Q UICK R EVIEW. W HAT IS A NOUN ? A person, place, thing, or idea W HAT IS A COMMON NOUN ? W HAT IS...

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WHAT IS A NOUN?A person, place, thing, or idea

WHAT IS A COMMON NOUN?

WHAT IS A PROPER NOUN?

Any person, place, thing, or idea

A specific person, place, thing, or idea

WAIT! YOU’RE NOT DONE

WITH NOUNS YET. THERE IS

SO MUCH MORE TO LEARN

WHAT ABOUT SINGULAR AND

PLURAL NOUNS??WHAT IS A SINGULAR NOUN YOU ASK?

O.K. THEN WHAT IS A PLURAL NOUN?

One person, place, thing or idea

More than one person, place, thing, or idea

SINGULAR NOUNS PLURAL NOUNS

cow

wolf

bench lady

potato sheep

cowswolves

benches ladies

potatoes shee

p

SOUND SIMPLE ENOUGH, RIGHT?

NOT SO FAST…THERE ARE 7 DIFFERENT

WAYS TO CHANGE A NOUN FROM SINGULAR

TO PLURAL

RULE #1For most nouns, the plural is formed simply by adding an s.

Examples:

Singular Plural•car cars•dog dogs•book books

RULE #2For nouns that end in s, x, sh, or ch, the plural is formed by adding an es.Examples:

Singular Plural•bus buses•tax taxes•dish dishes•couch couches

RULE #3For nouns that end in a consonant and a y, the plural is formed by changing the y to i adding an es.

Examples:

Singular Plural•lady ladies•fry fries•fly flies

RULE #4For many nouns that end in f or fe, the plural is formed by changing to ves.

Examples:

Singular Plural•wolf wolves•calf calves•half halves

RULE #5For nouns that end in o, the plural is formed by either adding an s or es.

Examples:

Singular Plural•kangaroo kangaroos•potato potatoes

RULE #6Some nouns do not change in the plural form.

Examples:

Singular Plural•sheep sheep•deer deer•moose moose

RULE #7Some nouns change their form completely to become plural.

Examples:

Singular Plural•mouse mice•man men•goose geese

NOW LET’S PRACTICE!Change the following nouns to plural. Singular Plural

•foot•piano•spy•brush•child•leaf•thief•woman

NOW LET’S PRACTICE!Change the following nouns to plural. Singular Plural

•foot feet•piano pianos•spy spies•brush brushes•child children•leaf leaves•thief thieves•woman women