Unit 9: Nouns

1. Unit 9: Nouns

2. Nouns • A noun is a word that names a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. • Persons: brother, judge, athlete, teacher, • Places: neighborhood, country, county, city • Things: book, shoe, flower, pencil • Ideas: pride, skill, truth, democracy, success

3. Common and Proper Nouns • A common nounnames any person, place, thing, or idea. • actor, city, book, pride • A proper nounnames a specific person, place, thing, or idea. • ZacEfron, Paris, The Hunger Games,

4. It’s Time to Practice! • Write every noun that each sentence contains. • The modern outdoor game of tennis probably evolved from an indoor game. • Many players have a favorite racket they always use during important games.

5. It’s Time to Practice! • Write each noun in the following sentences. Label the common nouns C and the proper nouns P. • The United States Tennis Association sponsors contests for amateurs. • The games at Wimbledon in England are very popular.

6. It’s Time to Practice! • Write the proper nouns in each sentence. Use capital letters. • The u.s. open is one of four tournaments that are called the grand slam. • Players from all over the world also compete in the french open, the british open, and the australian open.

7. Singular and Plural Nouns • A singular nounnames one person, place, thing, or idea. • A plural nounnames more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

8. It’s Time to Practice • Write the correct form of the noun in parentheses. • My father loves to tell funny (stories, storys). • They interrupted the game so that the fans could clean (themselves, themselves) off.

9. It’s Time to Practice • Write the plural form of each singular noun • cherry • horseshoe • bus • knife

10. Possessive Nouns • A possessive nounnames who or what has something. **HINT**: To make a noun possessive, you always add an (‘s), UNLESS the noun is plural and ends in s, in which case you will add an (‘)

11. It’s Time to Practice • Write each possessive noun and label is S for singular and P for plural • The World Ski Championships are a skier’s goal • It considers skiers’ qualifications for the races.

12. It’s Time to Practice • Write the possessive form of the noun in parentheses. • The (sport) history began thousands of years ago. • The (skis) ages ranged from 2,500 to 5,000 years.