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NOUNS : 

NOUNS

What is a noun? : 

What is a noun? A noun is a person, place, or thing Examples: boy, river, apple

Common and Proper Nouns : 

Common and Proper Nouns

Common Noun : 

Common Noun A common noun is the general name of a person, place, or thing Examples: teacher, city, school

Proper Noun : 

Proper Noun A proper noun is a specific person, place, or thing Examples: Mrs. Lyons, Atlanta, McCleskey Middle School

Common and Proper Nouns : 

Common and Proper Nouns Common Proper Book State Boy Ocean Street

Common and Proper Nouns : 

Common and Proper Nouns Proper Common Milwaukee Sunday October Thanksgiving Nile

Plural Nouns : 

Plural Nouns

What is a plural noun? : 

What is a plural noun? A plural noun refers to more than one person, place, or thing. 1. Add –s to most nouns to make them plural Examples: girl / girls, pear / pears 2. Add –es to most nouns ending in –ch, -sh, -s, or –x to make them plural Examples: church / churches, brush / brushes

More plural nouns… : 

More plural nouns… 3. If a noun ends in a consonant and –y, change the –y to –i and add –es. Examples: city / cities, army / armies 4. If a noun ends in a vowel and –y, add –s to make it plural. Examples: boy / boys

Plural Nouns…. : 

Plural Nouns…. What is the plural form for each singular noun? Newspaper Office Guess Tax Town Boss Valley Copy Story Author Bush Porch

More Plural Nouns… : 

More Plural Nouns… 5. Some nouns ending in –f or –fe are made plural by changing the –f or –fe to –ves. Examples: loaf / loaves wife / wives 6. Some nouns ending in –f are made plural by adding –s. Examples: roof / roofs bluff / bluffs

More Plural Nouns… : 

More Plural Nouns… 7. Most nouns ending in –o that have a vowel just before the –o are made plural by adding –s. Examples: radio / radios 8. Some nouns ending in –o preceded by a consonant are made plural by adding –es, but others are made plural by adding only –s. Examples: potato / potatoes piano / pianos

More Plural Nouns : 

More Plural Nouns 9. A few nouns have irregular plural forms. Examples: child / children, man / men 10. A few nouns have the same form for both the singular and plural. Examples: trout / trout, sheep / sheep

What is the plural form for each singular noun? : 

What is the plural form for each singular noun? Knife Loaf Half Mouse Foot Goose Hoof Moose Life Tomato

Collective Nouns : 

Collective Nouns

What is a collective noun? : 

What is a collective noun? A collective noun refers to a group of people, things or animals Examples: school of fish, bundle of newspapers, flock of geese

Collective nouns : 

Collective nouns ___of ants 11. ___ of cattle ___of bees 12.___of chickens ___of kangaroos 13.___of monkeys ___of leopards 14.___of oxen ___of lions 15.___of crocodiles ___of birds 16.___of dogs ___of buffalo 17.___of pigs ___of butterflies 18.___of rabbits ___of elephants 19.___of sheep ___of weasels 20.___of horses

Collective Nouns Answers! : 

Collective Nouns Answers! Army of ants 11.Team of cattle Hive of bees 12.Brood of chickens Mob of kangaroos 13.Troop of monkeys Leap of leopards 14.Drove of oxen Pride of lions 15.Congregation of Crocodiles Flock of birds 16.Pack of dogs Herd of buffalo 17.Litter of pigs Rabble of butterflies 18.Colony of rabbits Parade of elephants 19.Fold of sheep Sneak of weasels 20. Stable of horses

Abstract Nouns : 

Abstract Nouns

What is an abstract noun? : 

What is an abstract noun? An abstract noun is an idea, feeling, or quality that cannot be seen or touched.

Examples of Abstract Nouns : 

Examples of Abstract Nouns Adoration 11. Pride Belief 12. Honesty Calm 13. Love Failure 14. Truth Bravery 15. Hope Friendship Compassion Joy Peace Hate

Happiness : 

Happiness Happiness is orange It smells like a field of flowers It tastes like chocolate ice cream It sounds like the school bell at the end of the day It feels like the fur of my pet cat It lives at my house most of the time

Title (Abstract Noun) : 

Title (Abstract Noun) Title is …(color) It smells like… It tastes like… It sounds like… It feels like… It lives…

Possessive Nouns : 

Possessive Nouns

What is a possessive noun? : 

What is a possessive noun? A possessive noun shows ownership of the noun that follows

Possessive Rule #1 : 

Possessive Rule #1 Form the possessive of most singular nouns by adding an apostrophe and –s. Examples: the boy’s hat Mr. Thomas’ car

Possessive Rule #2 : 

Possessive Rule #2 Form the possessive of a plural noun ending in –s by adding only an apostrophe. Examples: the Smiths’ home girls’ bikes sisters’ names

Possessive Rule #3 : 

Possessive Rule #3 Form the possessive of a plural noun that does not end in –s by adding an apostrophe and –s. Examples: children’s classes men’s books

Write the possessive form of each noun and include another noun to show ownership. (Mrs. Falthzik’s desk) : 

Write the possessive form of each noun and include another noun to show ownership. (Mrs. Falthzik’s desk) Girl 9. Dr. Ray Child 10.Frank Women 11.Store Children 12.Baby John 13.Parents Ms. Jones 14.Country Ladies 15.Squirrel Soldier