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: person
people
Find the nouns in the sentence:
Kevin slid down the long hallway and crashed into the steel door.
Kevin, hallway, door
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
Find the nouns in the sentence:
Teresa loves her bulldog more than cotton candy!
Teresa, bulldog, cotton candy
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.
Find the nouns in the sentence:
I banged my knee on the coffee table, and screamed, "YEOWTCH!"
knee, table
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")
Find the nouns in the sentence:
Hagrid rubbed Fluffy's ears gently to calm him down.
Hagrid, Fluffy, ears
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).
Find the nouns in the sentence:
Lucy ran down the dark alley towards the Halloween festival, convinced that a vampire was chasing her!
Lucy, alley, Halloween, festival, vampire
Name 3 proper nouns for "country".
any 3 countries
What is the collective noun of puppies?
A litter of puppies
Nouns that DO NOT follow the normal patterns for making them plural are called
irregular nouns
What is the singular form of elves?
Elf
Find the nouns in the sentence:
"Jack, quit tormenting your sister!" mom screeched from the top of the stairs.
Jack, sister, mom, stairs
A proper noun is always c _ _ _ _ _ lized.
capitalized
What is the collective noun of Wolves?
A pack of wolves