A noun names a person, place or...
Thing
Find the noun in the sentence: The stream is cold.
stream
Find the noun in the sentence: A raccoon hides.
raccoon
Which noun names a person? Your friend is playing a tuba.
friend
Which noun names a person? That girl is riding a bike.
girl
Read the following sentence: Look at that picture in the hall. Which noun names a thing? Which one names a place?
Thing: Picture, Place: Hall
How would you correct the sentence and why? The show is in new york.
The show is in New York. You capitalize New York because it is a special noun that names a special place. Special nouns begin with capital letters.
Some nouns name special people, pets and places. Special nouns begin with....
capital letters
Which nouns need capital letters? Will jan go to the pet show?
Jan
Nouns that names days, months, and holidays begin with...
capital letters
Which nouns need a capital letter.? Our game on main st. is on friday.
Main St., Friday
Add _____ to most nouns to name more than one.
-s
Add -ed to nouns that end with s, ss, ch, sh, and ___.
x
How would you make the noun in ( ) name more than one: We make our clubhouse with (box).
Add -es: boxes
How would you change the noun in ( ) to name more than one? We make (plan) for a clubhouse.
Add -s: plans
Some nouns change their spelling to name more than one. Like man/men and tooth/teeth. Which noun names more than one: mouse or mice?
mice
