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EXAMPLE SLIDES OF TEACHING NOUNS
NOUNS
are names of people,
animals, places
and things
NOUNS
COUNTABLE NOUNS
UNCOUNTABLENOUNS
PROPER NOUNS
COMMONNOUNS
SINGULARNOUNS
PLURAL NOUNS
PROPER NOUNS
• are special names given to nouns.
• the first letter of the name is always a capital letter.
EXAMPLES: PEOPLE – Nyon, Pushpa, Marlene, Hisham
PLACES – London Bridge, Eiffel Tower
COUNTRIES
& CITIES – Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Japan
Find the proper nouns
• 1. mariam went to thailand last year.
• 2. The girl is from subang jaya.
• 3. kuantan is the capital of pahang.
• 4. australia is the largest island on earth.
ANSWERS• amalina is a clever and hardworking girl.
• su siok khim likes ahmad because he is very helpful.
• Last monday my father brought us to the national zoo.
• mr.lee works for malaysian airlines system.
• The malays fast in the month of ramadhan.
• ah chong is staying at 108, jalan melor, taman muhibbah, temerloh.
AmalinaSu Siok Kim Ahmad
Monday,
National Zoo
Mr Lee Malaysian Airlines System
Malays
Ramadhan
Ah Chong Jalan Melor,
Taman Muhibbah Temerloh.
________________ lives in __________________.
He is a postman. He works at the __________________.
Before going to the post office, he usually goes to
____________________to have his breakfast. He works
only on weekdays starting from _______________ till
____________________. On weekends he helps his
wife, __________________.
En. Mudin Taman Sentosa
Selayang Post Office
Pak Mat’s stall
Monday
Friday
Pn. Shima
COMMON NOUNS
• are names given to people, animals, places and things in general
• EXAMPLES: PEOPLE – man, boy, girl, husband, uncle ANIMALS - cat, tiger, ant, eagle, monkey PLACES - school, field, cinema, house THINGS - umbrella, knife, cup, table
Identify the common nouns
• 1. The blue car is under the tree.
• 2. The cat is drinking milk.
• 3. My mother bought a beautiful blouse from the shop.
• 4. There are three balls and a book on the round table.
_____________ build their ___________ in different places.
Most _____________ build their nests in _____________.
They build their nests on the_________________.
Birds nests
birds trees
branches
There are also birds which build nests on the __________;
among bushes and shrubs. Others make their nests
in ______________, _____________ and _______________.
Some birds do not build nests at all.
ground
caves buildingshouses
They just lay their _____________ on sandy _____________
and cover the _____________ with sand.
eggs beaches
eggs
1. family
2. windows
3. cloth
4. broom
5. garden
COUNTABLE NOUNS
• are nouns that can be counted
EXAMPLES:
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
- are nouns that cannot be counted
EXAMPLES:
State whether the nouns below are countable or uncountable
apple girl cows
grass banana hair
country ice-cream milk
table frog room
1. apple ( C )2. girl ( C )3. grass ( U )4. banana ( C )5. ink ( U )6. frog ( C )7. sand ( U )8. sugar ( U )9. chair ( C )10. rice ( U )
( C )( C )( U )( C )( U )( C )( U )( U )( C )( U )
11. fire ( )12. pupil ( )13. water ( )14. jam ( )15. house ( )16. radio ( )17. cream ( )18. gas ( )19. coffee ( )20. children ( )
( U )( C )( U )( U )( C )( C )( U )( U )( U )( C )
1. There are _______________ hockey sticks in the storeroom.
2. We do not have _____________ ‘L’ sized T-shirts.
3. My cat eats ______________ raw meat every day.
4. The boys spent ______________ time at the recreational centre.
5. We are looking for _________________ small insects for our science project.
6. I cannot let you in because you do not have _____________ tickets.
some
any
some
some
some
any
7. There aren’t ________________ flowers in the garden.
8. The rich man gave the orphan _______ food and money.9. Do you have __________________ reasons for coming late?
10. Mother gave me ________________ cough mixture to drink. 11. Is there ________________ iodine in the first- aid box?
12. We bought ___________________ presents for our friends and relatives.
any
some
any
some
any
some
1. The library has __________books. ( much, many)2. There is only __________ water left. ( a few, a little)3. She did not put ___________ sugar in the coffee. ( much ,
many )4. We could only sell ___________ tickets today. (a few, a
little )5. There aren’t ___________ mangosteens on the tree.
