Bell Work Monday, October 28

2. Bell WorkMonday, October 28 Common and Proper Nouns Common noun – names a person, place, idea, or thing Proper noun – names a specific person, place, or thing; begins with a capital letter

3. Bell WorkMonday, October 28 Identify the underlined nouns in the passage below as either common or proper. Each youngster had a 1. dream of someday becoming lightweight champion of the world. Every chance they had the 2. boys worked out, sometimes at the 3. Boys Club on 4. 10th Street and 5. Avenue A and sometimes at the pro’s gym on 6. 14th Street. Early morning 7. sunrises would find them running along the 8. East River Drive, wrapped in 9. seat shirts, short 10. towels around their necks, and handkerchiefs Apache style around their foreheads. from “Amigo Brothers,” page 163 Piri Thomas

4. Bell WorkTuesday, October 29 Singular noun – names one person, place, idea, or thing Plural noun – names more than one thing

5. Bell WorkTuesday, October 29 • For most nouns, to form the plural add –s to the end of the word. (building – buildings) • If a noun ends in s, sh, ch, x, or z, add –es. (catch – catches) • If a noun ends in o preceded by a consonant, add –es. (hero – heroes) • If a noun ends in y preceded by a consonant, change the y to i and add –es. (berry – berries) • For some nouns that end in f or fe, change the f to v and add –es or –s. (loaf – loaves)

6. Bell WorkTuesday, October 29 For each singular noun, write the correct plural form. • writer • key • volcano • gazebo • canary

7. Bell WorkTuesday, October 29 Correct the error in the plural nouns listed. Write correct if the plural form is correct. • roachs • burritos • potatos • factorys • dwarfs

8. Bell WorkWednesday, October 30 Nouns that show ownership or possession of things or qualities are called possessive nouns. A possessive noun names who or what has something. Possessive nouns can be singular or plural.

9. Bell WorkWednesday, October 30 An apostrophe is used to form the possessive of nouns. To form the possessive of a singular noun, add an apostrophe and an s to the end of the word. Jim’s game is on Friday. (Jim + ‘s = Jim’s)

10. Bell WorkWednesday, October 30 The possessive of a plural noun is formed two different ways. If the plural noun does not end in s, you add an apostrophe and an s to the end of the word. If the plural noun ends with an s, add only an apostrophe. The men’s books are located on the second floor of the library. (men + ‘s = men’s) The dogs’ hunger drove them to eat the birthday cake. (dogs + ‘ = dogs’)

11. Bell WorkWednesday, October 30 For each sentence write the correct possessive form of the underlined noun. • Roberto Clemente was one of Puerto Rico most famous athletes. • A ballplayers dream is to play in the Major Leagues. • The best competitors earn their teammates respect. • Clemente teacher encouraged him to play baseball. • He later paid his teacher doctor bills. • Clemente starred as one of the league best right fielders. • The Pirates success increased after Clemente joined the team. • The team World Series victory in 1971 put Clemente in the national spotlight. • Pittsburgh left fielder Willie Stargell was his close friend. • Clemente died a hero death in 1972.

12. Bell WorkThursday, October 31 A compound noun is a noun made up of two or more words. Some compound nouns are written as one word, some as two or more words, and some as hyphenated words. one word godfather, seahorse two or more words Washington Monument hyphenated father-in-law Most compound nouns form their plurals by adding s or es at the end. In other cases, when one part of the compound noun is modified by another part, they add an s or es to the part that is modified.

13. Bell WorkThursday, October 31 Underline the compound nouns in the following sentences. • My uncle Bob is a district attorney. • Joel was happy he had the chance to meet the Speaker of the House. • My great-grandmother Agnes keeps leaving her purse in the refrigerator. • The detective did a lot of spadework to solve the case. • We went to the museum to see the crossbow on display.

14. Bell WorkThursday, October 31 Write the plural form of the compound noun in parentheses to complete each sentence. • We saw several (silverfish) in the water. • The meeting of the (joint chief of staff) was top secret. • Several countries in the world have (merchant marine). • The buildup of (natural gas) in the basement could be dangerous. • Did you remember to feed the (Yorkshire terrier) last night?

15. Bell WorkFriday, November 1 Collective nouns name groups – such as family, committee, and class – that are made up of individuals. A collective noun may be either singular or plural, depending on how the group acts. When the group acts together as one unit to do something, the group is considered singular. When individuals within the group act differently or do different things at the same time, the collective noun is plural. Examples singular The team plays better in night games. plural The team can’t agree about where to eat.

16. Bell WorkFriday, November 1 Underline the collective noun in each of the following sentences. Then complete each sentence by using the correct form of the verb in parentheses. • The crowd (expresses, express) its disapproval of the play. • The band (plays, play) their solos to warm up for the show. • A platoon (attacks, attack) the hill north of the town. • Our fleet (sails, sail) south today. • The gang of thieves (fights, fight) each other over the money they stole.