All About Nouns!
What is a noun?
A noun is a person, place, thing, animal, or idea.
Is this noun common or proper?
radio
common
Make this singular noun plural: computer
What is the rule?
computer - computers
Add s
What do we call a noun you can touch?
A noun we can touch is called a concrete noun.
Is this noun common or proper?
go project
Proper - Go Project
Make this singular noun: branch
What is the rule?
branch - branches
When a word ends in ch, add -es
What is an idea noun?
An idea noun is a noun that we cannot see or touch.
What makes a noun a proper noun?
It has to be the name of something specific.
Give an example of a noun that, when it ends in y, you change the y to an i and add -es.
Find the noun in this sentence:
The dog barks.
Dog is a noun because it is an animal or a thing.
playground
common
What would you do to a noun that ends in f or fe?
Hint - there are 2 rules!
Change the f to a v and add es (knife - knives) or just add s (roof - roofs)
Name 5 proper nouns.
Examples: Popeye's, Marcus, Monopoly
What is an example of a singular noun that, when it becomes plural, it has its own unique spelling?
mouse - mice
person - people
man - men
woman - women
child - children