Nouns

Name five nouns.

A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing.

PersonPlaceThing woman Anna city Manassas dog Fido Can you name some more nouns?

Proper and Common Nouns A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing. It begins with a capital letter.A proper noun names a particular person, place, or thing. It begins with a capital letter. Mary Dayton Queenie

A common noun does not name a particular person, place, or thing.A common noun does not name a particular person, place, or thing. It is not capitalized. girl city house

Tell whether each word is a proper or common noun. 1.) Monica 2.) story 3.) New York 4.) doctor 5.) Thanksgiving

Singular and Plural Nouns A singular noun names one person, place or thing.A singular noun names one person, place or thing. porch chair fox

A plural noun names more than one person, place or thing.A plural noun names more than one person, place or thing. Rule 1: Add –s to most nouns to make them plural. dog- dogs

Rule 2: Add –es to nouns ending in s, z, x, ch, or sh to make them plural. dress - dresses box - boxes

Rule 3: If a noun ends in a vowel and y, add –s to make it plural bay - bays

Rule 4: If the noun ends in a consonant and y, change the y to i and and -es party - parties

Rule 5: If a noun ends with the f sound, change the f to v and add -es calf- calves

Rule 6: Sometimes the entire spelling is changed to form a plural noun. child – children goose – geese mouse – mice

Change each singular noun to a plural noun. Name the rule you used. 1.) sky 2.) shelf 3.) time 4.) brush 5.) woman skies - 4 shelves - 5 times - 1 brushes - 2 women - 6

Possessive Nouns A singular possessive noun is a noun that tells who or what owns something.A singular possessive noun is a noun that tells who or what owns something.

Add an apostrophe (‘) and an –s to the end of most singular nouns to show that they are possessive.Add an apostrophe (‘) and an –s to the end of most singular nouns to show that they are possessive. Tony’s house the dog’s bone

A plural possessive noun shows ownership by more than one person or thing.A plural possessive noun shows ownership by more than one person or thing.

If a plural noun does not end in –s, the possessive is formed by adding an apostrophe and an –s (‘s) to the noun.If a plural noun does not end in –s, the possessive is formed by adding an apostrophe and an –s (‘s) to the noun. men’s team children’s books

* If a plural noun ends in –s, the possessive is usually formed by simply adding an apostrophe after the –s (s’). birds’ nest farmers’ field

Make each underlined noun possessive. 1.) Jerry car Jerry’s car 2.) aunt house aunt’s house

3.) instruments sound instruments’ sound 4.) men gym men’s gym 5.) brothers room brothers’ room