a thing that can be seen, heard, smelled, touched, or tasted
100
What do you add to most nouns to make them plural?
add an -s
100
What is a possessive noun?
a noun that shows ownership or relationship using an apostrophe (')
100
What is a compound noun?
a noun made of two or more words used together as a one noun
200
What is the difference between a common and a proper noun?
A common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea (not capitalized). A proper noun is a specific name for a person, place, thing, or idea (capitalized).
200
What is an abstract noun?
an idea, feeling, quality, or characteristic
200
Write the plural form of city and valley on the whiteboard.
cities and valleys
200
Write the possessive form of "the blue suede shoes of Roger" on the whiteboard.
Roger's blue suede shoes
200
Write three examples of compound nouns on the board.
Ex: classroom, homework, butterfly
300
Give three examples of common nouns.
Ex: street, store, car
300
What is a collective noun? Give two examples.
a word that names a group of people or things; pack, team, class
300
Write the plural forms of man, woman, and child on the whiteboard.
mEn, womEn, and childREN
300
Write the possessive form of "the purse of Mrs. Jones" on the board.
Mrs. Jones' purse OR Mrs. Jones's purse
300
Correct the errors in the following compound nouns on the board: paint brush, thirteen year old, teen-ager
paintbrush, thirteen-year-old, teenager
400
Write three examples of proper nouns on the board.
Ex: Lincoln Avenue, Soriana, Toyota
400
Give five examples of abstract nouns.
Ex: fear, joy, love, peace, hunger
400
Write the plural forms of icebox, life, and chef on the whiteboard.
iceboxES, liVES, chefS
400
Correct the error in the following sentence on the board: "Langston Hughes' is one of the most famous poets in the U.S."
"Langston Hughes. . ." (no apostrophe)
400
Write the plural forms of the following compound nouns on the board: mailman, lunchbox, brother-in-law
mailmEn, lunchboxES, brotherS-in-law
500
Change the following common nouns from "Thank You, M'am" to proper: boy, woman, city
Roger, Mrs. Luella Bates Washington Jones, Harlem
500
Identify the concrete noun, the abstract noun, and the collective noun in the following sentence: "Mrs. Jones did not ask him about his family because she didn't want him to feel embarrassment."