Language Lessons Theme 2
Story 1: The Tiny Seed
• A noun is a word that names a person, place, or thing.
• Some nouns name people.
A girl mows the lawn. Her dad plants a tree.
• Some nouns name places.
This is my backyard.
• Some nouns name things.
The flowers are yellow.
• Use commas to separate three or more words in a series.
• The word and or or comes before the last word in a
series.
I see flowers, plants, and trees.
A rose may be yellow, white, red, or pink.
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Story 2: A Harbor Seal Pup Grows Up
• A singular noun names one person, place, or thing.
• A plural noun names more than one person, place,
or thing.
• Add -s to form the plural of most nouns.
I have one dog. Mia has two dogs.
• Add -es to form the plural of singular nouns that
end in s, sh, ch, or x.
fox foxes lunch lunches
• To form the plural of nouns ending in a consonant
and y, change y to i and add –es
pony ponies
• Some nouns change their spelling to name more
than one.
mouse mice man men
• Begin the greeting and closing of a letter with a capital
letter.
• Use a comma after the greeting in a letter.
• Use a comma after the closing in a letter.
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Story 3: A Trip to the Emergency Room
• Some nouns name special persons, places, or
things.
• This kind of noun is called a proper noun.
• A proper noun begins with a capital letter.
Carlos was born at Oakwood Hospital.
• Some proper nouns name days of the week, months,
and holidays.
• The name of each day, month, or holiday begins with
a capital letter.
Sunday June Father’s Day
• An abbreviation is a short form of a word.
• An abbreviation begins with a capital letter and ends
with a period.
• Most titles of people are abbreviations.
Mrs. Ms. Mr. Dr.
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Story 4: Farfallina and Marcel
• A possessive noun shows who or what owns or
has something.
• Add an apostrophe (’) and -s to a singular noun to
make it possessive.
The dog’s bowl is empty.
• Add an apostrophe to most plural nouns to make
them possessive.
The animals’ barn is red.
• Add an apostrophe (’) and -s to plural nouns that do
not end in s.
The children’s trip to the farm was fun.
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Story 5: There’s Nothing Like Baseball
• A plural noun names more than one person, place,
or thing.
• To change a singular noun to a plural noun, add -s or
-es. Do not add an apostrophe.
pool pools box boxes
• Add apostrophe (’) and -s to a singular noun to make
it possessive.
The girl’s towel is wet.
• Add an apostrophe to make most plural nouns
possessive.
Several swimmers’ caps are white.