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
Is the following noun common or proper?
city **
What does a possessive noun show?
ownership or belonging
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 brushes that belong to the ponies
the ponies' brushes
Is the following noun common or proper?
Mexico **
What does singular mean?
only one
If a singular noun ends in a vowel and a y, how do you make it plural? Example: toy
Add s
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 babies that belong to the deer
the deer's babies
Change the proper noun to a common noun: July
What is a noun?
a person, place, thing or idea
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 blueberries to the singular form.
blueberry
Make the following phrase show possession: the crowns that belonged to the princesses
the princesses' crowns
How many common nouns are in this sentence: Jeff wanted to go to the park with his friends but there was too much rain.
3 **
Write the possessive form of this phrase: the tails of the ponies
the ponies' tales
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 bookshelf to the plural form.
bookshelves
Rewrite the possessive noun correctly: The donkeys water was too cold for them.
donkeys'
Make the common noun proper: store
Any store, with capital letters
Write the possessive form of this phrase: The feet of the geese
the geese's feet
If a plural noun is irregular and doesn't end in s (like mice), how do you make it possessive ('s or s')?
's
Is this noun singular or plural? the class's students
Singular **
Rewrite the possessive noun correctly: The teeths cavities were filled.
teeth's
How many proper nouns are in this sentence?
Mrs. Smith likes to drink coffee from Starbucks on Saturdays.
3 **
What is the rule for when a plural possessive noun ends in s? Do you add 's or just add an apostrophe (')?
You just add just an '!