Nouns, Nouns, Nouns!

Noun Rules

1

What is a plural noun?

A noun that names more than 1 person, place, thing, or idea

2

If a singular noun ends in ‑s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z, how do you make it plural?

Add -es

3

If a singular noun ends in a vowel and a y, how do you make it plural?  Example:  toy

Add s

4

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

5

If a noun ends with ‑f or ‑fe how do you make it plural?

Change the -f or -fe to -v and add -es

6

If a plural noun is irregular and doesn't end in s (like mice), how do you make it possessive ('s  or s')?

's

Singular or Plural

1

Make the following word plural: cat

cats

2

Make this word plural: child

children

3

Is this word singular, plural, or both: moose

It is both because whether you are talking about 1 or more than 1, it's always moose.

4

Change blueberries to the singular form.

blueberry

5

Change bookshelf to the plural form.

bookshelves

6

Is this noun singular or plural? the class's students

Singular **

Possessive Nouns

1

Change this phrase so that it shows possession: the bone that belonged to the dog

 the dog's bone

2

Change the phrase to show possession:  the brushes that belong to the ponies

the ponies' brushes

3

Change the phrase to show possession:  the babies that belong to the deer

the deer's babies

4

Make the following phrase show possession: the crowns that belonged to the princesses

the princesses' crowns

5

Rewrite the possessive noun correctly: The donkeys water was too cold for them.

donkeys'

6

Rewrite the possessive noun correctly: The teeths cavities were filled.

teeth's

Common or Proper

1

Is the following noun common or proper?

city **

2

Is the following noun common or proper?

Mexico **

3

Change the proper noun to a common noun:  July

month

4

How many common nouns are in this sentence: Jeff wanted to go to the park with his friends but there was too much rain.

3 **

5

Make the common noun proper:  store

Any store, with capital letters

6

How many proper nouns are in this sentence? 

Mrs. Smith likes to drink coffee from Starbucks on Saturdays.

3 **

Anything Goes

1

What does a possessive noun show?

ownership or belonging

2

What does singular mean?

only one

3

What is a noun?

a person, place, thing or idea

4

Write the possessive form of this phrase:  the tails of the ponies

the ponies' tales

5

Write the possessive form of this phrase:  The feet of the geese

the geese's feet

6

What is the rule for when a plural possessive noun ends in s? Do you add 's or just add an apostrophe (')?

You just add just an '!