Noun: A Word that can be an object, a person, a place or an idea.

Types of nouns: Common, Proper ( People, Places), Abstract ( Idea), Collective (Group), Countable, Non-Countable

Examples :
- Bird, pencil, cream (Common)
- Nathalie, Hawaii, Bora Bora, Isabella (Proper)
- Happiness, love (Abstract)
- Choir (Collective)
- House, balls (Countable)
- Water, tea (non-countable)

Nouns can also be: Plural, Possessive, and Compound

Possessive:
- Isabella’s coat (coat of Isabella) /Singular
- The boys’ coat (coat of boys) / Plural
- Luis’s coat (coat of Luis) /Singular
Compound: Two words or more that make one
- Earring (ear + ring)
- Hotdog (hot + dog)
- Ex-husband (ex + husband)
- Backyard (back + yard)
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Activity #1 Write the plural form for each noun.

lunch foot
topaz ox
coin bus
medal brush
mouse mix
porch deer
Activity #1 Write the plural form for each noun.

lunch/lunches foot/feet
Topaz/topazes ox/oxen
Coin/coins bus/buses
Medal/medals brush/ brushes
Mouse/mice mix/ mixes
Porch/porches deer/deer
 Activity 2 - Complete the exercise with the plural form of the words in
parentheses.

1. Several ____________ (party) of divers are scheduled to leave.

2. The teams consist of ____________ (trio) of divers.

3. The ___________(chief) of the expedition have obtained the ___________(supply).

4. There are ___________(compass), underwater ___________(radio), and ___________

(knife) for all crew members.

5. The divers will be researching ocean ___________ (valley) and coral ________ (reef)
Possessive
Nouns
- When the word is plural or ends with an s (s’)
- When the word is singular and does not end with an s (‘s)
Activity #3 - Write the singular possessive and the plural
possessive form of each noun.

Singular Plural
baby
sparrow
wife
astronaut
classmate
Activity #4 – Rewrite each phrase using a possessive noun.

POSSESSIVE NOUN
1. mummies of pharaohs Pharaohs’ mummies

2. tools of the workers workers’ tools

3. mask of Tutankhamen Tutamkhamen’s mask

4. beliefs of the Egyptians Egyptians’ beliefs

5. sides of the pyramid pyramid’s sides

Let’s Review!
 Common Irregular Plural Nouns

Singular (-f, -fe) Plural (-ves)

knife (cuchillo) knives
life (vida) lives
wife (esposa) wives
calf (vaca domestica) calves
leaf (hoja) leaves
 Nouns ending in -o
Plurals of words ending in -o are usually made by adding -es.

Exceptions. Some words ending in -o

Singular (-o) Plural (-oes) that are borrowed from other
languages take only an s to make a
potato potatoes plural, such as pianos, cantos, photos,
and zeros.
tomato tomatoes
hero heroes Cello, which is an abbreviation of the
Italian word violoncello, can be
torpedo torpedoes pluralized in the traditional way, as
celli, or as cellos.
veto vetoes
 Nouns that change vowels
Singular Plural (vowel change)
foot feet
tooth teeth
goose geese
man men
woman women
Irregular nouns that change substantially
Singular Plural
mouse mice
louse (piojo) lice
die (dado) dice
ox oxen
child children
person people
Irregular nouns that do not change at all
Singular/Plural (no change)
Sheep (ovejas) fish
moose swine
buffalo shrimp
deer trout