Find the Noun or Nouns
Person, Place, or Thing
Common and Proper
Singular and Plural Rules
From Singular to Plural
100
The little boy fell asleep quickly in his bed.
boy, bed
100
The elephant went into the circus tent.
elephant- thing, tent- place
100
europe is my favorite continent.
Europe- proper, continent- common
100
The most common way of making a noun plural is to do this. Some examples would be book, meat, and cat.
Add an s to the end to make book, meats, and cats.
100
knife
knives
200
I went to the garden to pick my peas.
garden, peas
200
Judy stared at the chalkboard in her classroom.
Judy- person, chalkboard- thing, classroom-place
200
i went shopping with my mom.
mom- common
200
This rule helps you change the words half and thief.
Drop the f and change it to ves to get halves and thieves.
200
blueberry
blueberries
300
I wanted to floss my teeth, but I went to the bathroom and all of the floss was gone!
teeth, bathroom, floss
300
Jeff said, "Sorry, but I forgot my homework at home."
Jeff- person, homework- thing, home- place
300
we went fishing by division street.
Division Street- Proper
300
Words that end in ss, ch, zz, and x follow this rule as in the words box and lunch.
Add es to the end to make boxes and lunches.
300
mouse
mice
400
She said she liked the way my new hat looked.
hat
400
Are you going to the mall?
mall- place
400
i went to the park and walked baxter.
park- common, Baxter- proper
400
What rule do we follow to change words like man and goose.
Change letters inside of the word, not at the end to make men and geese.
400
moose
moose
500
As the bird flew through the sky, he decided to search the ground for a delicious worm.
bird, sky, ground, worm
500
Don't forget to put your name on your paper!
name- thing, paper- thing
500
when i went to chicago my uncle bought me a ticket to shedd aquarium
Chicago- proper, uncle- common, ticket-common, Shedd Aquarium- Proper
500
How would you make giraffe plural?
giraffes One rule says that if a word ends in fe, you drop the f and change it to ves, however, if it ends with ffe you just add an s.
500
potato
potatoes
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