1. Nouns
REVIEW and practice

2. What is a noun?
Person
Place
Thing
Idea

3. Common vs. Proper Nouns
Common Noun: a non-specific person, place, thing, or idea Proper Noun: the name of a specific person, place, book, movie, TV character, etc. (CAPITALIZE)
Common Noun
Proper Noun
writer
Edgar Allen Poe
singer
Taylor Swift
city
San Francisco
movie
Ender’s Game
book
Harry Potter
television character
Sheldon Cooper
state
Utah

4. Common Vs. Proper Nouns
Write down all the nouns in each sentence. Underline the proper nouns. 1. In the story, a prince and a pauper changed clothing. 2. New York and Los Angeles are the largest cities in the United States. 3. Do you remember the story about Scrooge and Tiny Tim? 4. The shilling was a silver coin used in England. 5. In the United States, hail causes more damage than tornadoes do.

5. Plural Nouns Most nouns Add “s” shipships nosenoses
Nouns ending in a consonant and “y”
Change the “y” to “ies”
skyskies
navynavies
Nouns ending in “o”
Add “s” or “es”
heroheroes
pianopianos
Most nouns ending in “f” or “fe”
Change the “f” or “fe” to “ves”
halfhalves
leafleaves
Most nouns ending in “ch”, “sh”, “s”, or “x”
Add “es”
benchbenches
bushbushes
Many two-word or three-word compound nouns
Add “s” to the main word
son-in-law
sons-in-law
Nouns with the same form in the singular and plural
No change
sheep

6. Plural Nouns
Write the plural form of each of these nouns.
6. country 7. potato 8. grass 9. building 10. sheep 11. fox 12. truck 13. calf 14. dish 15. sister-in-law

7. Possessive Nouns
Singular Nouns: need an ‘s at the end. Singular Example: country  country’s Plural Nouns: need an ‘ after the s at the end. Example: teachers  teachers’ If the word is plural WITHOUT an s on the end, add an ‘s. Example: men  men’s

8. Possessive Nouns
Complete each sentence with the possessive form of the word in parentheses. 16. (baby) Are the __________ hands cold? 17. (elephants) There were seats on the __________ backs. 18. (Mr. Takata) __________ store was damaged by the flood. 19. (men) The _________ jackets are brown. 20. (friends) Those are my _________ homes.