What's Going on Over There? They're? Their?
5 Kinds of Nouns
5 Kinds of Nouns Two!
Singulars & Plurals
I Will Possess You!
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_______ are no excuses this time, Buddy!
There
100
What is the definition of a concrete and abstract noun?
Abstract noun are nouns that you cannot use your senses (touch, see) and concrete nouns are nouns that you can use your five senses.
100
Give me 2 examples of a compound noun.
butterfly, classroom, etc.
100
What is the rule when words end in the letter x, y, z, s, ss, ch, or sh? ex: words like bench, church, tax
You add an -es to the end of the word.
100
What is the rule when a noun is singular and you want to make it singular possessive? What if it's a name like Travis?
You add an apostrophe s, even if the name ends in s, you still need to add apostrophe s because it's still one person.
200
I can't imagine where ________ going after the movie.
they're
200
What are the common and proper nouns in this sentence? Lorraine and Jessica wanted to go to Amelia’s birthday party.
proper: Lorraine, Jessica, Amelia common: party
200
What are the common and proper nouns in this sentence? Amelia picked out a chocolate cake with icing from Lake’s Bakery.
proper: Amelia, Lake's Bakery common: cake, icing
200
What is the singular form for the word "thieves" and "loaves"?
thief and loaf
200
Write what Lucas owns using the correct possessive form. Keys belonging to Lucas. _______ keys.
Lucas's keys. Why? Because it is a singular noun.
300
It's _______ car, so let them decide where we're going.
their
300
What are the compound nouns in this sentence? A passerby must have found my wallet on the sidewalk.
passerby, sidewalk
300
What are the concrete and abstract nouns in this sentence? The principal asked all the students to think about the importance of friendship.
concrete: principal, students, abstract: importance, friendship
300
How do you spell the plural form for the noun "monkey"?
monkeys
300
Write the correct possessive form for the capital noun. The tire of the BUS is flat. The _________ tire is flat.
bus's
400
Whenever ________ are two or more firefighters in the same room, you know what they'll be talking about.
there
400
What are the concrete and abstract nouns in this sentence? He looked at the pile of money with greed in his eyes, and then he tried to grab it.
concrete: pile, money, eyes abstract: greed
400
What is the proper noun in this sentence that needs to be capitalized? Did you take the stairs to the washington monument?
Washington Monument
400
Name 3 nouns that stay the same for singular and plural.
deer, sheep, fish, moose, rice, trout, salmon, deer
400
What is the correct possessive form for the capital word? The dog of my FRIENDS barks a lot. My _________ dog barks a lot.
friends'
500
These students have a poor attendance record. I'm worried about ______ being absent during next week's exams.
their
500
Give me 3 examples of abstract nouns.
love, hatred, joy, happiness, peace, unity, anger, etc.
500
What 3 types of nouns are these words? Britney Spears, Central Park Zoo, Pacific Ocean What is it?
They are proper, compound, and concrete.
500
What is the rule for changing f or fe? Give one example.
knife/knives wife/wives thief/thieves life/lives
500
What are the two rules when changing plural nouns to become plural possessive?
If the noun is plural and ends in -s, then you just add an apostrophe after the s. If the noun is plural and does not end in -s, then you have to add 's after the noun.
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