1. Q UICK R EVIEW

2. W HAT IS A NOUN ? A person, place, thing, or idea W HAT IS A COMMON NOUN ? W HAT IS A PROPER NOUN ? Any person, place, thing, or idea A specific person, place, thing, or idea

3. W AIT ! YOU ’ RE NOT DONE WITH NOUNS YET. T HERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO LEARN

4. W HAT ABOUT SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS ?? W HAT IS A SINGULAR NOUN YOU ASK ? O.K. THEN WHAT IS A PLURAL NOUN ? One person, place, thing or idea More than one person, place, thing, or idea

5. S INGULAR N OUNS P LURAL N OUNS cow wolf bench lady potato sheep cows wolves benches ladies potatoes sheep

6. S OUND SIMPLE ENOUGH, RIGHT ? N OT SO FAST … T HERE ARE 7 DIFFERENT WAYS TO CHANGE A NOUN FROM SINGULAR TO PLURAL

7. R ULE #1 For most nouns, the plural is formed simply by adding an s. Examples: SingularPlural carcars dogdogs bookbooks

8. R ULE #2 For nouns that end in s, x, sh, or ch, the plural is formed by adding an es. Examples: SingularPlural busbuses taxtaxes dishdishes couchcouches

9. R ULE #3 For nouns that end in a consonant and a y, the plural is formed by changing the y to i adding an es. Examples: SingularPlural ladyladies fryfries flyflies

10. R ULE #4 For many nouns that end in f or fe, the plural is formed by changing to ves. Examples: SingularPlural wolfwolves calfcalves halfhalves

11. R ULE #5 For nouns that end in o, the plural is formed by either adding an s or es. Examples: SingularPlural kangarookangaroos potatopotatoes

12. R ULE #6 Some nouns do not change in the plural form. Examples: SingularPlural sheepsheep deerdeer moosemoose

13. R ULE #7 Some nouns change their form completely to become plural. Examples: SingularPlural mousemice manmen goosegeese

14. N OW LET ’ S PRACTICE ! Change the following nouns to plural. SingularPlural foot piano spy brush child leaf thief woman

15. N OW LET ’ S PRACTICE ! Change the following nouns to plural. SingularPlural footfeet pianopianos spyspies brushbrushes childchildren leafleaves thiefthieves womanwomen