Harcourt Journeys:
Grammar Skills
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Unit 1: Lesson 5
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This week’s skills:
Part 1: Nouns: Common & Proper
Part 2: Nouns: Singular & Plural
Part 3: Nouns: Irregular Plurals
Part 4: Quotations
Part 5: Word Choice
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Common & Proper Nouns:
Part 1: PowerPoint Lesson
Part 2: Projectable 5.6
Part 3: Practice Book Page 55
Part 4: Adapted Worksheets
Page 42 Find the Nouns
Page 43 Common & Proper Nouns
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Part 1: Common &
Proper Nouns
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Click on the link to watch
the Brain Pop Video:
http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/no
uns/
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Click on the link to watch
the Brain Pop Jr. Video:
http://www.brainpopjr.com/readingandwriting/
word/nouns/
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Nouns are naming
words.
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Nouns name people,
places, things, and
ideas.
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Common
Nouns
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Common nouns name
any person, place, or
thing.
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Common nouns are
not capitalized.
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Common nouns name
ordinary things.
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EXAMPLES
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teacher
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policeman
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school
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principal
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newspaper
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friend
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town
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Can you think of some common
nouns?
h
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Proper
Nouns
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Proper nouns name
specific persons,
places, or things.
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Proper nouns are
capitalized.
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EXAMPLES
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Miss Mott
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Officer Morgan
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East Elementary
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Mr. Bronson
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Record Argus
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Jimmy
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Greenville
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Proper nouns also
include days of the
week, months of the
year, and holidays.
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Can you think of some proper nouns?
h
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Let’s
Practice!
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Directions:
Circle the nouns . Then
tell whether each is
common or proper.
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The girl saw monkeys at the
Pittsburg Zoo.
(2 common nouns; 1 proper noun)
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Sam and Max are best
friends.
(1 common noun; 2 proper nouns)
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Toby got a bad haircut.
(1 common noun; 1 proper noun)
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Kermit took a long nap on
Tuesday.
(1 common noun; 2 proper nouns)
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Dillon got a bath on Friday.
(1 common noun; 2 proper nouns)
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Betty and Ben were fitted for
shoes on Main Street.
(1 common noun; 3 proper nouns)
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Poogie was a spider for
Halloween.
(1 common noun; 2 proper nouns)
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Gus dresses up every December!
(2 proper nouns)
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Thanksgiving is a time to
celebrate!
(1 common noun; 1 proper noun)
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Joey told his mom a secret!
(2 common nouns; 1 proper noun)
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Projectable 5.6
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Turn your Practice Book to
page 55.
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Adapted Worksheet
Page 42 Nouns
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Adapted Worksheet
Page 43 Common &
Proper Nouns
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Singular & Plural Nouns:
Part 1: PowerPoint Lesson
Part 2: Projectable 5.7
Part 3: Practice Book Page 56
Part 4: Plural Noun Review Games
Part 5: Adapted Worksheets
Page 44 Plural Nouns
Page 45 Plural Nouns Ending in Y
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Part 2: Singular and
Plural Nouns
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Click on the link to watch
the Brain Pop Jr. Video:
http://www.brainpopjr.com/readingandwriting/
word/pluralnouns/
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Singular
Noun
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A singular noun
names one
person, place, or
thing.
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Plural
Noun
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A plural noun
names more than
one person, place,
or thing.
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Plural
Noun
Rules
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There are five
rules to help us
make nouns
plural.
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Rule #1
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Rule #1: Most
nouns show more
than one by
adding the letter s
to the word.
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EXAMPLES
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pets
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chips
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Rule #2
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Rule #2: If a noun
ends in s, x, z, sh,
or ch, add -es to
make it more than
one.
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EXAMPLES
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buses
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boxes
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buzzes
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bushes
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churches
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Rule #3
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Rule #3: If a noun
ends in y and it
comes after a
consonant,
change the y to i
and add -es.
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EXAMPLES
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puppies
y
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cityies
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families
y
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Rule #4
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Rule #4: If a noun
ends in y and it
comes after a
vowel, just add s.
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EXAMPLES
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e
boys
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e
day s
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e
monkeys
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Rule #5
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Rule #5: If a
noun ends in f,
change the f to v
and add -es.
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EXAMPLES
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f
wolves
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f
shelves
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f
selves
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Projectable 5.7
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Turn your Practice Book to
page 56.
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Adapted Worksheet
Page 44 Plural Nouns
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Adapted Worksheet
Page 44 Plural Nouns
Ending in Y
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Irregular Plural Nouns:
Part 1: PowerPoint Lesson
Part 2: Projectable 5.8
Part 3: Practice Book Page 57
Part 4: Adapted Worksheets
Page 46 Unusual Plurals
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Part 3: Irregular Plurals
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Singular
Noun
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A singular noun
names one
person, place, or
thing.
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Plural
Noun
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A plural noun
names more than
one person, place,
or thing.
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Plural
Noun
Rules
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There are five
rules to help us
make nouns
plural.
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Rule #1
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Rule #1: Most
nouns show more
than one by
adding the letter s
to the word.
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EXAMPLE
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pets
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Rule #2
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Rule #2: If a noun
ends in s, x, z, sh,
or ch, add -es to
make it more than
one.
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EXAMPLES
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buses
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boxes
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buzzes
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bushes
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churches
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Rule #3
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Rule #3: If a noun
ends in y and it
comes after a
consonant,
change the y to i
and add -es.
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EXAMPLE
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puppies
y
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Rule #4
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Rule #4: If a noun
ends in y and it
comes after a
vowel, just add s.
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EXAMPLE
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e
boys
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Rule #5
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Rule #5: If a
noun ends in f,
change the f to v
and add -es.
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EXAMPLE
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f
shelves
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Irregular
Plural
Nouns
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Irregular plurals
do not follow the
rules.
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Many irregular
plurals make new
words.
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EXAMPLES
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e
ox oxen
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e
buffalo
bison
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e
foot
feet
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e
tooth
teeth
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e
goose
geese
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e
mouse
mice
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e
louse
lice
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e
cactus
cacti
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e
man
men
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e
woman
women
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e
child
children
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e
person
people
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Some irregular
plurals stay the
same in the plural
form.
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EXAMPLES
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e
sheep
sheep
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e
fish
fish
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e
moose
moose
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e
deer
deer
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e
elk
elk
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Projectable 5.8
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Turn your Practice Book to
page 57.
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Adapted Worksheet
Page 46
Unusual Plurals
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Quotations:
Part 1: PowerPoint Lesson
Part 2: Practice Book Page 58
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Part 4: Quotations
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Click on the link to watch
the Brain Pop Video:
http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/dialo
gue/
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Quotation marks are
used to show dialogue
or character’s speech in
writing.
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You will most often see
quotation marks in
novels, newspapers,
and magazines.
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To know where to place
quotation marks, we
look for the speech tags.
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We usually place
quotations before or
after the words said,
replied, answered,
cried, stated….
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EXAMPLES
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John said,“That was the
best game I’ve ever
seen!”
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“The answer is six,”
replied Jeanna.
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“The capital city of
Pennsylvania is
Harrisburg,” answered
Jim.
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“Help, my cat’s stuck in
the tree,” cried Tina.
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Mr. Morris stated,“The
recycling center is
bringing the community
together.”
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Turn your Practice Book to
page 58.
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Word Choice:
Part 1: BrainPop (Strengthening
Sentences)
Part 2: Practice Book Page 59
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Part 6: Word Choice
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Click on the link to watch
the Brain Pop Video:
http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/stren
gtheningsentences/
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Turn your Practice Book to
page 59.
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How did you do?
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