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Nothing but Nouns

By: Ms. Walsh



Nouns

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

A noun is often “clued” by the words “an” “a” and “the” An ape on the bike hit a bird with a rock at the end of the long road.

We will learn about:

concrete nouns and abstract nouns.

common nouns and proper nouns

singular nouns and plural nouns.

collective nouns

possessive nouns

Walsh Publishing Co. 2009



Rockin’ Out with NOUNS! • Let’s see a mini introduction to NOUNS!

• Remember some of the nouns you see…

•

Feel free to sing along!



A noun is a person, place, thing or idea…

Person Place Thing Idea/Feeling

girl Nashua toy love

Mr. Robbins city tree happiness

nurse back yard arm freedom

Sam San Francisco couch honesty

boy mountain monster commitment

man Mount Monadnock Big Foot kindness

president Pennichuck School Apple Computer democracy




YOUR TURN….

Click HERE to play the Balloon Noun Game!


http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/grammar/noun/balloon_game/

http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/grammar/noun/balloon_game/



Concrete and Abstract

Nouns




Concrete vs. Abstract Nouns

•A concrete noun is a noun that can be experiencedwith your five senses. You can touch, smell, see,

hear or taste a concrete noun.

• An abstract noun can not be experienced with

your five senses. An abstract noun exists, but you

cannot see it, taste it, smell it, touch it or hear it.




Concrete Nouns

• A concrete noun can be experienced withone or more of your five senses.

• An orange is a concrete noun. You can see

an orange, taste one, smell one, touch one.

• A whistle is a concrete noun. You can hear

it and see hit and touch it.




Abstract Nouns

Other abstract nouns: anger, peace, hate, pride,

sympathy, bravery, success, courage, beauty, fun, loyalty

pain, knowledge, trust, education, friendship, intelligence


Abstract nouns aren’t detected by your five senses.

Honesty is an example of an abstract noun.

What color is honesty? You don't know because you cannot see it.

What texture is honesty? Who knows? You cannot touch it.

What flavor is honesty? No clue! You cannot taste it!

Does it make a sound ? Of course not!

Does it smell ? Not a bit! Honesty is an abstract noun!



YOUR TURN…Find the concrete and abstract

nouns…

The mother felt love for her baby and she had much happinesswhen the child laughed while playing with the toy.

The soldier held his gun tightly as he walked into the city. He

felt hatred for his enemy but dreaded the thought of causing

pain. He hated war and wished he could go home.

Angie was sad that her friend Lily was moving to Florida. She

was filled with sorrow at the thought of losing her friendship.

She looked at her watch. Where had the time gone? She hadspent all night on the computer doing her homework!




Common and Proper

Nouns




Common Nouns vs. Proper Nouns

• A common noun is an ordinary person,place or thing. A common noun is not

capitalized. (boy, city, house)

• A proper noun is a specific person, place or

thing. A proper noun is capitalized. (Sam,

Nashua, The White House)




Common Noun and Proper Noun

• holiday = common noun

• Valentine’s Day = proper noun




• tower = common noun

• Eiffel Tower = proper noun





• doctor = a common noun

• Dr. Ed Jones = a proper noun





Common and Proper Nouns

• doctor

• lady

• building

• city• shoe

• college

• girl

• boy

• Dr. Paine

• Mrs. Jones

• The Capital Building

• Nashua, NH• Adidas

• Rivier College

• Mary

• James




Your Turn… Click HERE to Play the Common and

Proper Noun Game…


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Singular and Plural Nouns




Singular and Plural Nouns

• Singular means ONE• ONE crazy guy…

• Plural means MORE THAN ONE

• TWO crazy guys…

• There are rules to making

Singular nouns into plural nouns.




Singular or Plural?

1. cats

2. baby

3. church

4. tables

5. books6. Bus

7. man

8. oranges

9. dog

10. bananas


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If a noun ends with “s” “x” “ch” or “sh”,

add “ES” to make it plural: • s

–buses

• x

– taxes• ch

–benches

• sh –dishes




Add ies to make nouns plural that end

with a consonant and a y:

• lady

–Ladies

• fry

–fries




Some nouns that end in f or fe change to

ves when made plural:

• calf

–calves

• knife

–knives




Some nouns that end in o change to es

when made plural. Some change to s:

• kangaroo

–kangaroos

• potato

–potatoes




Some nouns do not change at all when

made plural:

• sheep

–sheep

• deer

–deer




Some nouns change completely when

made plural:

• man

–men

• goose

–geese




Some nouns don’t fit the rules…

• Monkey changes to monkeys not monkies.

That’s just the EnglishLanguagefor you!




