2. * A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.

3. * A common noun names any person, place, thing, or idea.

4. * A proper noun names a particular person, place, thing, or idea. * All proper nouns begin with a capital letter.

5. Common NounsProper Nouns PersonmanOld Dan Canyon PlacestateArizona ThingriverColorado River

6. * Most nouns name things you can see or touch. However nouns also name ideas. * Ideas such as democracy, hope, and friendship are nouns, too.

7. 1. Listen to the legend of Old Dan Canyon. 2. According to the legend, Old Dan has lived in the Grand Canyon for years. 3. Hardly any tourists see the hermit anymore. 4. Long ago, Dan colored the walls of the canyon. 5. The hero painted a rainbow in the sky. Directions: Tell which words in each sentence are nouns.

8. * A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea. * A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

9. SingularTo Form PluralExamples Most singular nounsAdd sDream Dreams Nouns ending in s, ss, x, ch, sh Add esBus dress Buses dresses Nouns ending in a consonant and y Change y to I and add esCity baby Cities babies Nouns ending in a vowel and y Add sDay turkey Days turkeys Nouns ending in f or feMost add s; some change f to v and add es Chief calf Chiefs calves Nouns ending in a vowel and o Add sRodeo studio Rodeos studios Nouns ending in a consonant and o Most add es; some add sEcho banjo Echoes banjos Some irregular nounsChange their spelleingMan tooth Men teeth A few irregular nounsKeep the same spellingSheep deer Trout moose

10. 1. The sky had been cloudless. 2. Even the stream and brook had no water. 3. The leaf turned brown and dropped from the branch.

11. * Possessive nouns are nouns that name who or what has or owns something. * POSSESSIVE NOUNS SHOW OWNERSHIP!

12. NounTo Form PossessiveExamples Most singular nouns Add an apostrophe (‘) and s (‘s) Pat has a new history book. Pat’s new history book. Plural nouns ending in s Add only an apostrophe (‘) The girls have a guidebook. The girls’ guidebook. Plural nouns not ending in s Add an apostrophe (‘) and s (‘s) Two women own cameras. Two women’s cameras.

13. Tell which nouns are possessive. Then tell whether the noun is singular or plural. 1. Six of the ancient world’s seven wonders are gone. 2. Egypt’s Great Pyramid remains. 3. The engineers’ skills were truly great. 4. The men’s tools were coarse and rough. 5. Now, imagine the world’s other six wonders. 6. Some books tell of Asia’s seven ancient wonders. plural singular plural singular