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
How do you say the possessive of:
a book belonging to one girl?
Is the following noun common or proper?:
city
common
What is a noun?
person, place, thing, or idea
If a singular noun ends in ‑s, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z, how do you make it plural?
Add -es
What is the plural of "child"?
children
How do you say the possessive of:
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
If a singular noun ends in a vowel + y, how do you make it plural? (Example: toy)
Add "s"
toy --> toys
What is the plural of "sheep"?
sheep
How do you say the possessive of:
the store for more than one child
the children's store
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 + y, how do you make it plural? (Example: lady)
Change the "-y" to "-i" and add "-es"
lady --> ladies
Change pennies to the singular form.
penny
penny --> pennies (change "y" to 'i" and add "es")
How do you say the possessive of:
the restroom for more than one boy
the boys' restroom
Change the common noun, "student", to a proper noun.
any student's name
Find all the nouns in the following sentence:
The blue bird sat in a drinking fountain.
bird, fountain
If a noun ends with ‑f or ‑fe how do you make it plural?
Change the -f or -fe to -v and add -es
knife --> knives
leaf --> leaves
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).
How do you say the possessive of:
the toys that belong to more than one baby
the babies' toys
Name 3 proper nouns for "day".
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
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 plural form of ox?
Oxen
How do you say the possessive of:
The crowns for more than one princess
princesses' crowns
A proper noun is always _________________.
capitalized
What do you do to most plural nouns to make them possessive?
add an s'
ex: parents'