Anything Nouns
What is a noun?
person, place or thing
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: tooth
Is the following noun common or proper?: city
common
Find the nouns in the sentence:
Kevin walked down the hallway.
2 Kevin, hallway
What does singular mean?
only one
How do you change a noun that ends in x into a plural form? Example: tax
Add -es
tax --> taxes
Make this word plural: child
children
Is the following noun common or proper? Mexico
proper
Find the nouns in the sentence:
Teresa loves her dog!
2 = Teresa, dog
What is a proper noun?
a noun that names a specific noun
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, "March", to a common noun.
month
Find the nouns in the sentence. Identify the proper noun:
I used to live in Los Angeles with my family.
2 nouns: Los Angeles, family
proper noun: Los Angeles
What is a common noun?
any regular noun
If a singular noun ends in a consonant and y, how do you make it plural? Example: baby
Change the "-y" to "-i" and add "-es" to make ladies
baby -->babies
sky --> skies
study --> studies
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
Find the possessive noun in the sentence:
Paul looked at Sarah's new shoes.
Sarah's new shoes.
How do you spell the plural of puppy?
puppies
If a noun ends with ‑f or ‑fe how do you make it plural? Example: Life
Change the -f or -fe to -v and add -es
knife --> knives
life --> lives
Change thief to the plural form.
thieves
(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
Find the possessive noun in the sentence:
Lucy's dog ran down the street towards the lights in the trees.
Lucy's dog
How do you spell the plural of glass?
glasses
Nouns that DO NOT follow the normal patterns for making them plural are called
irregular nouns
What is the singular form of mice?
mouse
A proper noun is always c _ _ _ _ _ lized.
capitalized
Find the possessive noun in the sentence:
The sun's rays warmed the earth.
sun's rays