Noun Rules
What is a plural noun?
A noun that names more than 1 person, place, thing, or idea (e.g. boys, girls, students)
Make the following word plural: cat
cats
What do you do to make the word "girl" possessive?
Add an 's
Is the following noun common or proper?: city
common
What is a noun?
person, place or thing
What do you add to a singular noun that ends in x? Example: How would you spell the plural form of fox?
Add -es
fox --> foxes
Make this word plural: child
children
Make this possessive: the bone that belonged to the dog
the dog's bone
Is the following noun common or proper? Mexico
proper
What does singular mean?
only one
What is the difference between a common noun and a proper noun?
Common nouns are general people, places, or things (school, store, teacher). Proper nouns are the names of certain people, places, or things. (Hudson Elementary, Hy-Vee, Mrs. Happel)
Is this word singular, plural, or both: sheep
It is both because whether you are talking about 1 or more than 1, it's always sheep.
Make this possessive: the babies that belong to the deer
the deer's babies
Change the proper noun, "July", to a common noun.
month
What is a proper noun?
a noun that names a specific noun
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
sky --> skies
study --> studies
Change pennies to the singular form.
penny
penny --> pennies (change "y" to 'i" and add "es")
Make this possessive: The eraser that belonged to the pencil
The pencil's eraser
Change the common noun, "teacher", to a proper noun.
any teacher's name
What is a common noun?
any regular noun
If a noun ends with ‑f or ‑fe how do you make it plural? Example: Life
Change the -f or -fe to -v and add -es
knife --> knives
life --> lives
Change bookshelf to the plural form.
bookshelves
(if a word ends in -f or -fe, change it into "v" and add "es", e.g. yourself --> yourselves, chef --> chefs).
Rewrite the possessive noun correctly: The donkeys water was too cold for him.
donkey's
Name 3 proper nouns for "country".
any 3 countries
What does a possessive noun show?
ownership
What do you do to a singular noun to make it possessive?
add an 's
John --> John's
Susan --> Susan's
What is the singular form of elves?
Elf
Rewrite the possessive noun correctly: The crowns of the princesses.
princesses' crowns
A proper noun is always c _ _ _ _ _ lized.
capitalized
What do you do to most plural nouns to make them possessive?
add an s'
e.g.
peoples'
parents'