2. NOUN A word that names a person, place, a thing or an idea.
Everything which has a name and we talk about it is a
noun. Everything is donated by a name and that naming
word is called a “noun”.
• Person- uncle, doctor, baby
• Place- kitchen, mountain, website
• Thing- apple, tulip, book
• Idea- respect, pride, love, appreciation
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4. NOUN There are different ways to turn singular
nouns into plural nouns.
1. Add –s to form the plural
cat ⇒ cats
truck ⇒ trucks
bug ⇒ bugs
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5. NOUN . Nouns that end in -s, -sh, -x, -ch, or –z
Add -es to form the plural. For words that end in -z, add
an extra -z before the es.
bus ⇒ buses
brush ⇒ brushes
fox ⇒ foxes
beach ⇒ beaches
quiz ⇒ quizzes
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6. NOUN 3. Nouns ending in f or fe
Some nouns ending in f or fe just add s.
Sometimes it is necessary to change the f to a v. In that
case, always end the word with es.
roof ⇒ roofs
safe ⇒ safes
shelf ⇒ shelves
wife ⇒ wives
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7. NOUN POSS ESSIVE NOUNS
can show possession, ownership, or the general
relationship between two nouns
Add an apostrophe (‘) and –s to form the possessive of
any singular noun, even one that already ends s. Use an
apostrophe alone to form the possessive of a plural noun
that ends in s.
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8. NOUN POSS ESSIVE NOUNS
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Singular Possessive Plural Possessive
The kitten’s tail The kittens’ tails
Her dress’s collar Her dresses’ collars
The wife’s speech The wives’ speeches
9. NOUN
A noun made up of two or more words. Each word makes
up part of the meaning of the noun.
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Open Gray fox, press secretary, line of
sight
Hyphenated Mother-in-law, tenth-grader, self-
esteem
Closed Folksinger, headlight, postmaster
10. NOUN COLLECTIVE NOUNS
Collective comes from the same root as collection. A
collective noun names a group, which is like a collection
of people or things.
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family herd company flock
audience troop team band
