NOUNS What are they? Nouns are commonly thought of as "naming" or words. They provide a name or label for “labeling” people, places, things, or abstract ideas. People Places Things Ideas (more things) George ball imagination girl city Statue of revenge dog hope Kristen Stewart corner Mini Cooper intelligence couch Taco car literacy friend restaurant leaf love Why are some of the nouns capitalized? Plural and Singular Nouns Some nouns name one thing. These are called nouns. Some name more than one. are called nouns. Most nouns are made plural by adding an “s”. dog + dog = dogs cat + cat = cats pineapple + pineapple = pineapples When do we add to a noun instead of just adding “es” “s”? Words that end in _____, _____, _____, _____, or _____ and sometimes _____ Examples: What do we do with words that end in “y”? If there is a consonant before the _____________________________________ . “y”, If there is a vowel before the . “y”, Some plurals are just weird: child/children, goose/geese, moose/moose, mouse/mice, man/men, woman/women, nucleus/nuclei, fish/fish/fishes Compound nouns: Put two or more words together and it makes a compound noun. These can be formed three ways: ____________________ ____________________ ____________________________ Two words together Hyphenated Two words separated How do we show possession? For example, this is the book that belongs to It is ______________ book. Rule for singular nouns: Rule for plural that do not end in “s”: Rule for plural nouns that end in “s”:
NOUNS What are they? Nouns are commonly thought of as "naming" or “labeling” words. They provide a name or label for people, places, things, or abstract ideas. People Places Things Ideas (more things) George girl dog Kristen Stewart couch friend city corner Taco restaurant ball Statue of Mini Cooper car leaf imagination revenge hope intelligence literacy love Why are some of the nouns capitalized? Plural and Singular Nouns Some nouns name one thing. These are called nouns. Some name more than one. are called nouns. Most nouns are made plural by adding an “s”. dog + dog = dogs cat + cat = cats pineapple + pineapple = pineapples When do we add “es” to a noun instead of just adding “s”? Words that end in _____, _____, _____, _____, or _____ and sometimes _____ Examples: What do we do with words that end in “y”? If there is a consonant before the “y”, _____________________________________ . If there is a vowel before the “y”, . Some plurals are just weird: child/children, goose/geese, moose/moose, mouse/mice, man/men, woman/women, nucleus/nuclei, fish/fish/fishes Compound nouns: Put two or more words together and it makes a compound noun. These can be formed three ways: ____________________ ____________________ ____________________________ Two words together Hyphenated Two words separated How do we show possession? For example, this is the book that belongs to It is ______________ book. Rule for singular nouns: Rule for plural that do not end in “s”: Rule for plural nouns that end in “s”: