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Nouns name the things we talk about.
A noun names a person, place, animal, thing, or idea. In this unit, students first identify nouns, then they use singular and plural forms correctly.
Person
child
The child is reading.
Place
school
The school is near my house.
Thing
book
I bought a new book.
Animal
elephant
An elephant is very large.
Exercise 1
Proper nouns name one special person, place, or thing.
Common noun
a book
General name. It does not usually start with a capital letter.
Proper noun
The Lord of the Rings
Specific name. Important words start with capital letters.
Commonchild, school, elephant, movie, bus
ProperStarbucks, Google, Taj Mahal, Pacific Ocean
Exercise 2
Singular means one. Plural means more than one.
Singular
Use singular forms for one person, animal, place, or thing: a tree, an apple, the TV.
Plural
Use plural forms for two or more: shoes, flowers, leaves, people.
Exercise 4
Most plural nouns follow clear spelling patterns.
+ scake - cakes
coat - coats
month - months
coat - coats
month - months
+ esdish - dishes
box - boxes
class - classes
box - boxes
class - classes
y to iesparty - parties
lady - ladies
lady - ladies
f to vesleaf - leaves
wife - wives
wife - wives
Exercises 6-10
Some plural nouns do not use the regular spelling rules.
personpeople
childchildren
woman / manwomen / men
foot / toothfeet / teeth
mouse / goosemice / geese
fish / sheep / speciessame singular and plural form
Review
Before the exercises, remember these rules.
- Common nouns name general things; proper nouns name specific things.
- Proper nouns start with capital letters.
- Regular plurals often use -s, -es, -ies, or -ves.
- Irregular plurals must be learned as special forms.
Quick check
Check yourself before the worksheet tasks.
Is Google a proper noun or a common noun?
Proper noun. It names one specific company.
What is the plural of leaf?
Leaves. The final f changes to ves.
What is the plural of child?
Children. It is an irregular plural noun.