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What are nouns?

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Nouns are ‘naming words’

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How many types of nouns are there?

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Four

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What are the four types of nouns?

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  • Proper nouns
  • Common nouns
  • Abstract nouns
  • Collective nouns
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What is a proper noun?

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It is a noun that starts with a capital letter (eg: someone’s name, days of the week, names of cities)w

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What is a common noun?

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These are more general names given to things (eg: rock, orange, desk)

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What is an abstract noun?

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These are nouns that cannot be touched. They can be feelings such as love, anger, etc

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What is a collective noun?

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It is the group name for many of one thing (eg: a flock of birds)

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What do you do to make most nouns plural?

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Add an ‘s’

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What do you do to make a noun that ends in ‘s’, ‘ch’, ‘sh’, ‘x’ or ‘z’ plural?

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Add ‘es’

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What do you do to make a noun that ends in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ plural?

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Change the ‘f’ to ‘v’ and add ‘es’

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What do you do to make a noun that ends in a vowel and a ‘y’?

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Add an ‘s’

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What do you do to make a noun that ends in a consonant and a ‘y’?

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Add ‘ies’

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What is the plural of alga?

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Algae

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What is the plural of alumnis?

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Alumni

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What is the plural of bacterium?

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Bacteria

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What is the plural of foot?

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Feet

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What is the plural of cactus?

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Cactii

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What is the plural of child?

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Children

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What is the plural of criterion?

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Criteria

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What is the plural of crisis?

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Crises

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What is the plural of dwarf?

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Dwarves/dwarfs

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What is the plural of datum?

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Data

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What is the plural of deer?

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Deer

24
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What is the plural of die?

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Dice

25
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What is the plural of appendix?

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Appendices

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What is the collective noun of actors?

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A company of actors

27
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What is the collective noun of angels?

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A host of angels

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What is the collective noun of directors?

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A board of directors

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What is the collective noun of magistrates?

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A bench of magistrates

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What is the collective noun of sailors?

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A crew of sailors

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What is the collective noun of soldiers?

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An army of soldiers

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What is the collective noun of singers?

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A choir of singers

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What is the collective noun of spectators?

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A crowd of spectators

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What is the collective noun of worshippers

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A congregation of worshippers

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What is the collective noun of thieves?

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A gang of thieves

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What is the collective noun of arrows?

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A quiver of arrows

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What is the collective noun of furniture?

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A suite of furniture

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What is the collective noun of pearls?

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A string of pearls

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What is the collective noun of eggs?

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A clutch of eggs

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What is the collective noun of ships?

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A fleet of ships

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What is the collective noun of tools?

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A set of tools

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What is the collective noun of bees?

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A swarm of bees

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What is the collective noun of birds?

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A flock of birds

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What is the collective noun of cattle?

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A herd of cattle

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What is the collective noun of fish?

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A shoal of fish

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What is the collective noun of geese?

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A gaggle of geese

47
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What is the collective noun of insects?

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A plague/swarm of insects

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What is the collective noun of kittens?

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A litter of kittens

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What is the collective noun of swallows?

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A flight of swallows

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What is the collective noun of whales?

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A school/pod of whales

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What is the collective noun of wolves?

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A pack of wolves

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What is the collective noun of books?

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A library of books

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What is the collective noun of cars?

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A fleet of cars

54
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What is the collective noun of corn?

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A sheaf of corn

55
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What is the collective noun of flowers?

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A bouquet of flowers

56
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What is the collective noun of stairs?

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A flight of stairs

57
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What is the collective noun of trees?

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A grove/clump of trees

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