Common and Proper Nouns
Name a singular noun.
Answers vary (must be one person, place, or thing)
Change this singular noun into a plural noun. chef ---> _____
chefs
A proper noun names a ________ person, place, or thing.
specific
A plural noun name ___________ person, place or thing.
more than one / two or more
Find the singular nouns in the following sentence. My friend used the brushes to make a painting.
friend, painting
Name a proper noun that is singular.
Answers vary (must be one specific person, place, or thing and must begin with a capital letter)
How many common nouns are in the following sentence? Large fish swim in the sea.
2 (fish, sea)
Proper nouns must begin with a __________ letter.
capital
Add ____ to most singular nouns to make them plural.
"s"
What are the proper nouns in the following sentence? My brother Michael wants to go to the Elmwood Zoo.
Michael, Elmwood Zoo
Name a common noun that is plural.
Answers vary (must name more than one person, place, or thing) Examples: beaches, classmates, dogs, pumpkins
Change the following common noun into a proper noun. state ----> ____________
Answers vary (proper noun must be capitalized)
Which of the following nouns are common nouns? (There may be more than one answer.) a) miles b) October c) hour d) Mr. Caminiti
a) miles, c) hour
Change these singular nouns into plural nouns. pack ---> _______, flash ---> _______, house ---> _______
packs, flashes, houses
What are the common nouns in the following sentence? The traveler rode along at a speed of twenty miles an hour.
traveler, speed, miles, hour
Change the common nouns into proper nouns. store ----> __________ restaurant ----> _____________ movie ----> ____________
Answers vary (proper nouns must begin with a capital letter)
What are the common nouns in the following sentence? Olivia wants to be a writer in the future.
writer, future
Which of the following nouns are proper nouns? (There may be more than one answer) a) Frozen b) roller coaster c) Atlantic Ocean d) Monday
a) Frozen, c) Atlantic Ocean, d) Monday
Add "es" to singular nouns that end in s, ___, ___, and ___ to make them plural.
x, sh, and ch
Find the proper nouns and the plural nouns in the following sentence. Kerry likes to take trains and buses to Philadelphia.
proper noun: Kerry, Philadelphia plural nouns: trains, buses
Name a sentence with a singular noun and a plural noun.
Answers vary
What kind of noun is "Allegheny Mountains"? a) common noun, singular b) proper noun, singular c) proper noun, plural d) common noun, plural
c) proper noun, plural. This is the specific name of a mountain range, so it is proper. It is naming more than one mountain, so it is plural.