Nouns

Time allotment: 25 minutes
EED 112- Teaching English in the Elementary

Grades (Language Arts)
Topic: Nouns
Submitted by:
Jennifer Gabasa
BEEd 2- B
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Nouns
I. Learning Objective
At the end of the lesson, the learners must be able to:
 Identify the different types of nouns
II. References
https://englishan.com/singular-and-plural-nouns-with-rules-and-examples/,
https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/collective-noun/,
https://byjus.com/english/compound-nouns/
III. Content
What is singular noun?

A singular noun is a word that names one person, place, thing, or idea. It refers to a single item
rather than multiple items.
Example:
Cat, Book, Leaf, Baby
What is plural noun?
A plural noun is a word used to refer to more than one person, place, thing, or idea. It’s the form
of a noun that denotes multiple instances of the entity it represents.
Example:
Cats, Book, Leaves, Babies
Rules:
Forming plural nouns in English generally follows specific rules, though there are some
exceptions. Here are the primary rules for creating plural nouns:
 Basic Rule (Add “s”): Most nouns simply add “s” to form the plural.
Example:
Cat → Cats, Dog → Dogs, Book → Books
 Nouns Ending in -s, -x, -z, -sh, or -ch: Nouns ending in these sounds often take “es” to
form the plural.
Example:
Bus → Buses, Box → Boxes, Brush → Brushes, Watch → Watches
 Nouns Ending in -y: If a noun ends in -y with a consonant before it, change the “y” to
“i” and add “es.”
Example:
Baby → Babies, City → Cities, Lady → Ladies
 If a noun ends in -y with a vowel before it, simply add “s.”

Example:
Boy → Boys, Toy → Toys, Day → Days
 Nouns Ending in –o: Nouns ending in -o with a vowel before it typically adds “s.”
Example:
Studio → Studios, Zoo → Zoos, Video → Videos
 Nouns ending in -o with a consonant before it often takes “es.”
Example:
Potato → Potatoes, Hero → Heroes
 Nouns ending in –f and –fe: To make a plural of a word ending in -f, change the “f” to a
“v” and add “es”. Similarly, if a word ends in -fe, change the “f” to a “v” and add an “s”.
The result for both types is a plural that ends in “–ves”.
Example:
Leaf → Leaves, Knife → Knives
What is collective noun?
A collective noun is a noun that appears singular in formal shape but denotes a group of persons or
objects.
Example:
Collective noun for ants – Colony
Collective noun for soldiers – Army
Collective noun for flowers – Bunch or Bouquet
What is compound noun?
A compound noun is defined as a noun that is made up of two or more different words.
There are three main types of compound nouns, these are:
1. Spaced or Open Compound Noun is one in which there is a space between the
two words which form the compound noun.
Example:
Flower shop, and Fast food
2. Hyphenated Compound Nouns is one in which the two words are separated
with the use of a hyphen.
Example:
By-product, Mother-in-law, and Passer-by
3. Closed or solid compound noun is one in which the two words do not have any
spaces or hyphens separating them. They are usually considered as a single word.
Example:
Sunflower, Classroom, and Rainfall
IV. Activity
Direction: Group yourselves into two (2) groups. Each groups must have ten (10)
representatives. All you have to do is to write the missing singular or plural noun.
Singular noun Plural noun

Woman ¹
² Lives
³ Watches
Potato ⁴
Lady ⁵
Tree ⁶
⁷ Countries
Book ⁸
⁹ Wives
¹⁰ Videos
V. Assessment
Part A
Direction: Write “T’ if the statement is correct and “F” if the statement is wrong.
1. Singular noun refers to only one but more than one noun.
2. A collective noun refers to a group that needs to be described collectively.
3. Compound noun refers to two words joined together to form a noun.
4. A type of noun that refers to more than one noun is what we called plural noun.
5. Singular noun is a word that names one person, place, thing, animals, or idea.
Part B
Direction: Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. What is the plural form of “child”?
a. Childs
b. Childies
c. Children
d. Childes
2. How do you pluralize a noun ending in -o with a consonant before it?
a. Add “s”
b. Add “es”
c. No change
d. Change the “o” to “i”
3. What is the plural form of “man”?
a. Mans
b. Men
c. Manes
d. Mens
4. Which word is a collective noun?
a. Birds
b. Team
c. Fish
d. Trees
5. Which of the following is an irregular plural noun?

a. Cats
b. Houses
c. Women
d. Books

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Time allotment: 25 minutes

EED 112- Teaching English in the Elementary

At the end of the lesson, the learners must be able to:

 Identify the different types of nouns

What is singular noun?

 If a noun ends in -y with a vowel before it, simply add “s.”

Singular noun Plural noun

1. What is the plural form of “child”?

2. How do you pluralize a noun ending in -o with a consonant before it?

3. What is the plural form of “man”?

4. Which word is a collective noun?

5. Which of the following is an irregular plural noun?

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