NOUNS
A noun is a word that names a person, animal, place, thing, or idea.
Examples: Person – teacher, student, girl, boy, Mrs. Lee, Tanya
Animals – shark, hamster, fish, bear, flea, goat
Places – school, gym, Lake Fire, Palawan, village, Africa
Things – pen, computer, mailbox, tree, cereal
Ideas – concentration, wisdom, kindness, fear, love
Kinds of nouns:
A. Singular and Plural Nouns
Singular – means one of something
Plural – means more than one.
5 ways to make nouns plural:
1. You can make most nouns plural by just adding s.
one pencil four pencils
one car two cars
2. If the noun ends with s, ch, sh, x, or z, add es to make it plural.
one dress a rack of dresses
one church three churches
3. To make some nouns that end with f or fe plural, change the f to v
and add es.
knife knives
half halves
leaf leaves
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