NOUNS
OCTOBER 2015
What is a NOUN?
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A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
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Some nouns name people, like daughter, passenger,
and firefighter.
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Some nouns name places, like forest, zoo, and island.
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Some nouns name things, like canoe, lion, and hammer.
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Some nouns name ideas, like courage, wisdom, and happiness.
ABSTRACT AND CONCRETE NOUNS
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A concrete noun names a person, place, or thing that is a
physical object. This means that you can see, hear, smell,
taste, or touch it.
friend
home
Luke
flower
An abstract noun names an idea, feeling, quality, or concept. It
is not a physical object. This means you can think about an
abstract noun, but you can't see, hear, smell, taste, or touch it.
power
fear
wisdom
Sunday
COMMON AND PROPER NOUNS
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A common noun names a general type of person, place,
thing, or idea. It is not the name of a person, place,
thing, or idea. A common noun is not capitalized unless it
is the first word of a sentence.
A proper noun is the specific name of a person, place,
thing, or idea. A proper noun is always capitalized.
Common Nouns
Proper Nouns
boy
Jacob
day
Tuesday
street
Elm Street
city
Chicago
PLURAL NOUNS
To form the plural of most nouns, add -s.
one tree → two trees
If a noun ends in -s, -ch, -sh, -x, or -z, then add -es to make it
plural.
one bush → two bushes
If a noun ends in consonant-y, then drop the y and add -ies to
make it plural.
one baby → two babies
PLURAL NOUNS
If a noun ends in -f or -fe and the /f/ sound changes to /v/ when it's
plural,
drop the -f or-fe and add -ves to make it plural.
one wolf → two wolves
If a noun ends in -f or -fe and the plural form keeps the /f/ sound, just
add -s to make it plural.
one chef → two chefs
PLURAL NOUNS
If a noun ends in -o, usually add -s to make it plural.
However, add -es for the following exceptions:
tomato, potato, hero, echo, tornado, volcano, and mango.
one piano → two pianos
one tomato → two tomatoes