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NOUNS

NOUNS. What is a noun?. A noun is a person, place, or thing Examples: boy, river, apple. Common and Proper Nouns. Common Noun. A common noun is the general name of a person, place, or thing Examples: teacher, city, school. Proper Noun. A proper noun is a specific person, place, or thing

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NOUNS

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  1. NOUNS

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

  3. Common and Proper Nouns

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

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

  6. Common and Proper Nouns • CommonProper • Book • State • Boy • Ocean • Street

  7. Common and Proper Nouns • ProperCommon • Milwaukee • Sunday • October • Thanksgiving • Nile

  8. Plural Nouns

  9. 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

  10. 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

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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

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

  16. Collective Nouns

  17. 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

  18. 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

  19. 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

  20. Abstract Nouns

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

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

  23. 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

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

  25. Possessive Nouns

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

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

  28. 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

  29. 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

  30. 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

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