NOUNS Mrs. Miller’s Language Arts Class
Dec 17, 2015
NOUNSMrs. Miller’s Language
Arts Class
COMMON NOUNSA common noun names and person, place, or thing.
COMMON NOUNS• city• day• ocean• street• book• apple• dog
PROPER NOUNSA proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing.
PROPER NOUNS• Sacramento• Thursday• Pacific ocean• Amsterdam Avenue• Florida• Ocala• Pride and Prejudice• Tammy
PLURAL NOUNSA plural noun refers to more than one person, place, thing or idea.
PLURAL NOUNS• For words that end in –x, -ch, -sh, add an es. Examples:
• box/boxes fox/foxes• church/churches ranch/ranches
• bush/bushes
PLURAL NOUNSFor words that end in a consonant plus y, change the y to an I and add –es. Examples:
pony/ponies fly/fliesbutterfly/butterflies
PLURAL NOUNSSome words that end in –f or –fe have plurals that end in – ves. Examples:
calf/calves knife/knives
PLURAL NOUNS The plurals of some nouns are different
words. Examples: goose/geese mouse/mice
PLURAL NOUNSSome plural nouns remain the same. Example:
fish/fish
PLURAL NOUNS
box boxes church churches pony ponies fly flies calf calves knife knives goose geese mouse mice fish fish
CONCRETE NOUNS Concrete nouns name people, places, or
things that can be perceived by the five senses. Examples:
child dog street Jeff apple
ABSTRACT NOUNSAbstract nouns name ideas, beliefs, qualities, or concepts. Examples:
freedomchildhoodlovekindnesstruth
POSSESSIVE NOUNS Possessive nouns show ownership or
belonging. They end in ‘s or s’. Examples: child’s coat freedom’s appeal
VIVID CONCRETE NOUNS
She cooks good stuff for me.
She cooks lasagna, fried chicken, and blueberry muffins for me.
Vague Specific
VIVID CONCRETE NOUNS
He likes rides.
He likes roller coasters and water slides.
Vague Specific
COMPOUND NOUNS sister-in law Winnie-the Pooh brother-in law grapefruit juice Taco Bell fireman hardware firefly
COMPOUND NOUNSCLOSED FORM
SecondhandSoftballnotebook
COMPOUND NOUNSHYPHENATED FORM
six-packover-the-counterdaughter-in-law
COMPOUND NOUNSOPEN FORM
middle classfull moonpost officereal estate