Common Nouns
A noun is a person, _________, or thing.
place
A proper noun names a __________ common noun
specific
Plural mean _________.
more than one
possessive nouns should someone ______________.
owns something
A pronoun ____________ of a noun.
takes the place
Choose the noun from the sentence:
I love my new dress!
dress
What do you do to all proper nouns?
capitalize
when a word ends in s, z, ch, sh, or x how do you make it plural?
at -es
possessive noun always have an _____________.
apostrophe
replace the bolded noun with a pronoun.
Tom and John help Ms. Jackson by raking her leaves.
they
choose the noun that names a person from the sentence:
Her grandmother lives in the desert.
grandmother
Is the bolded word a proper noun?
I went to the store with my teacher.
no
a proper noun would be: Ms. Walbruch or Ms. Wilke
make the singular noun plural:
leaf
leaves
choose the possessive noun from the sentence:
A puppies' ears are long and soft.
puppies'
choose the pronoun from the sentence:
She is reading to Ms. Jackson.
she
choose the noun that names a thing from the sentence:
My sister put food in the bowl.
bowl
choose the proper noun from the sentence:
My family and I are traveling to Disneyland.
Disneyland
How do you change a singular noun that ends in a y?
kick out the y and add -ies
Say the sentence with a possessive noun.
The tongue of a cat is very rough.
The cat's tongue is very rough.
replace the bolded noun with a pronoun:
The book has lots of ripped pages.
It
choose the common noun from the sentence:
John and Jack packed up and walked to school.
school
Choose the proper noun from the sentence:
Many different fish swim in the Atlantic Ocean.
Atlantic Ocean
change the singular noun plural:
bunny
bunnies
When a noun is singular the apostrophe goes (before or after) the s?
before
choose the pronoun from the sentence:
We think the poster will look good.
We