Noun Rules
What is a plural noun?
A noun that names more than 1 person, place, thing, or idea (e.g. boys, girls, students)
Plural of person
people
Find the nouns in the sentence:
Kevin slid down the long hallway and crashed into the steel door.
Kevin, hallway, door
city
common
What is a noun?
The name of a person, place, or thing
How do you form the plural of a singular noun that ends in x?
Add -es
fox --> foxes
plural of child
children
Find the nouns in the sentence:
Teresa loves her bulldog more than cotton candy!
Teresa, bulldog, candy
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 specific names of certain people, places, or things. (Hudson Elementary, Hy-Vee, Mrs. Happel)
Is this word singular, plural: sheep
It is both because whether you are talking about 1 or more than 1, it's always sheep.
Find the nouns in the sentence:
I banged my knee on the coffee table, and screamed, "YEOWTCH!"
knee, table
Change the proper noun, "June", to a common noun.
month
What is a proper noun?
A noun that names a specific noun.
If a singular noun ends in a consonant and y, how do we form the plural?
Change the "-y" to "-i" and add "-es"
sky --> skies
Change countries to the singular form.
country
country--> countries(change "y" to 'i" and add "es")
Find the nouns in the sentence:
Hagrid rubbed Fluffy's ears gently to calm him down.
Hagrid, Fluffy, ears
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 we form the plural?
Change the -f or -fe to -v and add -es
knife --> knives
life --> lives
plural of bookshelf
bookshelves
(if a word ends in -f or -fe, change it into "v" and add "es", e.g. yourself --> yourselves, chef --> chefs).
Find the nouns in the sentence:
Lucy ran down the dark alley towards the Halloween festival, convinced that a vampire was chasing her!
Lucy, alley, festival, vampire
Name 3 proper nouns for "country".
any 3 countries
What does a possessive noun show?
ownership
Nouns that DO NOT follow the normal patterns for making them plural are called:
irregular nouns
What is the singular form of elves?
Elf
Find the nouns in the sentence:
"Jack, quit tormenting your sister!" mom screeched from the top of the stairs.
Jack, sister, mom, stairs
A proper noun is always _____________.
capitalized
What do you do to most plural nouns to make them possessive?
add an '
parents'