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
Is the following noun common or proper?: city
common
A group of bees
swarm
What is a noun?
person, place or thing
If a singular noun ends in ‑s, -sh, -ch, or -x, how do you make it plural?
Add -es
Make this word plural: child
children
Is the following noun common or proper? Mexico
proper
A group of kittens
litter
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 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 proper noun, "July", to a common noun.
month
A group of people
crowd
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
Change tomatoes to the singular form.
tomato
Change the common noun, "teacher", to a proper noun.
any teacher's name
A group of cows
herd
What is a common noun?
any regular noun
If a noun ends with ‑f or ‑fe how do you make it plural? Ex: knife
Change the -f or -fe to -v and add -es
Change bookshelf to the plural form.
bookshelves
Name 3 proper nouns for "fast food" restaurants.
any 3 fast food restaurants: McDonald's, Burger King, Pizza Hut, etc.
A group of lions
pride
What does a possessive noun show?
ownership
What do you do to 'cherries' to make it singular?
drop the es
change the i to y
What is the singular form of elves?
Elf
This is the clue that a noun is a proper noun.
a capital letter
A group of worshippers
congregation
What do you do to most plural nouns to make them possessive?
add an s'