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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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What is the plural of die?

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What is the plural of appendix?
Appendices
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What is the collective noun of actors?
A company of actors
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What is the collective noun of angels?
A host of angels
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What is the collective noun of directors?
A board of directors
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What is the collective noun of magistrates?
A bench of magistrates
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What is the collective noun of sailors?
A crew of sailors
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What is the collective noun of soldiers?
An army of soldiers
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What is the collective noun of singers?
A choir of singers
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What is the collective noun of spectators?
A crowd of spectators
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What is the collective noun of worshippers
A congregation of worshippers
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What is the collective noun of thieves?
A gang of thieves
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What is the collective noun of arrows?
A quiver of arrows
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What is the collective noun of furniture?
A suite of furniture
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What is the collective noun of pearls?
A string of pearls
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What is the collective noun of eggs?
A clutch of eggs
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What is the collective noun of ships?
A fleet of ships
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What is the collective noun of tools?
A set of tools
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What is the collective noun of bees?
A swarm of bees
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What is the collective noun of birds?
A flock of birds
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What is the collective noun of cattle?
A herd of cattle
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What is the collective noun of fish?
A shoal of fish
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What is the collective noun of geese?
A gaggle of geese
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What is the collective noun of insects?
A plague/swarm of insects
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What is the collective noun of kittens?
A litter of kittens
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What is the collective noun of swallows?
A flight of swallows
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What is the collective noun of whales?
A school/pod of whales
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What is the collective noun of wolves?
A pack of wolves
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What is the collective noun of books?
A library of books
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What is the collective noun of cars?
A fleet of cars
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What is the collective noun of corn?
A sheaf of corn
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What is the collective noun of flowers?
A bouquet of flowers
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What is the collective noun of stairs?
A flight of stairs
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What is the collective noun of trees?
A grove/clump of trees

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