Noun Rules
What is a plural noun?
A noun that names more than 1 person, place, thing, or idea
Make the following word plural: cat
cats
Change this phrase so that it shows possession: the bone that belonged to the dog
the dog's bone
Make the following noun plural: lunch
lunches
What does a pronoun do?
replaces a noun
If a singular noun ends in ‑s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z, how do you make it plural?
Add -es
Make this word plural: child
children
Change the phrase to show possession: the brush that belongs to the girl
the girl's brush
Make the following noun plural: party
parties
What is the pronoun:
I went to her house to play.
her
If a singular noun ends in a vowel and a y, how do you make it plural? Example: toy
Add s to make toys
Is this word singular, plural, or both: moose
It is both because whether you are talking about 1 or more than 1, it's always moose.
Change the phrase to show possession: the sleigh belongs to Santa
Santa's sleigh
Make the following word plural: knife
knives
Change to a pronoun:
Sally and Jim were building a snowman.
they
If a singular noun ends in a consonant and y, how do you make it plural? Example: lady
Change the -y to -i and add es to make ladies
Change pennies to the singular form.
penny
Make the following phrase show possession: the crown that belonged to the queen
the queen's crown
Make the following noun plural: goose
geese
Change to a pronoun:
I saw Parker and Reese sledding down the hill.
them
If a noun ends with ‑f or ‑fe how do you make it plural?
Change the -f or -fe to -v and add -es
Change elf to the plural form.
elves
Rewrite the possessive noun correctly: The penguins water was cold.
penguin's
Make the following noun plural: daisy
daisies
What is the pronoun in the sentence:
We went to the park to play.
we
's
What is the plural for goose?
geese
Rewrite the possessive noun correctly: The peoples country is beautiful.
people's
both
Change to a pronoun:
Justin got a new bike for Christmas.
he