NOUNS
COMMON
PROPER
People
Place
Thing
Idea
Put the following nouns in the correct column: honor, Bedrock, doctor, tuba,
Sue, city, state, Kermit, Dell, singer, peace, nostril, Lincoln, June, Tarzan, love, boy,
Transylvania, Sprite
Concrete nouns are nouns that name people, places, and things that are tangible, or that have real
existence. Abstract nouns, on the other hand, name intangible things: concepts, ideas, emotions.
Compound Noun: is a noun that is made with two or more words Collective
noun: a group made up of several elements. Put the following nouns in the
correct column: jury, flock, jack-in-the-box, armpit, sister-in-law, committee,
family, toenail, slime ball, herd, murder of crows
Compound Noun
Collective noun:
1.
4.
7.
10.
13.
16.
19.
2.
5.
8.
11.
14.
17.
20.
3.
6.
9.
12.
15.
18.
It’s better to use proper nouns when writing (Ex. I saw cookies, chips, and candy bars. “My
eyes went over May’s wildly colorful cabinets, and I was gree again. I saw Oreos and Ruffles
and big bags of Snickers.” Missing May by Cynthia Rylant
Put the following words & the correctly spelled plural in the correct place on your
FORMING PLURALS OF NOUNS rule sheet: echo, thief, cello, cupful, mother-in-law,
country, salmon, child, berry, trio, woman, hoof, turkey, Sioux, holiday, stereo, Q
Put the following words & the correctly spelled plural in the correct place on your
FORMING PLURALS OF NOUNS rule sheet: echo, thief, cello, cupful, mother-in-law,
country, salmon, child, berry, trio, woman, hoof, turkey, Sioux, holiday, stereo, Q
Put the following words & the correctly spelled plural in the correct place on your
FORMING PLURALS OF NOUNS rule sheet: echo, thief, cello, cupful, mother-in-law,
country, salmon, child, berry, trio, woman, hoof, turkey, Sioux, holiday, stereo, Q
Put the following words & the correctly spelled plural in the correct place on your
FORMING PLURALS OF NOUNS rule sheet: echo, thief, cello, cupful, mother-in-law,
country, salmon, child, berry, trio, woman, hoof, turkey, Sioux, holiday, stereo, Q
Put the following words & the correctly spelled plural in the correct place on your
FORMING PLURALS OF NOUNS rule sheet: echo, thief, cello, cupful, mother-in-law,
country, salmon, child, berry, trio, woman, hoof, turkey, Sioux, holiday, stereo, Q
Put the following words & the correctly spelled plural in the correct place on your
FORMING PLURALS OF NOUNS rule sheet: echo, thief, cello, cupful, mother-in-law,
country, salmon, child, berry, trio, woman, hoof, turkey, Sioux, holiday, stereo, Q
Put the following words & the correctly spelled plural in the correct place on your
FORMING PLURALS OF NOUNS rule sheet: echo, thief, cello, cupful, mother-in-law,
country, salmon, child, berry, trio, woman, hoof, turkey, Sioux, holiday, stereo, Q
Put the following words & the correctly spelled plural in the correct place on your
FORMING PLURALS OF NOUNS rule sheet: echo, thief, cello, cupful, mother-in-law,
country, salmon, child, berry, trio, woman, hoof, turkey, Sioux, holiday, stereo, Q
Forming Plurals
Singular
duty
goose
moose
patio
wolf
maid-of-honor
teaspoonful
4
delay
veto
man
Forming Plurals
Singular
duty
goose
moose
patio
wolf
maid-of-honor
teaspoonful
4
delay
veto
man
Forming Plurals
Singular
duty
goose
moose
patio
wolf
maid-of-honor
teaspoonful
4
delay
veto
man
Plural
What Rule? Why?
Plural
What Rule? Why?
Plural
What Rule? Why?
ANSWERS Forming Plurals
Singular
duty
goose
moose
patio
wolf
maid-of-honor
teaspoonful
4
delay
veto
man
Plural
Duties
geese
moose
patios
wolves
Maids-of-honor
teaspoonfuls
4s or 4’s
delays
vetoes
men
What Rule?
