Compound and Collective Nouns

Compound and Collective Nouns

English 6

Objectives

• Identify nouns in a sentence.

• Distinguish between compound and collective nouns.

Recap: Nouns

• A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.

  There are several kinds of nouns, including concrete and abstract nouns, compound and collective nouns, and common and proper nouns.

• Today we will be looking at compound and collective nouns.

A compound noun is made up of more than one word. 

• Compound nouns may be written as a single word (baseball), two words (home run), or with a hyphen (T-shirt). Always use a dictionary to check the spelling of an unfamiliar compound word.

Some compound nouns...

• one word

  football, dugout, sideline

• two words

  first base, Super Bowl, ice cream

• hyphenated words

  runner-up, warm-up, half-sister

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE

Compound nouns are always written separately.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

TRUE or FALSE

Compound may be written separately with a hyphen (-).

• True

• False

Open Ended

What compound word can you form with BALL?

Open Ended

What compound word can you form with CAKE?

Open Ended

What compound word can you form with SUN?

A collective noun names a group of people or things. 

• Important Note!

• Collective nouns should NOT be confused with plural nouns. Collective nouns are written in singular form but refer to a quantity of more than one, while plural nouns use -s or -es at the end to indicate a quantity of more than one.

Some Collective Nouns...

• band 

• congregation

• flock

• orchestra

• class

• crew

Multiple Choice

Read each sentence. Then decide if the underlined noun is a compound or collective noun.

1.The First Lady threw the first pitch.

• compound

• collective

Multiple Choice

Read each sentence. Then decide if the underlined noun is a compound or collective noun.

2.The baseball landed next to the pitcher.

• compound

• collective

Multiple Choice

Read each sentence. Then decide if the underlined noun is a compound or collective noun.

3.The crowd cheered.

• compound

• collective

Multiple Choice

Read each sentence. Then decide if the underlined noun is a compound or collective noun.

4. Not a seat could be found at the ballpark.

• compound

• collective

Multiple Choice

Read each sentence. Then decide if the underlined noun is a compound or collective noun.

5. He was a new batter in this league.

• compound

• collective

Let's Review...

• A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.

• A compound noun is made up of more than one word. 

• A collective noun names a group of people or things.