Types of Nouns
A/An _______________________ noun is a noun that is SINGULAR, but it names a group of things.
Collective Noun
To make a word that ends in -ch plural, what do you do?
Add -es! (example: church -> churches)
To make a singular common noun possessive, you...
Add an apostrophe + s (example: the bone of the dog -> the dog's bone)
The SINGULAR possessive of Henry is ___________
Henry's
The three ways to make a compound noun are....
Smooshing, Hyphenation, Open Compound
A/An ____________________ noun is a general name for something, and it is never capitalized unless it is the first word in a sentence.
To make a word that ends in -f/fe plural, what two things might you do?
To some, you add -s (like chef, chief, roof)
To some, you change the -f to a -v and add -es (like shelf, dwarf)
To make a singular PROPER noun possessive, you...
Add an apostrophe + s (example: classroom of Mrs. Visinsky -> Mrs. Visinsky's classroom)
The PLURAL possessive of bird is ___________
bird -> birds -> birds'
When making a word plural, a noun that doesn't follow any rules is called....
An irregular plural noun
A/An ____________________ noun is the particular name of something and should always be capitalized.
Proper Noun
To make a word that ends in a consonant + y plural, you....
Change the y to an i and add -es (example: baby -> babies)
To make a singular noun that ends in -s possessive, you...
Add an apostrophe + s (example: the wheel of the bus -> bus's wheel)
The SINGULAR possessive of fox is __________
fox's
If you have two nouns, how do you know which noun to make possessive?
__(noun)_______ of ____(noun)______
You make the possessor/owner possessive.
A/An _______________________ noun names a quality, feeling, or idea.
Abstract Noun
To make a word that ends in vowel + o plural, you should...
Add an -s (example: zoo -> zoos)
To make a plural noun ending in s possessive, you...
Add an apostrophe AFTER the s (example: the bones of the dogs -> the dogs' bones)
The PLURAL POSSESSIVE of Sunday is________.
Sunday -> Sundays -> Sundays'
When you say that a NOUN has a NUMBER, what does that mean?
Singular or plural
A/An _______________________ noun is a noun that CAN be observed or noticed by the senses.
Concrete Noun
To make a word that is a proper noun that ends in y plural, you...
Add an -s (example: Sunday -> Sundays)
To make a plural noun that DOES NOT end in s possessive, you...
Add an apostrophe + s (example: the feathers of the geese -> the geese's feathers)
The PLURAL possessive of mouse is.....
Mice's
Spell the word that describes this punctuation: '
apostrophe