1. Common and Proper Nouns
A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.
A noun that does not name a specific person, place, or thing is a common noun. Common nouns are not capitalized.
A proper noun names a specific person, place, or thing.
Capitalize all the important words in a proper noun.

2. Common and Proper Nouns
Fill in the table with examples of common nouns for each category.
Person
Place
Thing
Idea
Fill in the table with examples of proper nouns for each category.
Person
Place
Thing

3. Singular and Plural Nouns
A noun that names one person, place, thing, or idea is a singular noun.
A noun that names more than one person, place, thing, or idea is a plural noun.
Form the plural of most singular nouns by adding –s.
Form the plural of nouns ending in s, ss, x, ch, or sh by adding –es.
Form the plural of nouns ending with a vowel and y by adding –s.
Form the plural of nouns ending with a consonant and y by changing the y to i and adding –es.

4. Singular and Plural Nouns
Write the plural form of each singular noun.
Singular
Plural
dog
2. class
3. box
4. peach
5. monkey
6. toy
7. turkey
8. baby
9. cherry
10. party

5. Irregular Plural Nouns
Some nouns have irregular plurals. There are special rules for forming these plurals.
For some nouns ending in f or fe, change the f to v and add –es. For other nouns ending in f or fe, add –s.
leaf – leaves
life – lives
roof – roofs
For nouns ending in a vowel and o, add –s.
video – videos
radio - radios

6. Irregular Plural Nouns
For nouns ending in a consonant and o, add –s to some nouns. Add –es to other nouns.
piano – pianos
hero – heroes
tomato – tomatoes
Some nouns have a special form that does not end in –s.
foot – feet
man – men
child – children
Some nouns stay the same in the singular and plural form.
deer – deer
sheep –sheep
moose - moose

7. Possessive Nouns
A possessive noun is a noun that shows ownership or possession.
To make a singular noun possessive, add an apostrophe and –s.
To make a plural noun that ends in –s possessive, add only an apostrophe.
To make a plural noun that does not end in –s possessive, add an apostrophe and –s.

8. Ex: the book that belongs to the boy
Possessive Nouns
Change each group of words to a possessive noun.
Ex: the book that belongs to the boy
boy’s book
1. the collar that belongs to the dog
2. the pencil that belongs to Jake
3. the vegetables that belong to the garden
4. the picnic baskets belonging to the families
5. the desks belonging to the students
6. the backpacks belonging to the children
7. the tools belonging to the plumber
8. the leashes belonging to the dogs
9. the scent of the roses
10. the children of the mothers

9. Appositives
An appositive is a word or phrase that identifies or explains a noun. Appositives follow the nouns they identify or explain.
Kevin, my brother, is a police officer.
Appositives can make your writing sound better. You can use an appositive to combine two choppy sentences that tell about the same noun.
Peanut butter is a popular food.
Peanut butter was invented in 1890.
Peanut butter, a popular food, was invented in 1890.
Notice that commas set off the appositive from the rest of the sentence.