Nothing but Nouns Powerpoint

Nothing but
Nouns!
Nouns
A noun is a person, place, thing or idea.
A noun is often clued by the words an
a and
the
An ape on the bike hit a bird with a rock at the end of
the long road.
We will learn about:
concrete nouns and abstract nouns.
common nouns and proper nouns
singular nouns and plural nouns.
collective nouns
possessive nouns
Rockin Out with NOUNS!
•  Let s!see!a!mini!introduc/on!to!NOUNS!!
•  Remember!some!of!the!nouns!you!see…!
•  !Feel!free!to!sing!along!!
A noun is a person, place, thing or
idea…
Person'
Place'
Thing'
Idea/Feeling'
girl!
Nashua!
toy!
love!
Mr.!Robbins!
city!
tree!
happiness!
nurse!
back!yard!
arm!
freedom!
Sam!
San!Francisco!
couch!
honesty!
boy!
mountain!
monster!
commitment!
man!
Mount!Monadnock!
Big!Foot!
kindness!
president!
Pennichuck!School!
Apple!Computer!
democracy!
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YOUR TURN….
Click!HERE!to!play!the!Balloon!Noun!Game!!
Concrete and
Abstract Nouns
Concrete vs. Abstract Nouns
•  A!concrete!noun!is!a!noun!that!can!be!
experienced!with!your!five!senses.!!You!can!touch,!
smell,!see,!hear!or!taste!a!concrete!noun.!
•  An!abstract!noun!can!not!be!experienced!with!
your!five!senses.!!!An!abstract!noun!exists,!but!you!
cannot!see!it,!taste!it,!smell!it,!touch!it!or!hear!it.!
Concrete Nouns
•  A!concrete!noun!can!be!experienced!with!
one!or!more!of!your!five!senses.!
•  An!orange!is!a!concrete!noun.!!You!can!see!
an!orange,!taste!one,!smell!one,!touch!one.!
•  A!whistle!is!a!concrete!noun.!!You!can!hear!
it!and!see!hit!and!touch!it.!
Abstract Nouns
Abstract nouns aren t detected by your five senses.
Honesty is an example of an abstract noun.
What color is honesty? You don't know because you cannot see it.
What texture is honesty? Who knows? You cannot touch it.
What flavor is honesty? No clue! You cannot taste it!
Does it make a sound? Of course not!
Does it smell? Not a bit! Honesty is an abstract noun!
Other!abstract!nouns:!!anger,!peace,!hate,!pride,!
sympathy,!bravery,!success,!courage,!beauty,!!fun,!loyalty!
pain,!knowledge,!trust,!educa/on,!friendship,!intelligence!
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YOUR TURN…Find the concrete and
abstract nouns…
The!mother!felt!love!for!her!baby!and!she!had!much!happiness!
when!the!child!laughed!while!playing!with!the!toy.!
!
The!soldier!held!his!gun!/ghtly!as!he!walked!into!the!city.!!He!
felt!hatred!for!his!enemy!but!dreaded!the!thought!of!causing!
pain.!!He!hated!war!and!wished!he!could!go!home.!
!
Angie!was!sad!that!her!friend!Lily!was!moving!to!Florida.!!She!
was!filled!with!sorrow!at!the!thought!of!losing!her!friendship.!
!
She!looked!at!her!watch.!!Where!had!the!/me!gone?!!She!had!
spent!all!night!on!the!computer!doing!her!homework!!
Common and
Proper Nouns
Common Nouns vs. Proper
Nouns
•  A!common!noun!is!an!ordinary!person,!
place!or!thing.!!A!common!noun!is!not!
capitalized.!(boy,!city,!house)!
•  A!proper!noun!is!a!specific!person,!place!or!
thing.!!A!proper!noun!is!capitalized.!!(Sam,!
Nashua,!The!White!House)!
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Common Noun and Proper
Noun
•  holiday!=!!common!noun!
•  Valen/ne s!Day!=!proper!
noun!
Common Noun and Proper
Noun
•  tower!=!common!noun!
•  Eiffel!Tower!=!proper!noun!
Common Noun and Proper
Noun
•  doctor!=!!a!common!noun!
•  Dr.!Ed!Jones!=!!a!proper!noun!!
Common and Proper Nouns
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doctor
lady!
building!
city!
shoe!
college!
girl!
boy!
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Dr.!Roesler!
Mrs.!Hyde!
The!Capital!Building!
Beaumont,!TX!
Nike!
Lamar!State!College!
Mary!
James!
Your Turn…!
Click!HERE!to!Play!the!Common!and!
Proper!Noun!Game…!
Singular and Plural
Nouns
Singular and Plural Nouns!
