NOUNS Flashcards
What part of speech names the things around us?
THE NOUN
What do we call the nouns that are used to name general things?
COMMON NOUNS
What do we call the nouns that are used to name particular or special people or things?
PROPER NOUNS
TRUE OR FALSE?
Proper nouns aren’t always written with a capital letter at the beginning of the word.
FALSE
What word represents a “proper noun”?
* table
* star
* Canada
* country
CANADA
What word represents a “common noun”?
* pencil
* Americans
* Sophie
* Germany
PENCIL
What do we call the type of noun that names** collections of things**?
COLLECTIVE NOUN
Complete the collective noun:
a ____?____ of birds
a flock of birds
Complete the collective noun:
a ____?____ of grapes
a bunch of grapes
Complete the collective noun:
a ____?____ of herons
a siege of herons
Complete the collective noun:
an ____?____ of frogs
an army of frogs
Complete the collective noun:
a ____?____ of dolphins
**a pod of dolphins
Complete the collective noun:
a ____?____ of cattle
a herd of cattle
Complete the collective noun:
a ____?____ of jellyfish
**a smack of jellyfish
Complete the collective noun:
a ____?____ of ravens
**a murder of ravens
Complete the collective noun:
a ____?____ of finches
a charm of finches
Complete the collective noun:
a ____?____ of fish
a school of fish
What is the plural form of
dog?
dogs
What is the plural form of
girl?
girls
What is the plural form of
bus?
buses
What is the plural form of
fox?
foxes
What is the plural form of
bush?
bushes
What is the plural form of
fairy?
fairies
What is the plural form of
city?
cities
What is the plural form of
monkey?
monkeys
What is the plural form of
toy?
toys
What is the plural form of
leaf?
leaves
What is the plural form of
roof?
roofs
What is the plural form of
chief?
chiefs
What is the plural form of
foot?
feet
What is the plural form of
man?
men
What is the plural form of
child?
children
What is the possessive form of
the dog of the boy?
the boy’s dog
What is the possessive form of
the car of the lady?
the lady’s car
What is the possessive form of
the dogs of the boy?
the boy’s dogs
What is the possessive form of
the dogs of the boys?
the boys’ dogs
What is the possessive form of
the cars of the lady?
the lady’s cars
What is the possessive form of
the cars of the ladies?
the ladies’ cars
What is the possessive form of
the mane of the horse?
the horse’s mane
What is the possessive form of
the manes of the horses?
the horses’ manes
What is the possessive form of
the eraser of the pencil?
the eraser of the pencil
What is the possessive form of
the arms of the chair?
the arms of the chair
What is the possessive form of
the hair of the child?
the child’s hair
What is the possessive form of
the eyes of the children?
the children’s eyes
What is the possessive form of
the house of the sister of my neighbor?
my neighbor’s sister’s house
What is the possessive form of
the houses of the sisters of my friend?
My friend’s sisters’ houses
What type of noun names something that cannot be recognized by the five senses (touch, taste, hear, smell, and see)?
ABSTRACT NOUN
What do we call the nouns we use when we refer to, or address certain people?
TERMS OF ADDRESS