1
9
6
4
3
7
8
10
2
5
9
Plural, Singular, and Possessive Nouns
Fill in the chart
Singular
Singular
possessive
1.auto
2.
Name:
Plural
Plural possessive
wife’s
3.
boxes
4.
countries’
5.
ox’s
6.passenger
7.
coaches
8.
mice’s
9.boy
10.
boss’s
11.
ladies
12.
trailers’
DIRECTIONS: Write the correct form for the sentence. Tell if plural (p), singular possessive
(sp), or plural possessive (pp).
EX. She has the (student) tickets. students’ (PP)
1. The (seat) for upper classmen are in the rear of the bus. ______________
2. There are too many (Bob) in the class. ______________________
3. The (teacher) seat is near the driver. ______________________
4. She wore her (brother) sweater. ______________________
5. (Connie) seat is next to the window. ______________________
6. Please obey all those (guide) instructions. ______________________
7. Can you answer (James) questions? ______________________
8. Other (people) garbage lay all around. ______________________
9. Where are the (man) lockers? ______________________
10.This museum has two (lady) rooms. ______________________
11.A camera dangled around each (tourist) neck. ______________________
Plurals and Possessives of Nouns Quiz
DIRECTIONS: Write on the line the correct plural or possessive form of each noun
in parentheses.
EX. The (child) child’s dress was torn by the (puppy) puppies.
1. All the (child) __________________ (lunch) __________________ have been served.
2. Both of the (story) ____________________ are (tragedy) _____________________.
3. Both her (brother-in-law) ________________________tune (piano) ________________.
4. Both (man) ____________________(salary) ____________________ had been
increased.
5. There are many (sheep) _________________in the (valley) _____________________.
Plurals and Possessives of Nouns Quiz
DIRECTIONS: Write on the line the correct plural or possessive form of each noun
in parentheses.
EX. The (child) child’s dress was torn by the (puppy) puppies.
1. All the (child) __________________ (lunch) __________________ have been served.
2. Both of the (story) ____________________ are (tragedy) _____________________.
3. Both her (brother-in-law) ________________________tune (piano) ________________.
4. Both (man) ____________________(salary) ____________________ had been
increased.
5. There are many (sheep) _________________in the (valley) _____________________.
Plurals and Possessives of Nouns Quiz
DIRECTIONS: Write on the line the correct plural or possessive form of each noun
in parentheses.
EX. The (child) child’s dress was torn by the (puppy) puppies.
1. All the (child) __________________ (lunch) __________________ have been served.
2. Both of the (story) ____________________ are (tragedy) _____________________.
3. Both her (brother-in-law) ________________________tune (piano) ________________.
4. Both (man) ____________________(salary) ____________________ had been
increased.
5. There are many (sheep) _________________in the (valley) _____________________.
Plural Nouns
(Use one of the rules
that we learned about
earlier to make a
singular noun plural)
Singular Possessive
(To form the
possessive of a
singular noun, simple
add ‘s)
Plural Possessive
(If a noun is plural and
ends in s, just add an
apostrophe at the end
of the word.)
Irregular Plural
Possessive
(If a noun is plural and
does not end in s, add
‘s at the end of the
irregular noun)
Yo-yo
Oh, no! The yo-yos
are attacking me.
Duck
I love feeding the
ducks.
Knife
The knives are in the
drawer.
Yo-yo
Help! The yo-yo’s
string is caught
around my ankle!
Duck
Look at that duck’s
cute walk.
Knife
The knife’s blade is
sharp.
Yo-yo
The yo-yos’ strings
have trapped me!
Duck
The ducks’ houses
need to be painted.
Knife
The knives’ covers
protect the blades.
Yo-yo
They sure don’t make
children’s toys the
way they used to.
Duck
The mice’s plans are
to steal the ducks’
food.
Knife
The men’s knives
were concealed
behind their backs.