1. Definitions and spelling rules
NOUNS
Definitions and spelling rules

2. Nouns Names a person, place, thing, or idea
Common nouns – any person, place, thing, or idea
Car, boy, girl, city
Proper nouns – a particular person, place, thing or idea
Ferrari, James, Susie, Houston

3. Singular and Plural Nouns
Singular nouns name only one person, place, thing, or idea.
Plural nouns name more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

4. Rules for forming plural nouns:
Regular nouns – add only “s”
girl girls
desk desks
door doors
Nouns ending with –s, -ss, -ch, -sh, -x, -z, or –o - add “es”
fox foxes church churches
bush bushes class classes

5. More rules for forming plural nouns -
Nouns ending in “y” and have a consonant before the –y, change the –y to an –i and add –es
baby babies lady ladies
Nouns ending in “y” with a vowel before the “y”, add only –s.
boy boys toy toys

6. More rules for forming plural nouns -
Nouns ending in –f or –fe, change the –f to a –v and add –es.
life lives loaf loaves
Some nouns are irregular and change its spelling.
man men tooth teeth ox oxen
child children foot feet goose geese
woman women mouse mice

7. More rules for forming plural nouns
Some nouns never change!
deer deer
trout trout
fish fish
moose moose
sheep sheep
salmon salmon

8. Possessive nouns show ownership.
Possessive rules:
All singular nouns, no matter the ending, add apostrophe (‘) and –s.
Shirt of the boy - boy’s shirt
Work of the class – class’s work
All plural nouns that end with –s, add only an apostrophe (‘).
Purses of the ladies – ladies’ purses

9. Possessive rules continued
All plural nouns that do not end with – s, add an apostrophe (‘) and –s.
Wings of the geese – geese’s wings
Pants of the men – men’s pants