Post on 31-Mar-2015
Nothing but Nouns
By: Ms. Walsh
NounsA 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 nounsWalsh 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
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YOUR TURN….Click HERE to play the Balloon Noun Game!
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Concrete and Abstract Nouns
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Concrete vs. Abstract Nouns• A concrete noun is a noun that can be experienced
with 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.
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Concrete Nouns• A concrete noun can be experienced with
one 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.
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Abstract Nouns
Other abstract nouns: anger, peace, hate, pride,sympathy, bravery, success, courage, beauty, fun, loyaltypain, knowledge, trust, education, friendship, intelligence
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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 happiness when 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 had spent all night on the computer doing her homework!
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Common and Proper Nouns
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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)
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Common Noun and Proper Noun
• holiday = common noun• Valentine’s Day = proper noun
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• tower = common noun• Eiffel Tower = proper noun
Common Noun and Proper Noun
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• doctor = a common noun• Dr. Ed Jones = a proper noun
Common Noun and Proper Noun
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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
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Your Turn…Click HERE to Play the Common and
Proper Noun Game…
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Singular and Plural Nouns
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Singular and Plural Nouns• Singular means ONE• ONE crazy guy…
• Plural means MORE THAN ONE• TWO crazy guys…
• There are rules to makingSingular nouns into plural nouns.
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Singular or Plural?1. cats2. baby3. church4. tables5. books6. Bus7. man8. oranges9. dog10. 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
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Add ies to make nouns plural that end with a consonant and a y:• lady–Ladies
• fry–fries
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Some nouns that end in f or fe change to ves when made plural:
• calf–calves
• knife–knives
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Some nouns that end in o change to es when made plural. Some change to s:
• kangaroo–kangaroos
• potato–potatoes
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Some nouns do not change at all when made plural:
• sheep–sheep
• deer–deer
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Some nouns change completely when made plural:
• man–men
• goose–geese
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Some nouns don’t fit the rules…• Monkey changes to monkeys not monkies.
That’s just the English Language for you!
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Noun type Forming the plural Example
Ends with -fe Change f to vthenAdd -s
knife - kniveslife - liveswife - wives
Ends with -f Change f to vthenAdd -es
half - halveswolf - wolvesloaf - loaves
Ends with -o Add -es potato - potatoestomato - tomatoesvolcano - volcanoes
ends with -us Change -us to -i cactus - -cactinucleus - nuclei
ALL KINDS
Change the vowelorChange the wordorAdd a different ending
man - menfoot - feetchild - childrenperson - peopletooth - teethmouse - mice
Unchanging Singular and pluralare the same
sheepdeerfish
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Can you make these nouns plural?
1. half2. foot3. piano4. spy5. brush
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Can you make these nouns plural?
1. halves2. feet3. pianos4. spies5. brushes
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Can you make these nouns plural?
1. mouse2. memo3. shelf4. leaf5. child
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Can you make these nouns plural?
1. mice2. memos3. shelves4. leaves5. children
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Can you make these nouns plural?
1. thief2. woman3. fish4. photo5. die
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Can you make these nouns plural?
1. thieves2. women3. fish4. photos5. dice
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You Try It!Click HERE to fish for plural nouns!
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Collective Nouns…
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Collective Nouns…When you collect something, you put together 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 flockgroup army mob class
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Possessive Nouns…
I believe that
belongs to me…
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Possessive Nouns…A possessive noun is a noun that shows ownership. To “possess” means to own or to have.
I am Bob and this is my towel.
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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.
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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 a singular noun, even if that singular noun already ends in -s:
Frank’s crayon my friend’s dadRobert Frost’s poetry today's weather report the boss's problem Star Jones's talk show That boy’s shirt
I am one boy and
this is my shirt.
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Possessive Plural NounsUse 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)
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Singular Possessive vs. Plural PossessiveBasically….
The project belonging to one student: (singular)
The student’s project
The apostrophe comes before the s.
The project belonging to more than one student: (plural)
The students’ project
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Singular Possessive vs. Plural Possessive
Finally….
The shoes belonging to one woman:
WOMAN’S SHOES
The shoes belonging to many women:
WOMEN’S SHOES
The apostrophe comes before the s because the noun is a collective 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. Walsh Publishing Co. 2009
Can you make this sentence possessive?
•Adam owns that car.
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Answer:
•That is Adam's's car.
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Which answer best fits in the blank?
____________ bicycle is broken.
A. Seths'B. SethesC. SethsD. Seth's
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Which answer best fits in the blank?
____________ bicycle is broken.
A. Seths'B. SethesC. Seths
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Which answer best fits in the blank?
The trash can will attract a lot of ____________ if you leave the lid off.A. flysB. fliesC. flie'sD. fly'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. fliesfliesC. flie'sD. fly's
Which answer best fits in the blank?
The ____________________ skin is red.A. tomatoesB. tomato'sC. tomatos'D. tomatos's
Which answer best fits in the blank?
The ____________________ skin is red.A. tomatoes
B. tomato'stomato'sC. tomatos'D. tomatos's
Which answer best fits in the blank?
Emily has two hamsters named Barry and Steve. The ____________________ cage looks like a tiny house.A. hamsters'B. hamstersC. hamster'sD. hamsterers
Which answer best fits in the blank?
Emily has two hamsters named Barry and Steve. The ____________________ cage looks like a tiny house.A. hamsters'hamsters'B. hamstersC. hamster'sD. hamsterers
Which answer best fits in the blank?
Billy will carry his ____________ suitcase.A. sister'sB. sistersC. sisteresD. sister'
Which answer best fits in the blank?
Billy will carry his ____________ suitcase.A. sister'ssister'sB. sistersC. sisteresD. sister'
Which answer best fits in the blank?
I borrowed ___________ sweater.
A. Jane'sB. JanesC. JaneD. Janes'
Which answer best fits in the blank?
I borrowed _________ sweater.
A. Jane'sJane'sB. JanesC. JaneD. Janes'
I am Jane and
this is my sweater.
You Try It!Click HERE to take a possessive noun quiz!
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