Noun type Forming the plural Example

Ends with -fe

Change f to v

then

Add -s

knife - knives

life - lives

wife - wives

Ends with -f

Change f to v

then

Add -es

half - halves

wolf - wolves

loaf - loaves

Ends with -o Add -es

potato - potatoes

tomato - tomatoes

volcano - volcanoes

ends with -us Change -us to -i

cactus - -cacti

nucleus - nuclei

ALL KINDS

Change the vowel

or

Change the word

or

Add a different

ending

man - men

foot - feet

child - children

person - people

tooth - teeth

mouse - mice

UnchangingSingular and plural

are the same

sheep

deer

fish




Can you make these nouns plural?

1. half

2. foot3. piano

4. spy5. brush





1. halves

2. feet3. pianos

4. spies5. brushes





1. mouse

2. memo3. shelf

4. leaf 5. child





1. mice

2. memos3. shelves

4. leaves5. children





1. thief

2. woman3. fish

4. photo5. die





1. thieves

2. women

3. fish

4. photos5. dice




You Try It!

Click HERE to fish for plural nouns!


http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/plurals/pluralrules/game.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/plurals/pluralrules/game.shtml



Collective Nouns…




Collective Nouns…

When you collect something, you puttogether a group of more than one.

Collective means a group. Collective nouns

are “groups of something.”

Here are some collective nouns:

herd fleet colony tribe pack family team flock

group army mob class




Possessive Nouns…

I believe

that belongs tome…




Possessive Nouns…

A possessive noun is a noun that shows

ownership. To “possess” means to own

or to have.

I am Boband this ismy towel.




Possessive Nouns…

To show ownership, an apostrophe is used.

Most people have a hard time putting the

apostrophe in the correct place!

The rule for the apostrophe depends on

whether the noun is singular or plural.




Possessive Singular Nouns

Use an apostrophe with -s for possessives of singular nouns.SINGULAR MEANS ONE.

Use an apostrophe plus -s to show the possessive form of asingular noun, even if that singular noun already ends in -s:

Frank’s crayon

my friend’s dad

Robert Frost’s poetry

today's weather report

the boss's problemStar Jones's talk show

That boy’s shirt

I am oneboy and

this is myshirt.




Possessive Plural Nouns

Use an apostrophe without an -s for most possessives plural nouns.

PLURAL MEANS MORE THAN ONE.

To form the possessive of a plural noun that already ends in -s, add an

apostrophe:

the girls' swing set (the swing set belonging to the girls)

the students' projects (the projects belonging to the students)

the Johnsons' house (the house belonging to the Johnsons)

If the plural noun does not end in -s, add an apostrophe plus -s:

women's conference (the conference belonging to the women)

the children's toys (the toys belonging to the children)

the men's training camp (the training camp belonging to the men)




Singular Possessive vs. Plural Possessive

Basically….

The project belonging toone student: (singular)

The student’s project

The apostrophe comes

before the s.

The project belonging to more than

one student: (plural)

The students’ project

The apostrophe comes after the s.




Singular Possessive vs. Plural Possessive

Finally….

The shoes belonging to onewoman:

WOMAN’S SHOES

The shoes belonging to many women:

WOMEN’S SHOES

The apostrophe comes before the s because the noun is acollective group and has no s on the end. It would be

“ladies’ shoes if the base word was lady.:

Lady’s shoes (the shoes belonging to one lady) Ladies’ shoes (the shoes belonging to more than one lady.




Can you make this sentencepossessive?

•Adam owns that

car.




Answer:

•That is Adam's

car.




Which answer best fits in the

blank? ____________ bicycle isbroken.

A. Seths'B. Sethes

C. SethsD. Seth's




Which answer best fits in the blank?

The trash can will attract a lot of ____________ if you leave the lid

off.A. flys

B. flies

C. flie's

D. fly's




The trash can will attract a lot of

____________ if you leave the lid off.

A. flys

B. flies

C. flie's

D. fly's




The ____________________ skin is

red.

A. tomatoes

B. tomato's

C. tomatos'D. tomatos's




The ____________________ skin is

red.

A. tomatoes

B. tomato's

C. tomatos'

D. tomatos's




Emily has two hamsters named Barry and

Steve. The ____________________ cage

looks like a tiny house.A. hamsters'

B. hamsters

C. hamster's

D. hamsterers




Emily has two hamsters named Barry andSteve. The ____________________ cage

looks like a tiny house.A. hamsters'

B. hamsters

C. hamster'sD. hamsterers




Billy will carry his ____________suitcase.

A. sister's

B. sisters

C. sisteresD. sister'




I borrowed ___________

sweater.

A. Jane's

B. Janes

C. Jane

D. Janes'




I borrowed _________

sweater.

A. Jane's

B. Janes

C. JaneD. Janes'

I am Jane andthis is my

sweater.



You Try It!

Click HERE to take a possessive noun quiz!

http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/possessive_nouns/quiz327.html

http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/grammar/possessive_nouns/quiz327.html

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