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
What is the possessive rule for plural nouns ending in "S?"
Add an apostrophe to the end of the word
(bags' labels)
Is the following noun common or proper?: city
common
Define compound noun
nouns made up of two words
What do you add to a singular noun that ends in x? Example: How would you spell the plural form of fox?
Add -es
fox --> foxes
Make this word plural: child
children
Make this possessive: the bone that belonged to the dog
the dog's bone
Is the following noun common or proper? Mexico
proper
Give an example of a close compound noun
Answers vary
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.
Make this possessive: the babies that belong to the deer
the deer's babies
Change the proper noun, "July", to a common noun.
month
Give an example of an open compound noun.
Answers vary
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
sky --> skies
study --> studies
Change pennies to the singular form.
penny
penny --> pennies (change "y" to 'i" and add "es")
Make this possessive: The eraser that belonged to the pencil
The pencil's eraser
Change the common noun, "teacher", to a proper noun.
any teacher's name
Give an example of a hyphenated compound noun?
Answers vary.
What is the rule for making compound nouns that are more than one word or hyphenated plural? (Example: maid of honor, music box, mother-in-law)
Make the most important part of the word plural
Maids of honor
Music boxes
mothers-in-law
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).
Rewrite the possessive noun correctly: The donkeys water was too cold for him.
donkey's
Name 3 proper nouns for "country".
any 3 countries
What type of compound noun is baseball?
closed
What do you do to a singular noun to make it possessive?
add an 's
John --> John's
Susan --> Susan's
What is the singular form of elves?
Elf
Rewrite the possessive noun correctly: The crowns of the princesses.
princesses' crowns
A proper noun is always ________________.
capitalized
Name all four noun genders
neuter, masculine, feminine, indefinite