Noun Study Guide

The types of nouns that we talked about are listed below. Tell what you know about each type of noun. Be sure that you can give an example of each type.

Common: general nouns, only capitalized at the beginning of a sentence (example: car)

Proper: specific nouns, always capitalized (example: BMW Roadster)

Singular: only one of the noun (example: car)

Plural: more than one of the noun (example: cars)

Concrete: a noun that can be touched or measured (example: man)

Abstract: a noun that cannot be touched or measured – feelings or ideas (example: happiness)

Count: a noun that can be made plural by adding the number before and an “s” to the end of the noun. (example: cars)

Non-count: a noun that cannot be made plural by adding the number before and an “s” to the end of the noun. (example: money cannot be “two monies”, it must be “a lot of money” or “more money”)

Subject: the noun is in the subject of the sentence (example: Joe has a red car.)

Predicate: the noun is in the predicate of the sentence (example: Joe has a red car.)

Object: the noun is the recipient of the verb’s action. (example: Sue walked to town.)

There are two types of plural nouns. What do you know about each?

Regular: add an “s” to the end.

Irregular: add anything other than an “s” to the end or change the word to make it plural.

Be sure that you know the 7 rules for making nouns plural (this should be in your class notes).

1. For most nouns, add an “s” to the end of the word. Ex: cars

2. For nouns ending in sh, ch, s, or x, add “es” to the end of the word. Ex: churches

3. For nouns ending in y that follows a vowel, add “s” to the end of the word. Ex: toys

4. For nouns ending in y that follows a consonant, change the y to i and add “es”. Ex: candies

5. For nouns that end in o after a vowel, add “s” to the end of the word. Ex: rodeos

6. For nouns that end in o after a consonant, add “es” to the end of the word. Ex:

7. For nouns that end in f or fe, change the f or fe to “ves”. Ex: leaves.