Nouns Test Tuesday, October 20th
- review notes
- chapter 2 in book
- pages 82-86, 89-94
Notes on Nouns
Noun - a word that names a person, place, thing, idea, thought, feeling, or
emotion
Common Nouns
Common nouns are any person, place, thing, idea, thought, feeling, or
emotion.
- scientist, board, milk
Proper Nouns
Proper nouns are specific or particular person, place, or thing.
- Albert Einstein, SMARTBoard, Trauth Milk
Singular Nouns
Singular nouns are words that name one person, place, thing, idea, thought,
feeling, or emotion.
- book, Maggie, heart, boy, girl
Plural Nouns
Plural nouns are words that name more than one person, place, thing, idea,
thought, feeling, or emotion.
- books, Maggies, hearts, boys, girls
Plural Noun Rules
1) Most singular nouns add s
book-books
paper-papers
2) Words that end with s, x, ch, zz, or sh – add es
box-boxes
boss-bosses
church-churches
dish-dishes
3) Words that end with a vowel and then y – add s
day-days
toy-toys
chimney-chimneys
4) Words that end with a consonant and then y – change the y to i and add es
baby-babies
body-bodies
family-families
berry-berries
5) Nouns ending in f or fe – change the f to v and add es to some or add s
to others.
life – lives cliff - cliffs
calf – calves giraffe - giraffes
leaf – leaves
6) Nouns ending with a vowel and o – add s
rodeo – rodeos
radio – radios
studio – studios
7) Nouns ending with a consonant and o – add s to some and es to others
solo – solos hero – heroes
piano – pianos tomato – tomatoes
8) Nouns that have special plural spellings
foot – feet woman - women
child – children mouse - mice
9) Nouns that remain the same in the singular and the plural
trout – trout deer – deer
sheep – sheep moose - mouse
Singular Possessive Nouns
One singular person, place, or thing has or owns something
Usually add ‘s to the noun
child’s ball animal’s cookie
Nick’s dog St. Mary’s classrooms
Plural Possessive Nouns
2 or more people, places, or things own or have something
Usually add just an ‘ after the s.
girls’ jumpropes trees’ leaves houses’
windows
If the plural doesn’t end in s, add ‘s.
octopi’s tentacles children’s baseballs men’s ties
trout’s scales
English Sentences Test Study Guide Test on Thursday, September 24th
Review Unit 1 in English book. Use pages 53-62 to practice any of the
following.
Know and be able to label the 2 parts of a sentence - Subject and Predicate
Mrs. Miller’s class / is learning about sentences.
Subject Predicate
Know and be able to label Complete Subjects and Predicates
Mrs. Miller’s class / is learning about sentences.
Complete Subject Complete Predicate
Know and be able to label Simple Subjects and Predicates
Mrs. Miller’s (class) is learning about sentences.
Simple Subject
Mrs. Miller’s class (is learning) about sentences.
Simple Predicate
Know 4 kinds of sentences
We are learning about sentences. Declarative
Are we learning about sentences? Interrogative
Learn about sentences. Imperative
I’ve learned about sentences! Exclamatory
Know conjunctions
and - joins together – Subjects and predicates make sentences.
Subjects are important, and predicates are important.
but – shows contrast – Subjects are first, but sometimes predicates are
first.
or – shows choice – Sentences can be long or short.
Sentences can have two, three, four, or many more words in them.
Be able to recognize and correct Run-on sentences. (There is usually more
than one way to correct the sentence.)
We have learned about sentences we are trying to find the subjects and
predicates.
1)We have learned about sentences. We are trying to find the subjects and
predicates.
2)We have learned about sentences, and we are trying to find the subjects
and predicates.
