The Straightforward English series is designed to measure, teach, review, and master specific English writing skills. Nouns.

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1 The Straightforward English series is designed to measure, teach, review, and master specific English writing skills. Nouns and Pronouns by S. Harold Collins Cover design by Kathy Kifer Our mission is to provide you with the best materials available to aid in the education of learners of any age. 1

2 Limited Reproduction Permission: Permission is granted to an individual parent or teacher who purchases this book, or the individual parent or teacher for whom this book is purchased, to reproduce any part for use with only his or her own children or students. Permission does not include wider classroom, community use, or digital use. Copyright 1991 Stanley H. Collins Revised 2008 Published by: Garlic Press 605 Powers St. Eugene, OR Capitalization and Punctuation

3 Straight Forward English Series Dear Parents and Teachers, The Straight Forward English Series has been designed for parents, teachers, and students. The Series is composed of books designed to measure, teach, review, and master specific English skills. The focus of this book is nouns and pronouns. What makes this Series different? These are the noun and pronoun skills essential to the mastery of English structure and form. This series reflects national standards crucial to mastery of nouns and pronouns. Noun and pronoun skills are concisely explained, practiced, and tested. Mastery can be measured by comparing the Beginning Assessment Test with the Final Assessment Test. More content. No distracting or unrelated pictures or words. The skills are straightforward. How to use this book: Give the Beginning Assessment Test to gain a starting measure of a student s noun and pronoun skills. Progress through each topic. Work the exercises. Exercise work can be done in the book or on a separate sheet of paper. Set a standard to move from one topic to the next. If the standard is not met, go back and refocus on that topic. Give the Final Assessment Test to gain an ending measure of a student s noun and pronoun skills. Compare the Beginning Assessment Test and Final Assessment Test as a reflection of skill acquisition. 3

4 Contents Beginning Assessment Test...7 Nouns Chapter 1: Recognizing Nouns...9 Chapter 2: Singular and Plural Nouns Chapter 3: Common and Proper Nouns Chapter 4: Concrete and Abstract Nouns Chapter 5: Collective Nouns Review of Nouns Pronouns Chapter 6: Recognizing Pronouns Chapter 7: Possessive Pronouns Chapter 8: Pronouns and Contractions Chapter 9: Subject and Object Pronouns Review of Final Assessment Test Answers

5 Nouns CHAPTER1 Recognizing Nouns A noun is a word that names a person, a place, or a thing. EXAMPLES: Person: woman, brother, doctor, shopper, Emily, teacher Place: home, school, Oregon, city, bakery, library Thing: hat, door, animal, radio, tree, car, joy Exercise 1. Each word is a noun. Write 1 next to a person noun, 2 next to a place noun, and 3 next to a thing noun. book runner bedroom thunder actor apple hour house cat sky farmer noise sister artist farm dentist story phone love Ohio football hospital clerk air nurse friend garage Robert mother window monkey glove church hotel aunt town park friendship Canada odor Exercise 2. Some words are nouns. Underline the words that are nouns. 1. animal lay to 2. parents children talked 3. with James Mexico 4. beautiful many morning 5. nations swam great 6. love one think 7. pretty carpet quickly 8. ocean smile words 9. tossed sports president 10. glorious smart New York 9

6 Exercise 3. Place a 1 above person nouns. Place a 2 above place nouns. Place a 3 above thing nouns. All nouns are underlined. 1. The boy ran toward the river. 2. The people followed the cat into the house. 3. The car passed the church. 4. Their friendship was strong. 5. The waitress served our pie. 6. The boy and his dog walked into the forest. 7. One girl in our school lost her coat. 8. The idea made us laugh. 9. The woman fed the ducks in the park. 10. Ann has an appointment with her doctor. Exercise 4. Place a 1 above person nouns. Place a 2 above place nouns. Place a 3 above thing nouns. 1. The advice to the driver was understood. 2. The theater is open in the afternoon. 3. The cat ran through the door. 4. The mechanic at the shop fixed the car. 5. The weather turned to rain. 6. The father and daughter got into the car. 7. Several friends played football at the park. 8. The animal hid near a box in the store. 9. The mayor cut the ribbon at the new playground. 10. The joy showed on their faces. 10

7 Nouns CHAPTER2 Singular and Plural Nouns Nouns have a singular and a plural form. A singular noun names one person, one place, or one thing. A plural noun names more than one person, more than one place, or more than one thing. Exercise 1. Place an s beside each singular noun. Place a p beside each plural noun. 1. ring 6. ox 11. cities 16. cherry 2. hand 7. skies 12. feet 17. foxes 3. polls 8. bus 13. moss 18. man 4. car 9. plate 14. leaves 19. men 5. houses 10. passes 15. light 20. wolves Changing Singular Nouns to Plural Nouns RULE: Most singular nouns are made plural by adding -s, or -es. Add -es to nouns ending with -ch, -sh, -x, -s, -ss. Exercise 2. Write the plural form of each noun. 1. home 6. bus 11. dish 16. lunch 2. boy 7. box 12. circus 17. farmer 3. match 8. spoon 13. ax 18. patch 4. dress 9. train 14. apple 19. boss 5. card 10. tax 15. computer 20. branch RULE: Some singular nouns end in a consonant and -y. Form the plural by changing the -y to -i and adding -es. Exercise 3. Write the plural form of each noun. Remember the rule of nouns ending in a consonant and -y. 1. city 4. spy 7. fly 10. boy 2. penny 5. story 8. monkey 11. sky 3. family 6. body 9. library 12. day 11