A common noun is ____________________. Give an example of a common noun.
Any person, place, or think. Example: girl, boy, car
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Is the possessive noun singular or plural:
The cats' fur is white. ____________
How did you know?
Plural because the apostrophe is after the /s/.
100
What is the plural noun of the word car?
cars
100
What is the baseword of the word regional?
region
100
Cause and effect....define cause....define effect.
Cause is why something happens. An effect is what happens.
200
A proper noun is _____________________. Give an example of a proper noun.
A SPECIFIC person, place or thing. Example: Ms. Hall, H.H. Richardson School.
200
The three _________(girl) dresses were the same color.
girls'
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What is the plural noun of the word box?
boxes
200
What is a prefix?
Word parts added to the beginning of a word that change their meanings and form new words.
200
What is a fact?
Something that can be proved.
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Which words in this sentence are nouns? Are they a common noun or a proper noun?
Yesterday, Sally went to the playground.
Sally: proper noun
playground: common
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Is the noun singular or plural?
The bird's beak was yellow. How did you know?
Singular because it is one bird's beak so the apostrophe comes before the /s/.
300
What is the plural noun of the word city?
cities
300
What is a suffix?
Word parts added to the end of a word that change their meanings to form new words.
300
What is a main idea?
A main idea is the most important idea from a paragraph or passage.
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What type of noun is the word restaurant?
common
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Where does the apostrophe go?
The ___________(teachers) desk is full of papers.
teacher's
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What is the plural noun of the word knife?
knives
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What does the prefix /un/ mean if you add it to the beginning of a word? An example would be "unfair".
/un/ means /not/.
400
What is an opinion?
An opinion is a belief that cannot be proved true or false.
500
Determine whether the following words are common or proper nouns. If it is proper, rewrite the noun correctly.
main street.....creek.....month.....january
Main Street: proper noun
creek: common noun
month: common noun
January: proper noun
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What are possessive nouns and how do you tell if they are singular or plural?
Possessive nouns show ownership or posession. Singular nouns add /'s/ and plural nouns/s'/ if word ends in /s/.
500
What is the irregular plural noun of man?
men
500
What is the suffix in the word "scientist"? Can you figure out the meaning the suffix /ist/?
/ist/. /ist/ means a person who is involved in a particular field (science).
500
What does it mean to draw a conclusion?
Form an opinion based on what you know or from the facts and detail in the text.