Noun Rules
What is a plural noun?
A noun that names more than 1 person, place, thing, or idea
Make the following word plural: cat
cats
What is a noun?
A noun is word used to name a person, animal, place, or thing.
Emma’s
What does plural mean?
more than one
If a singular noun ends in ‑s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z, how do you make it plural?
Add -es
Make this word plural: child
children
Find the noun: The bird is sitting in the green grass.
bird, grass
Make the following noun plural: party
parties
What does singular mean?
only one
If a singular noun ends in a vowel and a y, how do you make it plural? Example: toy
Add s to make toys
Is this word singular or plural: fish
It is both because whether you are talking about 1 or more than 1, it's always fish.
What is a possessive noun?
A possessive noun is a noun that shows ownership by adding 's to the end. A possessive noun shows that the noun has something.
What is a proper noun?
A proper noun is a specific name for a particular person, place, or thing. Proper nouns are always capitalized.
What is a common nouns?
A common noun is a word used to name a general person, place, or thing. Common nouns are not capitalized
If a singular noun ends in a consonant and y, how do you make it plural? Example: lady
Change the -y to -i and add es to make ladies
Change pennies to the singular form.
penny
Make the following phrase show possession: the crowns that belonged to the princesses
the princesses' crowns
Make the following noun plural: goose
geese
Name a common noun.
examples: boy, store, city, month, teacher
Is New York a proper noun?
Yes.
Change woman to the plural form.
women
What is the plural form for person?
people
Make the following noun plural: sheep
sheep
Name a proper noun
Mary, October, Casey's, Tuesday, Palmyra