Noun Rules
What is a plural noun?
A noun that names more than 1 person, place, thing, or idea (e.g. boys, girls, students)
Make the following word plural: cat
cats
Is the following noun common or proper?: city
common
What is a noun?
person, place or thing
What do you add to a singular noun that ends in x?
Add -es
fox --> foxes
Make this word plural: child
children
Is the following noun common or proper? Mexico
proper
What does singular mean?
only one
What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?
Common nouns are general people, places, or things (school, store, teacher). Proper nouns are the names of certain people, places, or things. (Hudson Elementary, Hy-Vee, Mrs. Happel)
Is this word singular, plural, or both: sheep
It is both because whether you are talking about 1 or more than 1, it's always sheep.
Change the proper noun, "July", to a common noun.
month
What is a proper noun?
a noun that names a specific noun
If a singular noun ends in a vowel and y, how do you make it plural?
Boy--boys
Change pennies to the singular form.
penny
penny --> pennies (change "y" to 'i" and add "es")
Change the common noun, "teacher", to a proper noun.
any teacher's name
What is a common noun?
any regular noun
If a noun ends with ‑f or ‑fe how do you make it plural?
Change the -f or -fe to -v and add -es
life --> lives
Change bookshelf to the plural form.
bookshelves
(if a word ends in -f or -fe, change it into "v" and add "es", e.g. yourself --> yourselves, chef --> chefs).
Name 3 proper nouns for "country".
any 3 countries
What is a concrete noun?
A noun that you can use your five senses on
If a singular noun ends in a consonant and y, how do you make it plural?
Change the "-y" to "-i" and add "-es"
sky --> skies
study --> studies
What is the singular form of elves?
Elf
A proper noun is always c _ _ _ _ _ lized.
capitalized
What is an abstract noun?
Noun you cant use five senses on