Free Noun Worksheets

Picture worksheets for first and second graders who are learning what a noun is. Start with the chart, then sort, find and write nouns. Every worksheet has an answer key.

Grades 1–2 Grammar Worksheet Pack cover
Grades 1–2 Grammar Pack

All of grades 1–2 grammar in one file

All 8 grades 1–2 topics in one print-ready file: every free sheet in teaching order, plus a review, a write-about-it page and a scored quiz for each topic, two mixed check-ups and a progress chart. 67 sheets, every answer key at the back.

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What Is a Noun? Chart printable preview

What Is a Noun? Chart

Chart

Person, animal, place and thing, each with three pictures and a sample sentence. Read it together first.

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Sort the Nouns printable preview

Sort the Nouns

Grades 1–2

Twelve pictured nouns to write under Person, Animal, Place or Thing. Answer key on page 2.

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Find the Noun printable preview

Find the Noun

Grades 1–2

Eight short sentences, each with a picture clue. Circle the noun. Answer key on page 2.

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One and Many printable preview

One and Many

Grades 1–2

One dog, three dogs: add s to name more than one. Answer key on page 2.

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Name the Picture printable preview

Name the Picture

Grades 1–2

Write the noun for each picture from a word bank, then use one in a sentence. Answer key on page 2.

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Noun or Not? printable preview

Noun or Not?

Grades 1–2

Twelve words: color the boxes that hold nouns. Answer key on page 2.

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About these noun worksheets

A noun names a person, an animal, a place or a thing. These worksheets teach nouns in those four groups, because a first grader sorts an owl with the animals more easily than with "things". The chart introduces each group with pictures and a sentence.

Every picture is one the child has to look at to answer, and the words are short enough for a beginning reader. The sheets print in black and white, so the pictures can be colored in afterward.

Frequently Asked Questions

What grade are these noun worksheets for?
First and second grade. The sentences use short, mostly decodable words, so a kindergartner who is reading can do them with help.
Why four kinds of nouns and not three?
Many programs say "person, place or thing". We add "animal" as its own group because young children find it more natural. Both ways are correct, and an animal can be counted as a thing if your curriculum prefers.
Do the worksheets have answer keys?
Yes. Every worksheet prints its answer key as page 2 of the same PDF. The chart does not need one.