Types of Nouns: Common

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Types of Nouns Common Proper Nouns
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Common Nouns

• Common Nouns are any person, place, or thing.
  Common nouns are not capitalized.
• The city
• A policeman
• That newspaper

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Proper Nouns

• Proper Nouns are the name of a special person,
  place, or thing. Proper nouns are capitalized.
• Dallas
• Officer Walker
• New York Times

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Plural and Singular Nouns
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Plural Nouns

• A plural form of a noun names more than one. It
  usually ends with s or es.

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Write P if the noun below is plural. Write S if
the noun below is singular.Change the singular
nouns to plural nouns.

1. houses
2. baby
3. church
4. tables
5. books
6. bus

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Add es to make nouns plural that end with

• s
• buses
• x
• taxes
• ch
• benches
• sh
• dishes

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Plural rule for when a word ends iny

• lady If there is a consonant before the y,
  drop
• the y and add ies.
• ladies
• Fries
• Puppies
• Monkey
• If there is a vowel before the y, just add s.
• monkeys, chimneys, keys

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Some nouns that end in f or fe change to ves when
made plural

• calf
• calves
• knife
• knives

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Some nouns that end in o change to es when made
plural. Some change to s

• kangaroo
• kangaroos
• potato
• potatoes

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Some nouns become a new word when made plural

• man
• men
• goose
• geese

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Can you make these nouns plural?

1. half
2. foot
3. piano
4. spy
5. brush

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Can you make these nouns plural?

1. mouse
2. memo
3. shelf
4. leaf
5. child

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Concrete Abstract Nouns

• Concrete Nouns Can be perceived by at least one
  of the five senses (sight, hearing, smell, touch,
  taste). EX Chair, John
• Abstract Nouns Cannot be perceived by any of the
  five senses. They are usually emotions, ideals,
  or concepts. EX Freedom, love, sadness.

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What is a concrete or abstract noun?

• Concrete Noun
• Names a thing that is tangible5 senses they can
  be (seen, touched, heard, smelled, or tasted).
• Concrete nouns are either common or proper.

• Abstract Noun
• NAbstract Noun
• Names an idea, a condition, or a feeling.
• In other words, They Do Not uses your 5 senses.
  something that can not be eaten, seen, heard, or
  smelled.

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Examples of Concrete nouns

• dog
• monkey
• banana
• cookie
• dishes
• I petted the dog.
• The monkey stole my little sisters banana.
• Asya ate my cookie!

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Examples of Abstract Nouns

• sadness
• happiness
• excitement
• energy
• James felt sadness because he lost his hamster.
• Robin was overcome with happiness when her dad
  gave her the dog on Christmas.

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Practice Makes Perfect!!!
Circle all the abstract nouns in each sentence.

• Abstract Nouns
• The swimmer has a lot of strength.
• Bens heart was filled with happiness when he saw
  his first paycheck.
• The policewoman was given a trophy for courage.
• If I had a million dollars, Id get rid of all
  the poverty in the world.
• I feel hunger after I play basketball.

• Concrete Nouns
• The puppy was filled with sadness when the dog
  stole his bone.
• My cat ate a rat for lunch.
• Many people are vegetarians, which means they
  dont eat animals.
• I love to eat ice cream because it is very sweet.
• The marching band played a song during the
  parade.