GRAMMAR NOTES NOUNS A noun is a person

GRAMMAR NOTES

NOUNS • A noun is a person, place, thing or idea. • Person – Mrs. O’Leary (proper noun), athlete (common noun) • Place – St. John School (proper noun), library (common noun) • Thing – Cheerios (proper noun), marker (common noun) • Idea – bravery, intelligence, faith

SINGULAR & PLURAL NOUNS • Add ‘s’ to most nouns to form the plurals. – airport = airports • Add ‘es’ to form the plurals of nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, and sh. – fox = foxes – watch = watches • Some plural nouns are irregular and are not formed by adding ‘s’ or ‘es’. – child = children – tooth = teeth – moose = moose

MORE SINGULAR & PLURAL NOUNS • If a noun ends in a y preceded by a vowel, form the plural by adding s. – attorney = attorneys • If a noun ends in a y preceded by a consonant, form the plural by changing the y to i and adding es. – discovery = discoveries • If a noun ends in o preceded by a vowel, form the plural by adding s. – radio = radios

FINAL EXAMPLES OF SINGULAR & PLURAL NOUNS • If a noun ends in o preceded by a consonant, form the plural by adding es. – tomato = tomatoes • For most nouns ending in f or fe, form the plurals by adding s. – roof = roofs • For some nouns ending in f or fe, form the plural by changing the f to ves. – leaf = leaves

PRACTICE! • mosquito • grape • cherry • bush • sky • soprano • journey • door • loss • drive-in