NOUNS

CLASSIFICATION OF NOUNS NOUNS-defined as names of persons, places, or

things. They are either proper or common. PROPER NOUNS are specific names and are, therefore, CAPITALIZED.

COMMON NOUNS, on the other hand, have various types.

COLLECTIVE NOUNS

-persons(jury, committee)

-animals(herd of cattle, school of fish)

-things(bunch of grapes, convoy of ships) COUNT NOUNS-box, package, truck, house, chair NON-COUNT OR MASS NOUNS-cloth, water,

coffee, wheat, lard, flour ABSTRACT NOUNS-imagination, anger, fear, love,

honesty(concepts and emotions) CONCRETE NOUNS-thunder, earthquake,

fragrance, sweetness(phenomena which can be experienced by the senses).

PROPER NOUNS

TV SHOW COMPUTER GAME FASHION BRAND

(COMMON NOUNS)

COUNT NOUNS

NON-COUNT OR MASS NOUNS

COLLECTIVE NOUN

FAMILY

COMPANY

COMMUNITY

CHOIR

TROOP AUDIENCE

CROWD

CLASS

BAND

CONCRETE NOUN

ABSTRACT NOUNS

ABSTRACT NOUNS

Abstract nouns may be derived from various sources.

ABSTRACT NOUNS from CONCRETE NOUNS

Hero-heroism

King-kingship

Dentist-dentistry

President-presidency

ABSTRACT NOUNS from ACTION VERBS

Annoy-annoyance exhaust-exhaustion

Persevere-perseverance sponsor-sponsorship

Enjoy-enjoyment tolerate-tolerance

ABSTRACT NOUNS from DESCRIPTIVE ADJECTIVES

Sentimental-sentimentalism elegant-elegance

Good-goodness intimate-intimacy

Curious-curiosity spontaneous-spontaneity

Suffixes –ism, -ship, or –try are added to concrete nouns or when the final t of the concrete words is changed to c, and y is added.Suffixes –ance, -ment, or –ion are added to verbs or when the final ate is replaced with –ance.

Adjectives that take suffixes –ism, -ship, or –try. When the final ant is changed to -ance, and the final ate is changed to cy, abstract nouns are derived.

NOUNS IN PLURAL FORMSINGULAR FORM PLURAL FORM EXPLANATION

1. painting paintings Add –s to regular nouns

book books

2. class classesAdd –es to nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, or sh.

box boxes

buzz buzzes

church churches

splash splashes

3. trolley trolleys Add –s to nouns with a vowel and y.

tray trays

4. community communities Change y to I and add –es to nouns ending with a and y.

family families

5. rodeo radio

rodeos radios

Add –s to nouns ending in a vowel and o.

NOUNS IN PLURAL FORMSINGULAR FORM PLURAL FORM EXPLANATION

1. painting paintings Add –s to regular nouns

book books

2. class classesAdd –es to nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, or sh.

box boxes

buzz buzzes

church churches

splash splashes

3. trolley trolleys Add –s to nouns with a vowel and y.

tray trays

4. community communities Change y to I and add –es to nouns ending with a and y.

family families

5. rodeo radio

rodeos radios

Add –s to nouns ending in a vowel and o.

NOUNS IN PLURAL FORMSINGULAR FORM PLURAL FORM EXPLANATION

1. painting paintings Add –s to regular nouns

book books

2. class classesAdd –es to nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, or sh.

box boxes

buzz buzzes

church churches

splash splashes

3. trolley trolleys Add –s to nouns with a vowel and y.

tray trays

4. community communities Change y to I and add –es to nouns ending with a and y.

family families

5. rodeo radio

rodeos radios

Add –s to nouns ending in a vowel and o.

NOUNS IN PLURAL FORMSINGULAR FORM PLURAL FORM EXPLANATION

1. painting paintings Add –s to regular nouns

book books

2. class classesAdd –es to nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, or sh.

box boxes

buzz buzzes

church churches

splash splashes

3. trolley trolleys Add –s to nouns with a vowel and y.

tray trays

4. community communities Change y to i and add –es to nouns ending with a consonant and y.

family families

5. rodeo radio

rodeos radios

Add –s to nouns ending in a vowel and o.

NOUNS IN PLURAL FORMSINGULAR FORM PLURAL FORM EXPLANATION

1. painting paintings Add –s to regular nouns

book books

2. class classesAdd –es to nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, or sh.

box boxes

buzz buzzes

church churches

splash splashes

3. trolley trolleys Add –s to nouns with a vowel and y.

tray trays

4. community communities Change y to i and add –es to nouns ending with a and y.

family families

5. rodeo radio

rodeos radios

Add –s to nouns ending in a vowel and o.

NOUNS IN PLURAL FORMSINGULAR FORM PLURAL FORM EXPLANATION

6. potato tomato

potatoes tomatoes

Add –es to nouns ending with a consonant and o.

piano solo

pianos solos

A few plural forms like pianos and solos are exceptions.

volcano mango

volcanos/volcanoes mangos/mangoes

Variant in spelling. The plural forms that end in –es are preferred.

7. thief life self

thieves lives selves

Change f or fe to v and add –es

8. cliff handkerchief safe

cliffs handkerchiefs safes

Just add –s to some nouns ending in f or fe.

9. child man woman

children men women

Change the spelling of irregular nouns.

NOUNS IN PLURAL FORMSINGULAR FORM PLURAL FORM EXPLANATION

6. potato tomato

potatoes tomatoes

Add –es to nouns ending with a consonant and o.

piano solo

pianos solos

A few plural forms like pianos and solos are exceptions.

volcano mango

volcanos/volcanoes mangos/mangoes

Variant in spelling. The plural forms that end in –es are preferred.