•  Singular!means!ONE!
•  ONE!crazy!guy…!
•  Plural!means!MORE!THAN!ONE!
•  TWO!crazy!guys…!
•  There!are!rules!to!making!
Singular!nouns!into!plural!nouns.!
Singular or Plural?
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
5. 
6. 
7. 
8. 
9. 
10. 
cats!
baby!
church!
tables!
books!
Bus!
man!
oranges!
dog!
bananas!
If!a!noun!ends!with! s x
ES !to!make!it!plural:!
ch !or! sh ,!add!
•  s!
– buses!
•  x!
– taxes!
•  ch!
– benches!
•  sh!
– dishes!
Add!ies!to!make!nouns!plural!that!end!
with!a!consonant!and!a!y:!
•  lady!
– Ladies!
•  fry!
– fries!
Some!nouns!that!end!in!f!or!fe!change!to!
ves!when!made!plural:!
•  calf!
– calves!
•  knife!
– knives!
Some!nouns!that!end!in!o!change!to!es!
when!made!plural.!!Some!change!to!s:!
•  kangaroo!
– kangaroos!
•  potato!
– potatoes!
Some!nouns!do!not!change!at!all!when!
made!plural:!
•  sheep!
– sheep!
•  deer!
– deer!
Some!nouns!change!completely!when!
made!plural:!
•  man!
– men!
•  goose!
– geese!
Some!nouns!don t!fit!the!rules…!
•  Monkey!changes!to!monkeys!not!monkies.!
That s just
the English
Language
for you!
Noun'type''
Forming'the'plural'
Example''
Ends!with!gfe!!
Change!f!to!v!
then!
Add!gs!!
knife!g!knives!
life!g!!lives!
wife!!g!wives!!
Ends!with!gf!!
Change!f!to!v!
then!
Add!ges!!
half!!g!halves!
wolf!!g!wolves!
loaf!!g!loaves!!
Ends!with!go!!
Add!ges!!
potato!!g!potatoes!
tomato!!g!tomatoes!
volcano!!g!volcanoes!!
ends!with!gus!!
Change!gus!to!gi!!
cactus!g!gcac/!
nucleus!!g!nuclei!
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ALL!KINDS!!
Change!the!vowel!
or!
Change!the!word!
or!
Add!a!different!
ending!!
man!g!men!
foot!g!feet!
child!!g!children!
person!!g!people!
tooth!g!teeth!
mouse!g!!mice!!
Unchanging!!
Singular!and!plural!
are!the!same!!
sheep!
deer!
fish!!
Can!you!make!these!nouns!plural?!
1.  half!
2.  foot!
3.  piano!
4.  spy!
5.  brush!
Can!you!make!these!nouns!plural?!
1.  halves!
2.  feet!
3.  pianos!
4.  spies!
5.  brushes!
Can!you!make!these!nouns!plural?!
1.  mouse!
2.  memo!
3.  shelf!
4.  leaf!
5.  child!
Can!you!make!these!nouns!plural?!
1.  mice!
2.  memos!
3.  shelves!
4.  leaves!
5.  children!
Can!you!make!these!nouns!plural?!
1.  thief!
2.  woman!
3.  fish!
4.  photo!
5.  die!
Can!you!make!these!nouns!plural?!
1.  thieves!
2.  women!
3.  fish!
4.  photos!
5.  dice!
You Try It!
Click!HERE!to!fish!for!plural!nouns!!
Collective Nouns…
Collective Nouns…!
When!you!collect!something,!you!put!
together!a!group!of!more!than!one.!!
!
Collec/ve!means!a!group.!!Collec/ve!nouns!
are! groups!of!something. !
!
Here!are!some!collec/ve!nouns:!
!
herd
group
!fleet
!army
!colony
!mob
!tribe
!class
!pack
!!
!family
!team
!flock!
Possessive
Nouns…
I believe that
belongs to
me…
Possessive Nouns…!
A!possessive!noun!!is!a!noun!that!shows!
ownership.!!To! possess !means!to!own!
or!to!have.!
I am Bob
!
and this is
my towel.
Possessive Nouns…!
To!show!ownership,!an!apostrophe!is!used.!
!
Most!people!have!a!hard!/me!pujng!the!
apostrophe!in!the!correct!place!!!!
!
The!rule!for!the!apostrophe!depends!on!
whether!the!noun!is!singular!or!plural.!
Possessive Singular Nouns
Use'an'apostrophe'with'=s'for'possessives'of'singular'nouns.''
SINGULAR'MEANS'ONE.'
