Nouns
 Nouns name people, places
or things. Most nouns are
COMMON NOUNS. They name
ordinary, everyday, people,
places and things.
Examples of common nouns:
buildings, parks, car, girl,
kangaroo…
PROPER NOUNS name special,
unique, one-of-a-kind people,
places and things. They
begin with
capital letters.
Examples of proper nouns:
Betty, Statue of Liberty,
Westwood Park, Chevrolet…
Plural Nouns
A plural noun is a noun that
names more than one person,
place thing or idea.
RULE #1
 To make most nouns
plural, add the
s
letter
to the
end of the word
Examples:
balloon--balloons
bear---bears
RULE #2
 If a singular noun ends
s, ss,
x, ch, sh or z,
with the letters
add the letters es to form
the plural
Examples: box---boxes
kiss---kisses
dish---dishes
church-churches
RULE #3
Most times,
if a word ends in f or fe,
change the f/fe to a
add
es
v,
and
to form the plural
Examples: knife---knives
Loaf---loaves
Wife---wives
RULE #4
* If a singular noun ends
with a consonant, followed by
the letter y, change the
i
y
add es
to
and
.
Examples: cherry---cherries
berry---berries
party---parties
RULE #5
 If a singular noun ends
vowel,
followed by a y,
with a
just add
plural.
s
to form the
Examples: valley---valleys
highway---highways
donkey---donkeys
RULE #6
Some nouns form
irregular plurals. These
words need to be memorized
Examples:
foot---feet
ox---oxen
gentleman---
gentlemen
sheep---sheep
child---children
deer---deer
Possessive Nouns

A possessive noun is a noun that names
who or what owns something.
Possessive noun
Examples: John’s bike is yellow.
The dog’s collar was found on Saturday.
To form a possessive noun, usually add an
apostrophe and an s.
 If a noun is plural and already ends in an
s, just add an apostrophe.
plural noun
Examples: The books’ covers were ripped.
The students’ desks were arranged in
groups.
Plural possessive noun
 Add an apostrophe and s if a plural
noun does not end in s
Plural possessive noun
Examples: The children’s boots were muddy.
The men’s shoes were lined up in the
hall.
Plural noun