7. thief life self

thieves lives selves

Change f or fe to v and add –es

8. cliff handkerchief safe

cliffs handkerchiefs safes

Just add –s to some nouns ending in f or fe.

9. child man woman

children men women

Change the spelling of irregular nouns.

NOUNS IN PLURAL FORMSINGULAR FORM PLURAL FORM EXPLANATION

6. potato tomato

potatoes tomatoes

Add –es to nouns ending with a consonant and o.

piano solo

pianos solos

A few plural forms like pianos and solos are exceptions.

volcano mango

volcanos/volcanoes mangos/mangoes

Variant in spelling. The plural forms that end in –es are preferred.

7. thief life self

thieves lives selves

Change f or fe to v and add –es

8. cliff handkerchief safe

cliffs handkerchiefs safes

Just add –s to some nouns ending in f or fe.

9. child man woman

children men women

Change the spelling of irregular nouns.

NOUNS IN PLURAL FORMSINGULAR FORM PLURAL FORM EXPLANATION

6. potato tomato

potatoes tomatoes

Add –es to nouns ending with a consonant and o.

piano solo

pianos solos

A few plural forms like pianos and solos are exceptions.

volcano mango

volcanos/volcanoes mangos/mangoes

Variant in spelling. The plural forms that end in –es are preferred.

7. thief life self

thieves lives selves

Change f or fe to v and add –es

8. cliff handkerchief safe

cliffs handkerchiefs safes

Just add –s to some nouns ending in f or fe.

9. child man woman

children men women

Change the spelling of irregular nouns.

NOUNS IN PLURAL FORMSINGULAR FORM PLURAL FORM EXPLANATION

6. potato tomato

potatoes tomatoes

Add –es to nouns ending with a consonant and o.

piano solo

pianos solos

A few plural forms like pianos and solos are exceptions.

volcano mango

volcanos/volcanoes mangos/mangoes

Variant in spelling. The plural forms that end in –es are preferred.

7. thief life self

thieves lives selves

Change f or fe to v and add –es

8. cliff handkerchief safe

cliffs handkerchiefs safes

Just add –s to some nouns ending in f or fe.

9. child man woman

children men women

Change the spelling of irregular nouns.

NOUNS IN PLURAL FORMSINGULAR FORM PLURAL FORM EXPLANATION

6. potato tomato

potatoes tomatoes

Add –es to nouns ending with a consonant and o.

piano solo

pianos solos

A few plural forms like pianos and solos are exceptions.

volcano mango

volcanos/volcanoes mangos/mangoes

Variant in spelling. The plural forms that end in –es are preferred.

7. thief life self

thieves lives selves

Change f or fe to v and add –es

8. cliff handkerchief safe

cliffs handkerchiefs safes

Just add –s to some nouns ending in f or fe.

9. child man woman

children men women

Change the spelling of irregular nouns.

NOUNS IN PLURAL FORM

SINGULAR FORM PLURAL FORM EXPLANATION

10.

proceeds goodsclothes

Some nouns are used only in their plural form.

11. mumps series Physics

Some nouns are plural in form but singular in meaning.

12.alumna alumnus radius agendum

alumnae alumni radii agenda

Some nouns are borrowed from other languages.(Foreign plural).

13. sheep deer

sheep deer

Some nouns have the same singular and plural forms.

NOUNS IN PLURAL FORM

SINGULAR FORM PLURAL FORM EXPLANATION

10.

proceeds goodsclothes

Some nouns are used only in their plural form.

11. mumps series Physics

Some nouns are plural in form but singular in meaning.

12.alumna alumnus radius agendum

alumnae alumni radii agenda

Some nouns are borrowed from other languages.(Foreign plural).

13. sheep deer

sheep deer

Some nouns have the same singular and plural forms.

NOUNS IN PLURAL FORM

SINGULAR FORM PLURAL FORM EXPLANATION

10.

proceeds goodsclothes

Some nouns are used only in their plural form.

11. mumps series Physics

Some nouns are plural in form but singular in meaning.

12.alumna alumnus radius agendum

alumnae alumni radii agenda

Some nouns are borrowed from other languages.(Foreign plural).

13. sheep deer

sheep deer

Some nouns have the same singular and plural forms.

NOUNS IN PLURAL FORM

SINGULAR FORM PLURAL FORM EXPLANATION

10.

proceeds goodsclothes

Some nouns are used only in their plural form.

11. mumps series Physics

Some nouns are plural in form but singular in meaning.

12.alumna alumnus radius agendum

alumnae alumni radii agenda

Some nouns are borrowed from other languages.(Foreign plural).

13. sheep deer

sheep deer

Some nouns have the same singular and plural forms.

NOUNS IN POSSESSIVE FORM

Add an apostrophe and an s( ‘s) to a singular noun.

teacher’s table father’s car Add only an apostrophe(‘) to plural nouns

ending in s.

pupils’ books brothers’ bat Add an apostrophe and an s to plural nouns not

ending in s.

children’s uniform men’s shoes Add an apostrophe and an s to proper nouns

ending in s.

Julius’s decision Mr. Reyes’s class Add an apostrophe and an s to the last

component word of a compound noun.

teacher-in-charge’s choice editor-in-chief’s article

NOUNS IN POSSESSIVE FORM

Add the sign of possession to the last noun to indicate common ownership.

The teacher and the group leaders’ choice is the best.

Mr. Ramos and Mr. Reyes’s office is very quiet. Add the sign of possession to all nouns to show

separate ownership.

Ruth’s and Kate’s opinions are considered by the group members.

Did you write the sender’s, the recipient’s, and the editor’s names on paper?

END