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Nouns

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SPI 0601.1.1 Identify the correct use of nouns (i.e., common/proper, singular/plural, possessives) and pronouns (i.e., agreement, subject, object) within context. I can define a common noun and a proper noun. I can identify common and proper nouns. I can define singular and plural nouns. I can recognize singular and plural nouns. I can construct plural nouns correctly by adding s or es.

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Noun A noun is a person, place, thing, or idea.

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Person Write three examples on your notes.

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Place Write three examples on your notes.

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Thing Write three examples on your notes.

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Idea Abstract nouns cannot be seen or touched in the same way as concrete nouns such as chair, table, dog etc. Abstract nouns are ideas, feelings or qualities such as: love, hate, kindness, fear, anger, imagination, courage, intelligence, loneliness, happiness, sadness, bravery, cowardice, embarrassment, joy, beauty, ugliness, confidence, luck, misfortune, mischief, bitterness, justice, injustice, grief, boredom, cheerfulness. Write three examples on your notes.

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Singular and Plural Nouns Singular noun - names one person, one place, one thing, or one idea. Plural Noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

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Plural Nouns To make most nouns plural add: _s Examples: Dogs, Cats, Girls, Chairs, Pencils

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Plural Nouns If a noun ends in s, ss, x, ch, or sh, add es to make it plural. Examples: Boxes, Foxes, Grasses, Churches, Bushes, Gases.

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Plural Nouns If a noun ends with a consonant and y, change the y to i and add es. Baby Babies Lady Ladies Spy Spies If a noun ends in a vowel and y, add s. Turkey Turkeys Boy Boys Toy - Toys

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Common Nouns Common nouns are nouns that refer to any person, place, or thing. Example: dog, cat, car, town

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Proper Nouns A proper noun is a specific name of a place, a person, or a thing. The first letter of a proper noun is always represented by a capital letter. Examples: German Shepherd, Calico, Cadillac CTS, Bean Station

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Write the plural form of the following words: 1. couch 2. glass 3. chair 4. shoe 5. horse 6. truck 7. shirt 8. turkey 9. baby