Nouns also have possessive nouns

Possessive nouns are used to show OWNERSHIP.

When you show ownership, your are telling people that there are things that belongs
to you, and there are things that belongs to other people!

Let's go and check out the rules of possessive nouns!

Possessive nouns - Rules

Add an apostrophe and an s ('s) to the name of the owner.

Example: boy's shirt / teacher's things / driver's keys

Add an apostrophe only if the owner's name is in the form of a plural form.

Example: students' performances / families' gathering / painters' artworks

Add an apostrophe and as s ('s) if the owner's name is in its irregular plural
form.

Example: children's school / men's tuxedos / data's results

Add an apostrophe and an s ('s) to proper names.

Example: Mr. Dela Cruz's photograph / Mrs. Bautista's garden / Lisa's costumes

Possessive nouns -Rules

If an item is owned by two or more persons (joint ownership), add an apostrophe and
an -s ('s) to the name of the last person.

Example: Sam and Marie's mother

Daniel, Trevor and john's experiment

If an item is owned by two or more persons (seperate ownership), add an apostrophe

and an -s ('s) to ALL names given.

Example: Anna's and Betty's parents

Jasons, Bert's and David's laptops

Alright! So these are Collective nouns!

Collections are great examples if we need to talk about

COLLECTIVE NOUNS.

Collective nouns are nouns that are used to refer a collection of things. A
collection is considered one whole unit or one whole thing.

Nouns Collective Nouns

soldier Army of soldiers
angel Host of angels
kitten Litter of kittens
wolf Pack of wolves
dust Cloud of dust
sailer Crew of sailors
friends Party of friends

Great! Let's have a drill!

Student
Class of students
Singer
Choir of singers
Flower
Bouquet of flowers
Dog
Kennel of dogs
Rice
Bowl of rice

What are AFFIXES?

What are the two kinds of AFFIXES?
Can someone give me an example
of words with a PREFIX?

Ex: Tripod, misspelled and overjoyed

Can someone give me an example
of words with a SUFFIX?

Ex: Entertainment, flawless and addiction

Let's Check in!

Where can we put the following words? Match them up!

Sugar Water machine Tomato Sauce Tide

Water bottle Washing machine Cake Spaghetti

Answer: Sugar and Cake

Water machine and Water bottle
Tomato sauce and Spaghetti
Tide and Washing machine

The examples from Let's Check in are called mass nouns.

MASS NOUNS are nouns that cannot be counted.

The opposite of mass nouns are count nouns.

COUNT NOUNS are nouns that can be counted.

Let's add more examples on the next line!

Mass nouns Count nouns

Paint People
Oil Books
Pepper Pencils
Rain Pans
Soy sauce Trees
Juice Bags
Soda Chairs

Let's see if you're ready!

Indentify if the underlined word is MASS or COUNT nouns.

1 The recipe needed 2 cups of flour to make 150 cupcakes.

___
2 We will be using a ballpen to answer the quiz.
3 My cat is sitting above the Mango tree.

4 Maybe, you used to much vinegar, that's why it tastes sour!

______

5 Jenny's parents were talking about the prices of gasoline is right now.

Answer
1. Mass
2. Count
3. Count
4. Mass
5. Mass

Let's add one more activity!

Identify if the words are MASS or COUNT nouns.

Joy dishwashing pictures cheese

Bucket of chicken Fortified milk spoon and forks

Answer:
Joy dishwashing- Mass
Pictures- Count
Cheese- Count
Chicken- Count
Milk-Mass
Spoon and Forks-Count

Next Lesson: Affixes

-An Affix are letters that are added in the beginning or end of a root word.

-If it is added in the beginning of the root word, it is called a PREFIX

-If it is added at the end, it is called a SUFFIX

Let's read at these examples!

Prefix Meaning Suffix Meaning

re- again, back -ly characteristic of
un- not, opposite of -ous full of,characterized
de- reduce down, away from -ness condition, state of
mis- wrong, wrongly -er/-or one who
over- above, too much -ment made of
under- below, too little -able act of process
non- not -less can be done
bi- two -ion, without
tri- three -tion the act of,the state
of being

Notes and tips!

-Some words must be changed when adding suffixes, this is why it is confusing.
Don't worry, here are examples:

-Double the consonant as in SWIMMING, SHOPPED, or SMALLER

-For some words ending with l (small L), double it then add the suffix (CONTROLLED
PROPELLER, FULFILLMENT)
-Drop the silent e like in ADORE- ADORABLE / TRUE- TRULY / ARGUE- ARGUMENT

-Sometimes, keep the final e like in NOTICEABLE and COURAGEOUS

Identify the meaning of the underlined words:

We revisited Intramuros during our field trip.

The unplanned trip was exciting!

Some parts of the Chocolate Hills were deformed because of the strong earthquake.

Travelling to different places in the country gives me happiness.

The famous tourist destination was beautiful.

Alright! That's the end of all the lessons!
Bye!