Kinds of Nouns

• Distinguish ​common from proper, abstract from concrete

• ​​Use singular and plural nouns in sentences

​With so many kinds of nouns, how do we use them? Why do we need them?

Hi! I am Dr. Andrea Sanchez. I am the school dentist. With me is Dr. Tony Garcia, a pediatrician, and Mike dela Cruz, our school nurse.

Dr. Tony Garcia: We are your friendly clinic staff. Come and talk to us! Remember that you are always welcome in the clinic!

Mike dela Cruz: With us, check-ups will be fun!

​dentist

​​pediatrician

​nurse

Dr. Andrea Sanchez

​Dr. Tony Garcia

Mike dela Cruz

• ​A common noun is a general name of a person, place, thing, animal, or event.

• ​A common noun begins with a small letter.

• ​A proper noun is the specific or exact name of a person, place, thing, or event.

• ​A proper noun begins with a capital letter.

What can see you from the picture?

Picture Analysis

​A concrete noun refers to a physical object in the real world, such as a dog, ball, or an ice cream cone.

​An abstract noun refers to an idea or concept that does not exist in the real world and cannot be touched.

A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea.

• boy

• ​girl

• ​teacher

• ​student

• phone

• ​book

• ​laptop

• A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

• ​To form the singular nouns to plural nouns, we just need to add -s at the end of the noun

boy - boys

​cord - cords

​phone - phones

Singular nouns ending in s, ss, sh, ch, x or z need an -es at the end to become plural nouns.

church - churches

​class - classes

​box - boxes

To some irregular nouns ending in f or fe, we change f or fe to -v and add -es.

calf - calves

​leaf - leaves

​shelf - shelves

​wife - wives

Add -es to nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant.

tomato - tomatoes

​potato - potatoes

​echo - echoes

Add -s to nouns ending in o preceded by a vowel.

patio - patios

​zoo - zoos

We change the spelling of some irregular nouns.

man - men

​child - children

foot - feet

​woman - women

​Answer Activate A & B on page 43.

They are useful in many ways. They help with capitalization. They also help with identifying all of the objects that are around you.​

and just like the Common and Proper Nouns, we will also get to be reminded that we need to express our love not just generally but also specifically.

and just like the Abstract and Concrete Nouns, we are all blessed not just by the things that our eyes can see, but also on things our eyes cannot see.