Common/Proper
Find the nouns & determine if they are common or proper.
Walruses are clumsy on land.
Walruses - common
land - common
Write the plural of the singular noun.
church
churches
Write the plural possessive.
the dreams of the workers
the workers' dreams
Find the collective noun.
The herd of cattle grazes on the grass.
herd
Is the bold word used as a noun or a verb?
Some people hike across a canyon.
verb
Find the nouns & determine if they are common or proper.
This animal lives near the Artic Ocean.
animal - common
Artic Ocean - proper
Write the plural of the singular noun.
policeman
policemen
Write the singular possessive.
the sweater belongs to Brian
Brian's sweater
Find the collective noun.
Out of the woods ran a pack of wild dogs.
pack
Use the word dance as a noun in a sentence.
Ex: Please do not wear your dirty clothes to the dance.
The committee decorated the hall for the dance.
Find the nouns & determine if they are common or proper.
Lucy will eat popcorn at the theater.
Lucy - proper
popcorn - common
theater - common
Write the plural of the singular noun.
baby
babies
Write the plural possessive.
the discovery belonged to the women
the women's discovery
What do you call a group of fish?
a school of fish
Determine if the bolded word is a noun or a verb.
Place the papers in the tray.
I know the place to find a good taco.
Place the papers in the tray. (verb)
I know the place to find a good taco. (noun)
Find the nouns & determine if they are common or proper.
Items to pack include a coat and rainboots.
coat - common
rainboots - common
Write the plural of the singular noun.
foot
feet
Write an appropriate singular possessive noun in the blank.
The __________________ backpack was full of graded papers.
Examples:
child's
student's
boy's/girl's
What do you call a group of kittens?
a litter
Be sure you wash up with water after you paint.
wash - verb
water - noun
paint - verb
Find the nouns & determine if they are common or proper.
A person is considered an omnivore because humans eat plants and animals.
person - common
omnivore - common
humans - common
plants - common
animals - common
Why are these plurals formed differently even though they both end in 'y'?
chimney - chimneys
nanny - nannies
You only add an 's' to the 'y' if there is a vowel before the 'y'.
You change the 'y' to 'i' and add 'es' when there is a consonant in front of the 'y'.
The ___________ (firefighters) truck zoomed past the ______ (priest) house.
priest's
Use a collective noun in the sentence.
The ________ ate dinner at 6:00 pm.
Ex:
family, crew, company, team, tribe, class, group
Use the word practice as a noun and a verb in 1 sentence.
Ex: She will practice dribbling at her soccer practice tomorrow.