Inflected Endings

Nouns

by Jørgen Myrehagen

Lesson goals:

1) I know what a noun is.

2) I know the difference between a common and proper nouns.

3) I know of some of the inflectional suffixes that nouns have

Common nouns (fellesnavn)​

• ​Things that there are more then one of are called common nouns (fellesnavn).

• ​They are written with a small letter.

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​For example: chair, brush, dog, house, school.

Open Ended

How would you describe a common noun?

Proper nouns (egennavn)​

• ​Names of particular persons or places.

• ​These words are written with a capital letter.

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​For example: Søgne, Odin, Norway, Sweden, Fido

Open Ended

How would you describe a proper noun?

Multiple Select

Which word is a common noun?

• job

• Oslo

• buss

• Adam

Multiple Select

Which word is a proper noun?

• Vegard

• shoe

• Washington

• underwear

Multiple Select

Which word is a common noun?

• grass

• Japan

• football

• Bergen

Multiple Select

Which word is a proper noun?

• Mason

• shirt

• Bangladesh

• socks

Multiple Choice

Which word is a noun?

• red

• walk

• fish

• sad

Multiple Choice

Which word is a noun?

• sing

• loud

• fun

• song

Multiple Choice

Which word is a noun?

• sleeping

• snore

• bed

• comfy

Multiple Select

Which word is a noun?

• dinner

• cook

• boiling

• hungry

Plural (flertall) nouns in English part 1:

​Most nouns have the ending -s in plural:

Plural (flertall) nouns in English part 2:

But some nouns that ends with -s, -x, -z, -ch and -sh has the plural ending of -es.

Plural (flertall) nouns in English part 3:

If single nouns that ends with a consonant + -y it's plural form is without the -y and change it with the ending -ies

Plural (flertall) nouns in English part 4:

​As with irregular verbs, you have som irregular nouns, here are som examples:

Multiple Choice

Which type of nouns is this:

Sweden

• common noun

• proper nouns

Multiple Choice

Which type of nouns is this:

garden

• common noun

• proper nouns

Multiple Choice

Which type of nouns is this:

bathroom

• common noun

• proper nouns

Multiple Choice

Which type of nouns is this:

Helsinki

• common noun

• proper nouns

Poll

Lesson goals:

1) I know what a noun is.

2) I know the difference between a common and proper nouns.

3) I know of some of the inflectional suffixes that nouns have

• Yes, I am a genius and know everything! 

• Yes, I know most of it, but I need some more practice.

• Oh God no!! I didn't understand a thing! 

  Please help me God!!! 

• No, not all, but some of it. I need to practice more I think!