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Nouns
A person, place, thing, or idea.
person place thing idea
girl house book happiness
student park shirt freedom
Common Propertown Shickshinnypark Yellowstone
National Parkdog Katey
teacher Mrs. Woytko
Capital letter
Singular & Plural Nouns
boy Boysmouse miceberry berriesbench benches
Rule # 1 – add an “s”
• Girl – girls• Book – books• Toy – toys• Street- streets• Student - students
Rule # 2
Nouns that end with s, z, ch, sh, xAdd “es”
Dress – dressesBox – boxesDish – dishesBench - benches
Rule # 3
Nouns that end with a vowel and a “Y” – add “s”
•Valley – valleys•Turkey - turkeys
Rule # 4Nouns that end with a consonant and a “Y”Change the y to i and add “es”
City- cities
Lady – ladies
Puppy- puppies
Rule # 5
Nouns that end in f or feChange the f to a v and add “s” or “es”
•Life- lives•Calf – calves•leaf - leaves
Rule # 6
Nouns that end in a vowel plus “o” add “s”
•Radio – radios
•Stereo - stereos
Rule # 7Nouns that end with a consonant
plus “o” add “es”
•Hero – heroes• Tomato - tomatoes
Exceptions
•Solo – solos•Piano - pianos
Rule # 8
Change the word•Foot- feet•Man- men•Mouse – mice•Child- children
Rule # 9
Nouns that stay the same•Trout•Salmon•Deer•Sheep•moose
Possessive Nouns
Nouns that show ownership are called Possessive Nouns-
they own something
Possessive Nouns
The dog’s scarf was red.Sara’s hat and mittens match.The sun’s rays were very hot today.
Remember:nouns can be singular or plural
Singular Pluralboy boysdog classesbook men
You either add:
add’s or s’
Step number 1
Look at the noun. Decide if the noun is singular or plural.
If the noun is singular, add’ s
• Examples:
boy The boy’s coat
hat The hat’s brim
girl The girl’s dress
book The book’s cover
brother My brother’s desk
pencil The pencil’s tip
If the noun is Plurallook at the ending
If the noun ends in s – add only an apostrophe
dresses The dresses’ rufflesberries The berries’ stemsleaves The leaves’ colorsbooks The books’ covers
If the noun is Plurallook at the ending
If the noun DOES NOT end in s – add apostrophe s
men The men’s coatsfeet The feet’s smellswomen The women’s shoesteeth The teeth’s color
?Ask yourself- is the noun
singular or pluralthen, decide what to do
My __ eyes are beautiful. Dog This store sells__ shoes. BoysWe are going to __ after school. MaryThe ___ bottle was on the floor. child
Appositives
A group of words that explains – set off by commas•Mary, my best friend, is moving to a new town.•My dog, Katey, is a Golden Retriever.•I have a beautiful dog, Katey.