Understanding Nouns: Plural and Possessive Forms

1. Unit 2:Assessment ddale@alliance.k12.ec

2. Test Topics: • Nouns • Plural Nouns • Proper Nouns • Possessive Nouns • Plural and Possessive Nouns ddale@alliance.k12.ec

3. Nouns: Nouns A noun names: • person • Place • Thing • Idea • animal ddale@alliance.k12.ec

4. Nouns Practice: Identify the nouns in each sentence. • The cat ran into the house. • John played with the red ball. • All of the trees lost their leaves. • The pencil fell on the floor. • We put the car in the garage. • The astronaut went to space in a spaceship. • I like to eat hotdogs. • My video game is expensive. ddale@alliance.k12.ec

5. Plural Nouns: Plural Nouns A Plural noun names more than one noun! Most plural nouns end in an “S”. ddale@alliance.k12.ec

6. Plural Nouns - PRACTICE: Plural Nouns Singular NounsPlural Nouns duck cat pen desk light cup paper ducks cats pens desks lights cups papers ddale@alliance.k12.ec

7. Plural Nouns: Plural Nouns RULES Some nouns need that you change the noun to make it plural. puppy change to “ies” ddale@alliance.k12.ec

8. Plural Nouns: Rules • If the noun ends in a consonant + y Drop the y, and add “ies” Pupp • If the noun ends in a vowel + y Just add an “s” Toy y ies s ddale@alliance.k12.ec

9. Plural Nouns: Rules 3. If the noun ends in a ss, ch, s, sh Add “es” Brush Dress Watch es es es ddale@alliance.k12.ec

10. Plural Nouns: Rules 4. If the noun ends in a f, or fe Drop the f(e), and add “ves” kni li fe ves fe ves ddale@alliance.k12.ec

11. Try to make the singular nouns plural! Plural Nouns - Practice: Singular NounsPlural Nouns Clock Fan Dress Life Watch Cable City Key Puppy Brush Clocks Fans Dresses Lives Watches Cables Cities Keys Puppies Brushes ddale@alliance.k12.ec

12. Possessive Nouns: A Possessive Noun owns something. To make a possessive noun, you need to use an apostrophe(’). ddale@alliance.k12.ec

13. Possessive Nouns - Rules: If the noun is singular and does not end in an “s”, you need to add: • An apostrophe • An “S” The man’s dog is big. ddale@alliance.k12.ec

14. Possessive Nouns - Rules: If the noun is plural and it ends in an “s”, you need to add: • An apostrophe behind the ‘s’ The teachers’ meeting was long. ddale@alliance.k12.ec

15. Practice: Mary’s girl’s 1. (Mary) house is small. 2. The (girl) name is Susan. 3. (Moses) staff turned the water to blood. 4. The (teams) shirts were yellow. 5. The (turkey) feathers were white. 6. I put my (dog) food in the dish. 7. All of the (books) pages were torn. 8. The (pigs) barn was dirty. Moses’ teams’ turkey’s dog’s books’ pigs’ ddale@alliance.k12.ec

16. Possessive Nouns - PRACTICE • All of the doctors’ / doctor’s jackets were white. • Most of the nurse’s / nurses’ shoes were gone. • Two of my friends’ / friend’s houses are big. • A dog’s / dogs’ tongue is pink. • That girl’s / girls’ hair is brown. • Miss Spear’s / Spears’ class is clean. www.alliance.k12.ec

17. Possessive Nouns - PRACTICE • All of the drivers’ / driver’s cars were blue. • The sun’s / suns’ rays were warm. • My feet’s / feets’ socks are dirty. • The mouses’ / mouse’s fur is soft. • All of the beds’ / bed’s blankets needed washing. • My car’s / cars’ tires are in bad condition. www.alliance.k12.ec