a thing that can be seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or touched
100
What is the most common rule for changing a singular noun to a plural noun?
add an -s
100
What is a possessive noun?
A possessive noun shows ownership or relationship.
100
Use the idiom "pop the question" in a sentence.
Ex: My brother popped the question after dating his girlfriend for eight years!
200
What is the difference between a common and proper noun?
A common noun is a general name for a person, place, thing, or idea (not capitalized).
A proper noun is the particular name for a person, place, thing, or idea (ALWAYS capitalized).
200
What is an abstract noun?
names an idea, feeling, quality, or characteristic
200
Write the plural forms of mystery, baby, and day on the board.
mysteries, babies, days
200
What is the symbol called that is used to make a noun possessive?
an apostrophe ( ' )
200
Use the idiom "to pay someone respect" in a sentence.
Ex: We all should pay respect to our parents.
300
Give 4 examples of common nouns.
Ex: student, dog, class, pizza
300
Give 4 examples of concrete nouns.
Ex: table, book, computer, baby
300
What do you add to words like fox, inch, and buzz to make them plural?
add -es (foxES, inchES, buzzES)
300
Change this phrase to possessive and write it on the board: the nests of two birds
two birds' nests
300
This idiom means you are speechless and cannot say what you want because you are shy or embarrassed.
tongue-tied
400
Give 4 examples of proper nouns.
Ex: Euroamericano, Starbuck's, Netflix, Alex
400
Give 4 examples of abstract nouns.
Ex: love, beauty, excitement, honesty
400
What are the correct plural forms of the words corn and tuna?
corn and tuna
400
Write a sentence on the board using Jonas as a possessive.
Ex: One of Jonas's rules states that he may lie.
400
This idiom describes a person who prefers to do things on his or her own without other people.
lone wolf
500
Change these common nouns into proper nouns and write them on the board: teacher, street, book, restaurant, and state
Ex. Ms. Zweber, Blvd. Diaz Ordaz, The Giver, La Nacional, Veracruz
500
What are the concrete nouns and abstract nouns in this sentence: Jonas received the memory of war from the Giver.
concrete: Jonas, the Giver
abstract: memory, war
500
Write the correct plural forms of woman, foot, goose, and shelf on the board.
women, feet, geese, and shelves
500
Change the following phrases to possessive on the board: the students homework (singular), the students homework (plural), and the childrens toys
the student's homework, the students' homework, and the children's toys
500
Use the idioms "the big cheese" AND "under the weather" in one sentence.
Ex: The big cheese was feeling under the weather so he wasn't at work today.