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GRAMMAR UNIT 2 STUDY GUIDE - NOUNS
Study Resources:
1. Grammar textbook
2. Grammar workbook
3. LA notebook
Study Strategies:
1. Read and review notes in LA notebook.
2. Review homework exercises in Grammar workbook.
3. Review lessons in Grammar textbook
4. Work on the Extra Practice pages in your Grammar textbook (pg. 89-94).
Review Questions:
Grammar textbook page 64:
1. What is a noun?
2. Make a list of some nouns found in the book Bridge to Terabithia.
Grammar textbook page 66:
3. What is a common noun?
4. What is a proper noun?
5. What is different about the way you write a proper noun?
6. Make lists of your own examples of common nouns and proper nouns from Bridge to Terabithia.
Grammar textbook page 70:
7. What is a singular noun?
8. What is a plural noun?
9. What are the rules for forming plural nouns for:
*Most singular nouns?
*Nouns ending in s, x, ch or sh?
*Nouns ending in vowel + y?
*Nouns ending in consonant + y?
10. Write your own examples of singular and plural nouns for each of the above noun endings.
Grammar textbook page 72:
11. What are the rules for forming plural nouns for:
*Nouns ending in f or fe?
*Nouns ending in vowel + o?
*Nouns ending in consonant + o?
12. Write your own examples of singular and plural nouns for each of the above noun endings.
13. What are examples of nouns with special plural spellings?
14. What are examples of nouns that remain the same in the singular and plural form?
Grammar textbook page 74:
15. What is a singular possessive noun?
16. What is the rule for writing singular possessive nouns?
17. Write your own examples of singular possessive nouns.
Grammar textbook page 76:
18. What is a plural possessive noun?
19. What are the rules for writing plural possessive nouns?
20. Write your own examples of plural possessive nouns.
*There might be some extra credit questions on the test related to writing with nouns (Textbook pgs. 68, 69, 78, 79, 80).
*There might be some extra credit questions on the test about subjects and predicates.