Noun Rules
What do you do to make MOST nouns plural?
Add an -s
Make the following noun plural: journey
add an -s
journeys
Is the following noun common or proper?: city
common
What is a concrete noun? Give an example
A concrete noun is any tangible thing that we can identify with our five sense. -Chocolate
Define what a countable noun is
Anything that can be counted whether singular or plural
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
scarf - scarves
Make this word plural: goose
goose - geese
Is the following noun common or proper?: Payless
Proper, because it is the name of a shoe store.
What is an abstract noun? Give an example
An abstract noun is any intangible thing that we cannot identify with our five senses. -Happiness
Do uncountable nouns have a singular form, plural form or both?
Even though uncountable nouns are not individual objects, they are always singular.
If a singular noun ends in a consonant then -y, how do you make it plural? Example: lady
Change the -y to -i and add -es to make ladies
Is this word singular, plural or both?
deer
It is both. Whether you talk about 1 or more than 1, it is always deer.
Change the common noun "principal" to a proper noun
Any principal's name
example: Mr. Stanford Davis
Which word is an abstract noun?
ice cream, kindergarten, headache, hammer
headache
D we use "a lot of/ lots of" with countable nouns, uncountable nouns or both?
Both
If a singular noun ends in a vowel then -y, how do you make it plural?
Add an -s.
toy - toys
Make this singular noun plural:stomach
And explain your response
stomach - stomachs
Because the -ch in stomach sounds like a -k so to make it plural just add an -s.
Is the following word a common noun or proper noun? state why
iPad
It is a proper noun because it is the name of a brand
The little girl ran across the road, skipped through the bushes and stopped by the store to buy a bag juice.
How many concrete nouns are there? Name them
There are 5 concrete nouns.
girl, road, bushes, store and bag juice
State whether the follow words are countable or uncountable nouns:
children, water, fire trucks, bottles, butter, politician, milk, instruments, clay, cookies
children - C, water - U, fire trucks - C, bottles - C, butter - U, politicians - C, milk - U, instruments - C, clay - U, cookies - C
If a singular noun ends in -s, -sh, -ch or -x, how do you make it plural? Use an example for each.
Add -es.
glass - glasses
bush - bushes
watch - watches
fox - foxes
What is the plural form of motto and cargo?
motto - mottos/mottoes
cargo - cargos/cargoes
It can be either.
When can a common noun start with a capital letter, except at the beginning of a sentence?
When used in the title or name of something. Example:
captain - Captain Hook
doctor - Doctor Howard Green
The idea started with the imagination of a little boy that soon became multimillion dollar game company.
Are there any abstract nouns? How many? Name them
2 abstract nouns - idea and imagination
Which noun do you use the word (article) "much" and "many"? Give an example
countable noun - "many"
How many chairs are there?
uncountable - "much"
How much orange juice is left?