

5. Write an appropriate personal pronoun in the following blanks:

Subject pronouns usually come before the main verb, while object pronouns follow the main verb.

1. Do you know that man? Do you know __________?
2. My friend and I have the money. __________ can go shopping.
3. Robert and Mark are late. __________ should hurry.
4. She gave __________ a birthday gift. I really like it.
5. Elephants are very big, so __________ eat a lot of food.
6. Do you feel okay? Can I help __________?
7. My new neighbours are very friendly. I really like __________.
8. I need to find my book. Where did you put __________?
9. Spiders have eight legs, and __________ also have many eyes.
10. I’m busy right now. Could you please call __________ after an hour?
11. He gave me the box, but __________ lost it.
12. We gave him the money, and he gave __________ the candy.
13. I rarely eat junk food because __________ isn’t healthy.
14. Who is she? Do you know __________ name?
15. My sister isn’t here. __________ is at work.
16. Dinosaurs were very large, but __________ all died millions of years ago.
17. Could you please help __________? I have a problem.