NOUNS!
A Quick Review of
Common & Proper Nouns
What is the difference?
-
COMMON NOUN
PROPER NOUN
Names ANY person,- Names a SPECIFIC person,
place, thing, or idea
place, thing, or idea
singer
theater
field
athlete
Kelly Clarkson
Carnegie Hall
Minute Maid Park
JJ Watt
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.
2.
3.
Each person will be given a card with
either a common or proper noun on it.
When your teacher says, “Go!” you will get
up and move around the room to find your
match.
Each match is a common noun and a
proper noun that are examples of each
other.
Examples
country
Spain
building
Empire State
Building
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 letter
S
to the end of the singular noun to make
it plural.
cat – cats pencil – pencils
book – 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 -es
to 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 -
es
to make it plural
hero – heroes
potato – potatoes
echo – echoes
tomato – tomatoes
Exceptions to the Rules
Sometimes you will only add
S
even when the singular noun ends with a
consonant & the letter o
piano – pianos
zero – zeros
photo – photos
soprano – sopranos
alto - altos
Rule #5
f or fe
Change the f or fe
When a
to v & add es
singular noun
leaf - leaves
ends with an
life - lives
f or fe
half – halves
calf - calves
Exception to Rule
When a
Sometimes you
singular noun just add s
ends with an
roof - roofs
chief – chiefs
f or fe
belief - beliefs
Tabletop Practice
river
rivers
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turkey
turkeys
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ghost
ghosts
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push
pushes
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harness
harnesses
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fox
foxes
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chimney
chimneys
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firefly
fireflies
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porch
porches
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life
lives
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memory
memories
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piano
pianos
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wrench
wrenches
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wasp
wasps
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jury
juries
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pirate
pirates
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category
categories
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hallway
hallways
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bus
buses
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query
queries
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roof
roofs
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raspberry
raspberries