Possessive Nouns |
#1 |
form a singular possessive noun: the hat of the woman |
woman's hat |
#2 |
names a specific person, place, thing, or idea and is always capitalized |
proper noun |
#3 |
names a general person, place, thing, or idea |
common noun |
#4 |
names one person, place, thing, or idea |
singular noun |
#5 |
names more than one person, place, thing, or idea |
proper noun |
Proper Nouns |
#1 |
replace the common noun city with a proper noun |
various answers |
#2 |
replace the common noun car with a proper noun |
various answers |
#3 |
Identify the proper nouns in the sentence. Many friends helped Benjamin Banneker |
Benjamin Banneker |
#4 |
Identify the proper noun(s) in the sentence. Now, scientists are exploring Mars, Jupiter, and other planets |
Mars and Jupiter |
#5 |
Identify the proper nouns in the sentence. Banneker helped design Washtington, D.C. |
Banneker and Washington, D.C. |
Rules |
#1 |
To make most noun plurals you _______________ |
add -s |
#2 |
If a noun ends in a vowel and an o, how do you make it plural? |
add -s |
#3 |
If a noun ends in a vowel and a y, how do you make it plural? |
add a -s |
#4 |
If a noun ends in a sh, ch, s, z, and x, how do you make it plural? |
add -es |
#5 |
If a noun ends in a consonant and y, how do you make it plural? |
change the y to an i and add -es |