General
Nouns
Nouns
What is the most common spelling change we make to show a noun is plural?
Add s or es
What part of speech is a direct object?
(noun, preposition, verb, adjective, adverb)
noun
List the three articles which can come before a noun.
a, the, an
Label all the things!
Jennifer is smart.
Jennifer- Subject
is- verb
smart- adjective
What is Ms. Belcher's favorite Broadway show?
Waitress
Label each of these nouns: concrete or abstract and common or proper.
1.HAPPINESS. 2. SPONGE BOB 3. HALLOWEEN 4. LIFE BOAT
5. BIRTHDAY 6. FELICITY
1. abstract, common
2. concrete, proper
3. abstract, proper
4. concrete, common
5. abstract, common
6. concrete, proper
Where does the vertical line go when dividing a sentence between the subject and predicate?
After the subject and before the predicate.
What is the direct object in this sentence?
Bob made Carol dinner.
dinner
Label all the things.
Roxy and DeMarcus went into the store and bought spaghetti and cupcakes.
(Subject, MVs, HVs, prepositional phrases, OPs, DOs, articles)
Subjects- Roxy and DeMarcus
Verbs- went, bought
Prep phrase- into the store
OP- store
DOs- spaghetti, cupcakes
article- the
What is Ms. Belcher's favorite color?
blue
Which words should be capitalized in these sentences?
jennifer went to the store to buy some doritos and banana ice cream. on friday she thought about christmas and what type of food she should eat. should she invite tom brady, the famous quarterback from florida?
Jennifer, Doritos, On, Friday, Christmas, Should, Tom Brady, Florida
What is the simple subj and simple pred?
The blue doll sits in the window.
Subj- doll
Pred- sits
Write the possessives:
a dog belonging to Ms. Belcher
a pig belonging to two dogs
Ms. Belcher's dog
two dogs' pig
Bob bought his wife a horse for her birthday.
(Subject, MVs, HVs, prepositional phrases, OPs, DOs, IOs, noun determiners, PNs)
subject- Bob
Verb- bought
DO-horse
prep phrase- for her birthday
OP- birthday
articles- a
What is Ms. Belcher's favorite type of candy/chocolate?
Peanut M&Ms
List 5 concrete nouns and 5 abstract nouns
various answers
What is the complete subj and complete pred.?
The happy cow is eating grass.
Complete subj- the happy cow
Complete pred.- is eating grass
Write the possessives:
a toy belonging to Lucas
a ship belong to the captain
a book belonging to two sisters
Lucas's toy
captain's ship
sisters' book
Jan mailed her mother a post card from the beach.
(Subject, MVs, HVs, prepositional phrases, OPs, DOs, IOs, noun determiners, PNs)
Subject- Jan
Verb- mailed
IO- mother
DO- post card
Prep phrase- from the beach
OP-beach
NDs- her, a, the
What did Ms. Belcher want to be when she grew up for her whole life?
Tip: not a teacher
Broadway performer
Find all the nouns in these sentences. Also label them (Subject, OP, DO, Pred. noun for bonus)
Felix is a cat in the story. Felix licked his paw and then scratched his mother. His mother baked Felix some fresh cat food in the morning.
Felix- subject. cat- PN story- OP
Felix- subject. paw- DO. mother- DO
Mother- DO food- DO morning- OP
What are the plural spellings of the following nouns:
cat
puppy
tomato
tooth
cats
puppies
tomatoes
teeth
Name the subject, the direct object, and the OP.
The kitten was eating cat food in the kitchen.
Sub- kitten
DO-food
OP- kitchen
In the morning, Jason and Josh were running to the house and made their mom cookies.
(Subject, MVs, HVs, prepositional phrases, OPs, DOs, articles)
Prep phrases- in the morning, to the house
Subjects: Jason and Josh
HV: were
MVs: running, made
OPs- morning, house
DO- cookies
articles- the, the
Where did Ms. Belcher live before NYC/NJ?
Italy