What Is a Noun

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What Is a Noun?

• Notes
• September 19, 2006

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Definition

• All words may be classified into groups called
  parts of speech.
• NOUNS name persons, places, things, and ideas.
• There are common and proper nouns.

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Forming the plural noun

• Rule One
• To most singular nouns, add s to form the
  plural
• For example ropes, boots, books, desks

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Plural Nouns

• Rule Two
• When the singular form ends in s, sh, ch, x, or
  z, add es
• For example glasses, bushes, coaches, foxes,
  fizzes

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Plural Nouns

• Rule Three
• When a singular noun ends in o, add s to make it
  plural
• For example rodeos, studios, photos, silos,
  banjos, pianos

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Plural Nouns

• Rule Four
• When the singular noun ends in y preceded by a
  consonant, change the y to an i and add es
• For example city-cities, lady-ladies,
  country-countries
• When the y is preceded by a vowel (a,e,i,o,u), do
  not change the y to an i, simply add s
• For example toy-toys, play-plays, day-days

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Plural Nouns

• Rule Five
• For some nouns ending in f simply add s
  beliefs, huffs, wharfs, handkerchiefs
• For many words ending in f or fe, change the f to
  a v and add es or s. Since there is no rule to
  follow, these words have to be memorized. For
  example
• Thief-thieves, self-selves, elf-elves, wife-wives

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Plural Nouns

• Rule Six
• Some nouns have the same form in both the
  singular and the plural
• These are deer, tuna, salmon, cod, trout, pike,
  bass, sheep, moose, elk

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Plural Nouns

• Rule Seven
• For some nouns, the plurals are formed in special
  ways.
• For example child-children, goose-geese,
  man-men, mouse-mice, ox-oxen, woman-women

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Guided Practice

• Directions Write the plural of each of these
  nouns.
• 1. church
• 2. brush
• 3. dish
• 4. company

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Practice continued

• 5. Elk 6. Potato
• 7. Tooth 8. Watch
• 9. Chimney 10. City
• 11. Portfolio 12. Wish