5. Common Nouns and Proper Nouns
••A noun that names any person,
place, or thing is a common noun.
••A noun that names a particular
person, place, or thing is a proper
noun.
6. Statue of Liberty
White House
President
Reagan
County Line Rd.
house
book
pencil
cat man
7. Singular and Plural Nouns
•• A noun that names only one person,
place, or thing is called a singular noun.
•• A noun that names more than one person,
place, or thing is called a plural noun.
8. Plural Nouns
• Add s to most singular nouns to make them plural.
book
s
pencils trucks
girls
baseball s
9. Plural Nouns
•Add es to a singular noun that
ends with s, x, ch, or sh.
foxes churches
dishes glasses
lunches buses brushes
10. Plural Nouns
•If a noun ends with a vowel and a y,
add s.
boys
keys
toys
highways
trays
monkeys
11. Plural Nouns
• If a noun ends with a consonant and a y,
change the y to an i and add es.
lady ies
ladies
bunnyies
bunnies
puppyies
puppies
butterflyies
butterflies
12. Plural Nouns
•Some nouns have special plural forms.
•Since these words follow no special
pattern, you must learn them.
13. Singular Possessive Nouns
• Add an apostrophe and an s to a singular
noun to make it possessive.
swimming
pool
’’s swimming pool
slingshot
’’s slingshot
Mark
boy
spider
web
roof
’’s web house
’’s roof
14. Plural Possessive Nouns
•When a plural noun ends with s, add an
apostrophe.
teacher
students
’’ teacher
butterflies
wings
’’ wings
girls
cat
’’ cat
babies
strollers
’’ strollers
birds
nest
’’ nest
15. Plural Possessive Nouns
2. When a plural noun doesn’t end with s,
add an apostrophe and an s.
mice
fur
’’s fur
The mice’’s fur is black.
’’s blocks
children
blocks
The children’’s blocks are big.
eyes
’’s eyes
women
The women’’s eyes are brown.
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