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Nouns language arts 3 rd grade Allison Carney June 8, 2014. Menu. Content. Assessment. End Show. What is a noun?. One of the 8 parts of speech . What is a noun?. A noun is person, place, or thing PEOPLE: teacher, student, Erica, Thomas, etc… Answers the question of WHO?
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What is a noun? • One of the 8 parts of speech
What is a noun? • A noun is person, place, or thing • PEOPLE: teacher, student, Erica, Thomas, etc… • Answers the question of WHO? • PLACES: school, home, North Carolina, Earth, etc… • Answers the question of WHERE? • THINGS: desks, pencil, television, computer, etc… • Answer the questions of WHAT?
Irregular plural nouns • A noun that becomes plural by changing its spelling in other ways than adding an “s” or “es” to the end of the word
Irregular plural nouns • Words that end in “f” • Change “f” to “ve” and add an “s” • elf = elves • knife = knives • shelf = shelves • wolf = wolves Can you think of any others?
Irregular plural nouns • Words made plural by changing vowels, changing the word, or adding a different ending • man = men • person = people • mouse = men • child = children • foot = feet • tooth = teeth Can you think of any others?
Abstract nouns • A word which names something that you cannot see, hear, touch, smell, or taste • beauty • childhood • friendship • hope • love • strength • trust • wisdom Can you think of any others? This website lists a whole bunch! Click Me!
What is a noun? • A noun describes another word • A noun is an action word • A noun is a person, place, or thing • A noun is a synonym of word
Which of the following is an example of a noun? • ran • lovely • loaf • in
Is “loaf” a person, place, or thing? • person • place • thing
“Loaf” is which type of noun? • abstract • irregular plural
What is the correct plural form of “loaf”? • loafs • loaves • loafes • loavs
What is an abstract noun? • a word which names something that you cannot see, hear, touch, smell, or taste • a noun that becomes plural by changing its spelling in other ways than adding an “s” or “es” to the end of the word • a person, person, place, or thing • one of the 8 parts of speech
Which is an example of an abstract noun? • bacon • ocean • halves • loyalty
References • Content • http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/3/ • http://www.k12reader.com/irregular-plural-nouns/ • http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/abstract_nouns.htm • Pictures • http://masarapmagaral.wordpress.com/2011/03/ • http://www.uniqueteachingresources.com/parts-of-speech-displays.html • http://www.pinterest.com/taymasdon/first-grade-reading-descartes-ccss/ • http://film-english.com/2011/03/24/the-great-dictator-lesson-plan/