Common & Proper
Singular & Plural
Singular & Plural
What is a common noun? What is a proper noun?
Give an example of each.
A common noun is a general term for a person, place, thing, or idea.
A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, thing, or idea. It is capitalized.
What is a compound noun?
Give an example.
A compound noun is two or more words that come together to form a noun.
What is a possessive noun? Give an example.
A possessive noun is a noun that indicates ownership or a direct connection.
Example: The girl's dog
What is a countable noun?
What is an uncountable noun?
Give an example of each.
Countable nouns are things that can be counted.
Uncountable nouns are things that cannot be counted individually.
What is a concrete noun?
What is an abstract noun?
Give an example of each.
Concrete nouns are things that can be seen, touched, tasted, heard, or smelled.
Abstract nouns are ideas or qualitiesthat cannot be experienced through the senses.
What is a singular noun? What is a plural noun?
Give an example of each.
A singular noun is one person, place, thing or idea.
A plural noun is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a collective noun?
Give an example.
A collective noun is a a word that refers to a group of people, animals, or things as a single unit.
How do you form a possessive for a singular noun?
Add an apostrophe and s.
cat > cat's
True or False: Countable nouns are used with numbers and words like "a" or "an," while uncountable nouns are not.
True!
A cookie, an apple
A milk, a information
Name concrete nouns for each of the 5 senses.
For example...
See: lamp
Hear: trumpet
Touch: blanket
Smell: candle
Taste: cupcake
How do you form plural nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, or sh? Give an example.
How do you form plural nouns ending in a consonant followed by y? Give an example.
-Add "es" (church → churches)
-Change the "y" to "i" and add "es." (baby → babies)
What are the three types of compound nouns?
Give an example for each.
Closed, Open, and Hyphenated
How do you form a possessive for a plural noun?
Add an apostrophe after the s.
cats > cats'
Name 2 countable nouns.
Name 3 uncountable nouns.
Student, apple, dog, car...
Water, sugar, money, air...
Name 2 abstract nouns that are emotions.
Name 2 abstract nouns that are ideas or concepts.
Happiness, sadness, courage, anger, love, joy...
Freedom, truth, faith, creativity, wisdom...
Name 5 irregular plural nouns.
For example... men, women, feet, teeth, geese, mice...
Name 2 collective food nouns.
Name 3 collective animal nouns.
Batch of cookies, bunch of grapes, dozen eggs...
Herd of cattle, litter of kittens, flock of geese...
How would you form this possessive plural noun?
A mother belonging to multiple children.
The children's mother.
We use words like a few, some, many, and several with countable nouns. What are these words called?
Quantifiers
Read the 2 sentences:
My grandmother is so kind and has a big heart.
The doctor did surgery on the man's heart.
Is heart a concrete or abstract noun?
Both!
My grandmother is so kind and has a big heart. (abstract)
The doctor did surgery on the man's heart. (concrete)