Nouns
What is the definition of a noun?
A noun names a person, place or thing.
What is the definition of a proper noun?
A noun that begins with a capital letter and names a PARTICULAR person, place, or thing.
What is the definition of a common noun?
Nouns that name any one member of a group, people, places, or things
Most nouns can be made plural but adding “___” at the end of the word
"s"
What are irregular plural nouns?
nouns made plural by NOT adding “S” or “ES”
Which noun names a person in this sentence?
A police officer stood near an intersection and blew a whistle.
Police officer
What are the proper nouns in the following sentence:
Tara put the turkey in the oven and left for the parade on Thanksgiving.
Tara and Thanksgiving
Which is NOT a common noun?
-teacher
-president
-Philadelphia
-state
-ocean
-star
Philadelphia
Read the following sentence and tell me which nouns are singular and which nouns are plural:
Julio sold all the peaches in the crate.
Singular nouns: Julio and crate
Plural nouns: peaches
True or false: Some nouns have the same form in the plural and singular
True
What are the nouns in the following sentence:
There are many monuments, statues, and offices.
monuments, statues, and offices
Which of the following are proper nouns:
Abraham Lincoln
Delaware
poet
Disney World
Abraham Lincoln, Delaware, and Disney World
What is the common noun in the following sentence:
These people had come to the United States from Europe.
people
Which is the CORRECT plural noun?
Berrys
Berries
Berries
Which of the following is NOT an irregular plural noun:
Sheep
Moose
Series
Fairies
Fairies
What are the nouns in the following sentence:
Carrie saw a very funny movie at the theater.
Carrie, movie, and theater
Tell me three proper nouns!!
*answers will vary*
What is the common noun in the following sentence:
My sister watches Sesame Street.
sister
WORDS THAT END IN ___, ___, ___, ___, OR ___ needs “ES” AT THE END OF THE NOUN.
S, X, Z, CH, or SH
Mr. Jones raked the ____________ into a pile. (leaf)
leaves
Which of the following is NOT a noun?
Govern
Government
Governor
Govern
What are the proper nouns in the following sentence:
Michael Phelps won eight gold medals in the 2008 Olympics.
Michael Phelps and Olympics
Tell me three common nouns!!
*answers will vary*
What is the definition of a singular noun? What is the definition of a plural noun?
Singular noun: names ONE person, place, or thing
Plural noun: names MORE than one person, place, or thing
What is the plural of the word "wife?"
Wives