nouns! a quick review of common & proper nouns. what is the difference? common noun - names any...
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NOUNS!A Quick Review of
Common & Proper Nouns
What is the difference?COMMON NOUN
- Names ANY person, place, thing, or idea
singer
theater
field
athlete
book
PROPER NOUN- Names a SPECIFIC person,
place, thing, or idea
Kelly Clarkson
Carnegie Hall
Minute Maid Park
JJ Watt
Walk Two Moons
The CONNECTION you should make…
PROPER NOUNS are
CAPITALIZED!
See if you’ve got it…With your elbow partner, talk
about what the nouns are in this sentence:Historians trace the origin of the
game of tennis to France.Which ones are common?
Which ones are proper?
Try another one…Again, with your partner, what are the nouns?
The modern outdoor game of tennis probably evolved from an
indoor game.Which are common?Which are proper?
Last one:What are the nouns?
In the past, people hit the ball with their hands instead of
rackets, but Walter Wingfield improved the game.
Which are common?
Which are proper?
Get Up & Move Practice Activity
1. Each person will be given a card with either a common or proper noun on it.
2. When your teacher says, “Go!” you will get up and move around the room to find your match.
3. Each match is a common noun and a proper noun that are examples of each other.
Examples
country Spain
buildingEmpire State
Building
Practice in Notes
1. My stepfather bought me blue slacks and
a red jacket.
2. Uncle Lloyd, Aunt June, and I went to a
movie.
com. com.
com.
prop. prop.
com.
Practice in Notes
3. The Cubs won the first games of the
season.
4. Felicia scored ten points in the game
against Davis School.
prop. com.
com.
prop. com. com.
prop.
Singular VS. Plural Nouns
SINGULAR Noun
- Names ONE
person, place, or thing
PLURAL
Noun
-
Names MORE THAN ONE
Rule #1 – Regular Nouns
Most of time, simply add the letterS
to the end of the singular noun to make it plural.
cat – cats pencil – pencilsbook – books movie – movies joke – jokes paper – papers
Do NOT add apostrophes to form plurals.
Rule #2 s, zz, ch, sh, x
If the singular noun ends with:
s
ss
zz
ch
sh
x
Add -esto form the plural
bus – buses
mess – messes
buzz – buzzes
church – churches
wash – washes
box – boxes
Rule #3 consonant + y
When a singular noun ends with a
consonant & the letter y
Change the y to i to make it plural.
city - cities
dairy - dairies
penny – pennies
berry - berries
Rule #4 consonant + o
If the singular noun ends with
a consonant & the letter o
Add -esto make it plural
hero – heroes
potato – potatoes
echo – echoes
tomato – tomatoes
Exceptions to the RulesSometimes you will only add
Seven when the singular noun ends with a
consonant & the letter opiano – pianos
zero – zerosphoto – photos
soprano – sopranosalto - altos
Rule #5 f or fe
When a singular noun ends with an
f or fe
Change the f or fe to v & add es
leaf - leaves
life - lives
half – halves
calf - calves
Exception to Rule
When a singular noun ends with an
f or fe
Sometimes you just add s
roof - roofs
chief – chiefs
belief - beliefs
Tabletop Practice
river
rivers
Tabletop Practice
turkey
turkeys
Tabletop Practice
ghost
ghosts
Tabletop Practice
push
pushes
Tabletop Practice
harness
harnesses
Tabletop Practice
fox
foxes
Tabletop Practice
chimney
chimneys
Tabletop Practice
firefly
fireflies
Tabletop Practice
porch
porches
Tabletop Practice
life
lives
Tabletop Practice
memory
memories
Tabletop Practice
piano
pianos
Tabletop Practice
wrench
wrenches
Tabletop Practice
wasp
wasps
Tabletop Practice
jury
juries
Tabletop Practice
pirate
pirates
Tabletop Practice
category
categories
Tabletop Practice
hallway
hallways
Tabletop Practice
bus
buses
Tabletop Practice
query
queries
Tabletop Practice
roof
roofs
Tabletop Practice
raspberry
raspberries
Practice in Notes
1. My parents want us children to do dishes.
2. The paintings were in the old wing of the
museum.
3. The donkeys run through the fields.
4. Did you see the cat run down the alley?
P P P
P S
S
P P
S S
Practice in Notes
1. bunches
2. heroes
3. flies
4. patios