9/16-NOUNS
DO NOW
A noun is defined as a person, place, thing, or idea.
Look up “noun” in your native language dictionary.
Write the word for “noun” in your language in your notebook.
Make a list of 5 nouns.
1.__________________
2.__________________
3.__________________
4.__________________
5.__________________
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Nouns can be categorized as either COMMON or PROPER
Common nouns name GENERAL people, places, things, and ideas.
Proper nouns name SPECIFIC people, places, things, and ideas.
Look up “specific” in your native language dictionary.
Write the word for “specific” in your language in your notebook.
Look up “general” in your native language dictionary.
Write the word for “general” in your language in your notebook.
Make a list of 3 Common nouns and 3 Proper Nouns.
Common Nouns:
1.__________________
2.__________________
3.__________________
Proper Nouns:
1.__________________
2.__________________
3.__________________
AGENDA:
Objective: Students will be able to identify nouns. Students will be able to
identify the difference between proper and common nouns.
-Do Now
-Do Now Review
-What are nouns?
-Nouns grouping activity
-Singular vs. Plural Nouns
-Sentence Writing activity
-Exit Ticket
Watch this Video:
http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/what-are-nouns-definition-typesexamples.html#lesson
To Review:
Here is an example of common vs. proper nouns
Notice that a proper noun MUST be capitalized
IN GROUPS: Group these Images Into Nouns and Not Nouns:
Which of the following are nouns?:
IN GROUPS: Group these Images Into Proper Nouns and Common Nouns:
Singular and Plural Nouns
Singular means one of something. Plural means more than one.
You can make most nouns plural by just adding -s
one tree - four trees
one boat – a river full of boats
If the noun ends with -s, -ch, -sh, -x, or -z, add –es to make it plural.
witness–witnesses
church – churches
dish– dishes
fox - foxes
buzz – buzzes
If the noun ends with -y and the letter before the -y is a vowel, add s to make the noun plural.
boy–boys
bay – bays
key – keys
toy - toys
If the noun ends with -y and the letter before the -y is a consonant,
change the -y to -i and add -es to make the noun plural.
army – armies
supply - supplies
sky - skies
Nouns ending in -ff become plural by adding -s
tariff - tariffs
sheriff - sheriffs
plaintiff - plaintiffs
The inconsistency of rules is shown in the plurals of nouns which
ends in –f or -fe Some become plural by replacing the -f to -v and
adding -s or -es
knife - knives
wife - wives
half - halves
leaf - leaves
Other nouns ending in -f or -fe become plural by only adding -s
belief - beliefs
proof - proofs
chief - chiefs
Sentence Writing Activity
Write 5 sentences using nouns+ARE verbs+colors
FIRST: Look up 5 nouns in your native dictionary. Feel free to
use the nouns from our noun grouping activity. Make a list of
the names for these nouns in your native language.
SECOND: Complete the following sentences.
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The dogs are brown.
The cat is________________________________________.
The people_______________________________________.
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Exit Ticket
Write one sentence with a common noun. Make that sentence more
SPECIFIC by replacing your common noun with a proper noun.