Nouns

Irregular Nouns

Poll

Choose the common noun.

• Netflix

• Ontario

• mouse

• Ottawa

Poll

Choose the proper noun

• trees

• forest

• FC Barcelona

• dog

​Common vs Proper Nouns

​Common nouns are regular, generic words (example: cat, dog, school, pencil)

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​Proper nouns are specific names of people, places, or things. (example: Microsoft, Garfield the Cat, Scooby Doo, Bernie Custis Secondary School)

​Plural Nouns

• add an "s" to the end (cats)

• If a word ends in a consonant + y, drop the y and add ies (candies)

• Ends in s, ​z, x, ch, or sh, add es (boxes)

• ​noun ends in a consonant + o, add es (tomatoes)

Multiple Choice

What is the plural of flower?

• floweres

• flowers

• floweries 

• flower

Multiple Choice

What is the plural of butterfly?

• butterflyes

• butterflys

• butterflies

• butterfly

Multiple Choice

What is the plural of box?

• boxes

• boxies

• boxs

• boxxs

Multiple Choice

What is the plural of puppy?

• purple

• puppyes

• puppys

• puppies

Multiple Choice

What is the plural of hero?

• hero

• heroes

• heros

• oreos

Multiple Choice

What is the plural of month?

• months

• monthes

• monthies

• month

​Irregular Nouns

​- You will need to memorize these

​- There are a few rules to follow

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​Irregular Rules

"f" or "fe" irregular noun

• ​"f" or "fe"

• ​drop the "f" or "fe" and add -ves

• ​There are exceptions to these

• ​Example: belief --> beliefs

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What is the plural of "mouse"?

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What is the plural of "knife"?

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What is the plural of "person"?

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What is the plural of "loaf"?