Use!an!apostrophe!plus!!s!to!show!the!possessive!form!of!a!
singular!noun,!even!if!that!singular!noun!already!ends!in!!s:!!
!
Frank s!crayon!!
I am one
my!friend s!dad!
boy and
Robert!Frost s!poetry!!
this is my
today's!weather!report!!
shirt.
the!boss's!problem!!
Star!Jones's!talk!show!!
That!boy s!shirt!
!
Possessive Plural Nouns
Use'an'apostrophe'without'an'=s'for'most'possessives'plural'nouns.''
PLURAL'MEANS'MORE'THAN'ONE.'
To!form!the!possessive!of!a!plural!noun!that!already!ends!in!!s,!add!an!
apostrophe:!!
!
the'girls''swing'set'(the!swing!set!belonging!to!the!girls)!!
the'students''projects'(the!projects!belonging!to!the!students)!!
the'Johnsons''house'(the!house!belonging!to!the!Johnsons)!
!
If!the!plural!noun!does!not!end!in!!s,!add!an!apostrophe!plus!!s:!!
'
women's'conference'(the!conference!belonging!to!the!women)!!
the'children's'toys'(the!toys!belonging!to!the!children)!!
the'men's'training'camp'(the!training!camp!belonging!to!the!men)!
!
Singular Possessive vs. Plural
Possessive
Basically….!
The project belonging to
one student: (singular)
The project belonging to more than
one student: (plural)
The student s project
The students project
The apostrophe comes
before the s.
The apostrophe comes after the s.
Singular Possessive vs. Plural
Possessive
Finally….!
!
!
!
!
! shoes belonging to one
The
woman:
!
WOMAN S SHOES
The shoes belonging to many women:
WOMEN S SHOES
The apostrophe comes before the s because the noun is a
collective group and has no s on the end. It would be
ladies shoes if the base word was lady.:
Lady s shoes (the shoes belonging to one lady)
Ladies shoes (the shoes belonging to more than one lady.
Can you make this sentence
possessive?
• Adam owns that
car.
Answer:
• That is Adam's
car.
Which answer best fits in the
blank?
____________ bicycle is
broken.
A. Seths'
B. Sethes
C. Seths
D. Seth's
Which answer best fits in the
blank?
____________ bicycle is
broken.
A. Seths'
B. Sethes
C. Seths
D. Seth's
Which!answer!best!fits!in!the!blank?!
The!trash!can!will!amract!a!lot!of!
____________!if!you!leave!the!lid!
off.!
!A.!flys!
!B.!flies!
!C. !flie's!
!D.!fly's!
Which!answer!best!fits!in!the!blank?!
The!trash!can!will!amract!a!lot!of!
____________!if!you!leave!the!lid!off.!
!A. !flys!
!B. !flies'
!C. !flie's!
!D. !fly's!
Which!answer!best!fits!in!the!blank?!
The!____________________!skin!is!
red.!
!A. !tomatoes!
!B. !tomato's!
!C. !tomatos'!
!D. !tomatos's!
Which!answer!best!fits!in!the!blank?!
The!____________________!skin!is!
red.!
!A. !tomatoes!
!B.
!C.
!D.
!tomato's'
!tomatos'!
!tomatos's!
Which!answer!best!fits!in!the!blank?!
Emily!has!two!hamsters!named!Barry!and!
Steve.!!The!____________________!cage!
looks!like!a!/ny!house.!
!A. !hamsters'!
!B. !hamsters!
!C. !hamster's!
!D. !hamsterers!
Which!answer!best!fits!in!the!blank?!
Emily!has!two!hamsters!named!Barry!and!
Steve.!!The!____________________!cage!
looks!like!a!/ny!house.!
!A. !hamsters''
!B. !hamsters!
!C. !hamster's!
!D. !hamsterers!
Which!answer!best!fits!in!the!blank?!
Billy!will!carry!his!____________!
suitcase.!
!A.!sister's!
!B.!sisters!
!C.!sisteres!
!D.!sister'!
Which!answer!best!fits!in!the!blank?!
Billy!will!carry!his!____________!
suitcase.!
!A.!sister's'
!B.!sisters!
!C.!sisteres!
!D.!sister'!
Which!answer!best!fits!in!the!blank?!
I!borrowed!___________!
!sweater.!
!A. !Jane's!
!B. !Janes!
!C. !Jane!
!D. !Janes'!
Which!answer!best!fits!in!the!blank?!
I!borrowed!_________!
!sweater.!
!A.
!B.
!C.
!D.
!Jane's'
!Janes!
!Jane!
!Janes'!
I am Jane and
this is my
sweater.
You Try It!
Click!HERE!to!take!a!possessive!noun!quiz!!
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