Noun Notes
1. Noun- a person, place, animal, or thing. They help us to name things.
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2. Proper Nouns- a specific person, place or thing. Proper nouns begin with capital letters.
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3. Common Nouns- names any person, place, or thing.
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4.The subject of a sentence tells whom or what the sentence is about. A noun is often the main
word in a subject.
Example: The girl is having fun. Girl is the subject of the sentence.
The car is red. Car is the subject of the sentence.
5. Consonant- letters that are not vowels
6. Singular Nouns- name one person, place, or thing
Example: Hat, bike, or a boy
7. Plural Nouns- names more than one person, place, or thing.
Example: apples, dogs, buttons, or cats
7A. Nouns that end in s, ch, sh, or x form the plural by adding -es.
o Examples: couch becomes couches
mess becomes messes
beach becomes beaches
jellyfish becomes jellyfishes
fox becomes foxes
7B. Nouns that end in a consonant (a letter that is not a vowel) and y to make a word
plural change they to andi and adding -es.
o Examples: puppy becomes puppies
dictionary becomes dictionaries
8. Irregular Plural Nouns- most of the time you must change the spelling of these nouns to
make them plural. Some plural nouns stay the same.
Singular Word
man
woman
child
goose
mouse
tooth
foot
deer
sheep
moose
Plural Word
men
women
children
geese
mice
teeth
feet
deer
sheep
moose
9. Possessive Nouns- shows who or what owns or has something.
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To make a singular noun possessive, add an apostrophe and an -s.
Example: My doll’s hair color is brown.
**There is only one doll being talked about in this sentence.
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To make a plural noun that ends in -s possessive, add only an apostrophe.
Example: The players’ shouts were very loud.
**The player has more than one shout in this sentence.