C/P/A/C
lunchbox is a _____________ noun
common, proper, abstract, collective
What is common?
The plural of key?
What is keys?
vowel + y- just add s
example: alley, toys, days, donkeys
Is the sentence below correct? If not, correct it.
The three fish swam up river to find food.
What is correct
1 fish, three fish, five fish- fish does not change!
under, below
This is the definition for the prefix __________.
What is SUB?
submarine
submerge
subconscious
Place the apostrophe where it belongs. Say no apostrophe if none is needed.
I hope that this years Halloween parade is still going to be held.
What is:
I hope that this year's Halloween parade is still going to be held.
trust is a ___________ noun
common, proper, abstract, collective
What is abstract?
The plural of blueberry?
What is blueberries?
consonant + y- change the y to an i and add es
ex: cherry/cherries. story/stories
Is the sentence below correct? If not, correct it.
I wish that the woman in my group would ask for more pie because they seem really hungry.
What is incorrect?
women= they
woman- she
across, over
This is the definition for the prefix ___________.
What is trans?
transatlantic
transplant
transform
Place the apostrophe where it belongs. Say no apostrophe if none is needed.
All of my friends parents said they could go on the ski trip.
What is:
All of my friends' parents said they could go on the ski trip.
Cashiers, North Carolina is a __________ noun.
common, proper, abstract, collective
What is proper?
The plural of batch?
What is batches?
words that end in s, ss, x, ch, sh- add -es
ex: buses, kisses, taxes, bunches, brushes
Is the sentence below correct? If not, correct it.
The hunter saw three deers in the distance, so she grew very still.
What is incorrect?
one deer, three deer, five deer- deer doesn't change!
True or false:
trans and super both mean above and over.
What is true?
super also means MORE
Place the apostrophe where it belongs. Say no apostrophe if none is needed.
The five deers antlers stuck up from behind the hedge.
What is
The five deer's antlers stuck up from behind the hedge.
**tricky one- deer is already plural here!
women's, children's, men's, moose's, geese's
school is a _______________ noun
common, proper, abstract, collective
What is common and collective?
The plural of kitten?
What is kittens?
Most singular nouns just require an s to become plural.
Is the sentence below correct? If not, correct it.
I hope that the mouses living in our basement go outside soon so I don't have to see them.
What is incorrect?
mouse- mice
before, toward
The definition for the prefix __________.
What is pre?
prehistoric
premonition
preamble
Apostrophe or no apostrophe?
Can you believe Thomas class lasts three hours along!
What is:
Can you believe Thomas' class lasts three hours along!
You can write Thomas' class or Thomas's class
The definition of a noun is a _____________, a _____________, a ______________ or an ____________________.
What is a person, place, thing or idea?
True or false: This sentence is correct
All of the monkeys' played with the toys give by the zookeepers.
What is false?
**You do not need an apostrophe when making a noun plural.
All of the monkeys played with the toys give by the zookeepers.
Is the sentence below correct? If not, correct it.
The knife thrower sharpened his knifes in anticipation of his act.
What is incorrect?
knife- knives
wife- wives
life- lives
Define the word below using context clues.
The thief his in his subterranean hideout, hoping he would be far away from the people up above on the city streets.
What is underground?
sub= under
terra- earth
apostrophe or no apostrophe?
We wanted to buy all of the candies' they sold but then we realized that would be way too much sugar.
What is:
We wanted to buy all of the candies they sold but then we realized that would be way too much sugar.
NO APOSTROPHE! candies is plural NOT possessive