NOUNS
Words that you use to name a:
person
place
thing
idea
CONCRETE NOUNS
 Things you can see:

Person

Place

Thing
ABSTRACT NOUNS
 Things you can not see

ideas

feelings

emotions
PROPER NOUNS
 A specific name for a person, place or thing
 Always begins with a capital letter
Statue of Liberty
Spot
Janice and
Tania
COMMON NOUNS
 Generic name for a person, place or thing
 Begins with a smaller letter (lower case)
palace
doctor
chair
SINGULAR NOUNS
 A noun that names one person, one place, or
one thing
PLURAL NOUNS
 A noun that names more than one person,
place, or thing
1
 To form the plural of
most nouns,
just add –s
Examples:
sticks, cows, cars, girls
2
When the singular noun ends in:
s, ch, sh, x, or z -----add –es
Examples:
lunches, foxes, classes, arches
3
 When the noun ends in “o”
then,
add –s or –es
 Examples:
piano ---pianos
studio---studios
echo---echoes
hero---heroes
potato---potatoes
4
When the noun ends in “y”,
with a consonant before it,
change “y” to “i” and add –
es
Examples:
fly ---flies
penny---pennies
candy---candies
5
 For most nouns ending in “f” or “fe”,
add –es
For some nouns ending in “f” or “fe”, change
the “f” to a “v” and add –es or –s
Examples:
belief ---beliefs
roof---roofs
thief---thieves
knife---knives
life---lives
elf---elves
6
 Some nouns are the
same for both singular
and plural
Examples:
deer, trout, sheep, moose,
salmon
7
 Some nouns form their
plural in special ways
Examples:
mouse---mice
goose---geese
tooth---teeth
foot---feet
ox---oxen
8
 Some nouns are always in plural form
Examples:
scissors
mumps
thanks
trousers
Making Nouns Show
Possession
 Possessive Nouns
show ownership
 It shows possession of
the noun that follows
Examples:
sister’s skates
Sally’s mom
Making Singular Nouns Show
Possession
 Add an apostrophe and –s
Examples:
mechanic---mechanic’s
James---James’s or James’
Making Plural Nouns Show
Possession
 If a plural noun ends in “s”, add
an apostrophe after the “s”
 workers--workers’ rights
 nurses---nurses’ coats
Making Plural Nouns Show
Possession
 If the plural noun does
not end in “s”, add an
apostrophe and –s
men---men’s
women—women’s
children --- children’s