NOUNS

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NOUNS
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What is a noun?

• A noun is a person, place, or thing
• Examples boy, river, apple

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Common and Proper Nouns
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Common Noun

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

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Proper Noun

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

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Common and Proper Nouns

• Common Proper
• Book
• State
• Boy
• Ocean
• Street

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Common and Proper Nouns

• Proper Common
• Milwaukee
• Sunday
• October
• Thanksgiving
• Nile

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Plural Nouns
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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

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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

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Plural Nouns.

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

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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

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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

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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

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What is the plural form for each singular noun?

1. Knife
2. Loaf
3. Half
4. Mouse
5. Foot
6. Goose
7. Hoof
8. Moose
9. Life
10. Tomato

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Collective Nouns
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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

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Collective nouns

1. ___of ants 11. ___ of cattle
2. ___of bees 12.___of chickens
3. ___of kangaroos 13.___of monkeys
4. ___of leopards 14.___of oxen
5. ___of lions 15.___of crocodiles
6. ___of birds 16.___of dogs
7. ___of buffalo 17.___of pigs
8. ___of butterflies 18.___of rabbits
9. ___of elephants 19.___of sheep
10. ___of weasels 20.___of horses

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Collective Nouns Answers!

1. Army of ants 11.Team of cattle
2. Hive of bees 12.Brood of chickens
3. Mob of kangaroos 13.Troop of monkeys
4. Leap of leopards 14.Drove of oxen
5. Pride of lions 15.Congregation of
   Crocodiles
6. Flock of birds 16.Pack of dogs
7. Herd of buffalo 17.Litter of pigs
8. Rabble of butterflies 18.Colony of rabbits
9. Parade of elephants 19.Fold of sheep
10. Sneak of weasels 20. Stable of horses

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Abstract Nouns
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What is an abstract noun?

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

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Examples of Abstract Nouns

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

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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

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Title (Abstract Noun)

• Title is (color)
• It smells like
• It tastes like
• It sounds like
• It feels like
• It lives

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Possessive Nouns
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What is a possessive noun?

• A possessive noun shows ownership of the noun
  that follows

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Possessive Rule 1

• Form the possessive of most singular nouns by
  adding an apostrophe and s.
• Examples the boys hat

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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

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Possessive Rule 3

• Form the possessive of a plural noun that does
  not end in s by adding an apostrophe and s.
• Examples childrens classes
• mens books

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Write the possessive form of each noun and
include another noun to show ownership. (Mrs.
Falthziks 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