( many, much )6. We need ____________ more time to finish this work. ( a
little, a few)7. Razak waited for __________ minutes for the bus to arrive. (
a little, a few)8. Chandran caught ___________ grasshoppers to use as bait
for fishing. (a few, a little)
manya littlemuch
a few
many
a little
a few
a few
9. We will use only __________ oil to fry the fish. ( a few, a little)
10. Razak has _____________ money in his pocket. ( a few, a little)
11. He bought ___________ toys for his nephews. ( much, many)
12. How ______________ does this pen cost? ( much, many)
13. We saw _____________ monkeys at the park. ( a few, a little)
14. My sister mixed the flour with _____________ butter. ( a few, a little)
15.________________ birds ate the farmer’s crops. (A few, A little)
16.You have to add only ______________ milk to the coffee. ( a few, a little)
a little
a little
many
much
a few
a little
A few
a little
17.They have ____________ relatives in India. ( many, much)
18.Please add _____________ coconut milk to the curry. ( a few, a little)
19.My friends bought ____________ dresses from that supermarket. ( a few, a little)
20.She ate too ___________ food last night. ( much, many)
many
a little
a few
much
Jason : Hey, Sham, you look exhausted. What have you been up to ?Sham : Oh, I’ve been mowing lawns to earn (1)____________ money.
I need RM30 to buy a new badminton racquet.
Jason : So how _____________ money have you made? (2)Sham : Twelve ringgit only.Jason : How ___________lawns did you do? (3)Sham : Three.Jason : Do you need ______________ help? I’m free this evening. (4)Sham : Thanks, Jason. Right now, I need _________ of iced water to quench my thirst. (5)
some
much
many
any
plenty
SINGULAR NOUNS
• refers to only one noun• articles ‘a’, ‘an’ or even sometimes ‘the’ will be placed before the singular nouns• the numerical adjective’ ‘one’ will also be used
• EXAMPLES:-
a boy a bag
a clock a book an apple
the sun the moon an umbrella
PLURAL NOUNS
• refers to nouns which are more than one.
• There are a few types of plural forms.
by adding ‘s’
boy - boys
paper - papers
basket - baskets
bag - bags
river - rivers
by adding ‘es’
bus - buses
box - boxes
dish - dishes
match - matches
batch - batches
by adding ‘en’
child - children
ox - oxen
by changing the middle vowel
man - men
woman - women
mouse - mice
tooth - teeth
foot - feet
goose - geese
by changing ‘y’ to ‘ies’ when ‘y’ is preceded by a
consonant.
city - cities
army - armies
body - bodies
baby - babies
pony - ponies
by changing ‘ f ’ or ‘ fe ’ to ‘ves’
by remaining unchanged
loaf - loaves
calf - calves
leaf - leaves
thief - thieves
knife - knives
wolf - wolves
half - halves
wife - wives
cod - cod
sheep - sheep
dozen - dozen
deer - deer
cattle - cattle
news - news
trout - trout
SINGULAR PLURAL
table tables
class classes
goose geese
mouse mice
leaf leaves
church churches
woman women
wife wives
thief thieves
library libraries
toy toys
orange oranges
brush brushes
fox foxes
policeman policemen
child children
cave caves
monkey monkeys
1. The ( baby, babies) cries because she is hungry.2. The ( vases, vase ) are made of clay.3. The boy is trying to stand on only one (foot, feet).4. There are many ( mice, mouse) in that house.5. Lily’s father is a ( fisherman, fishermen).6. The hall is decorated with many (roses, rose) and (ribbon,
ribbons).7. All the (teacher, teachers) and the (headmaster,
headmasters) of SK Taman Jaya attend the school assembly.
8. (Butterfly, Butterflies) are insects but (foxes, fox) are not.9. Man Chong has a ( brother, brothers) and three ( sister,
sisters).10.The (buffalo, buffaloes) are large (animal, animals).
11.There are two ( church, churches) and one (library, libraries) in this village.
12.These (bird, birds) like to rest on the (branch, branches) of the trees.
13.There are four (child, children) and an old (woman, women) at the bus stop.
14.The mother (cow, cows) looks after its four (calf, calves).15.Many (policeman, policemen) join in the National Day parade
in this (city, cities).16.There are a few ( man, men) standing under a big
(tree, trees).17.Mrs. Lee has two (dog, dogs) and a few (goose, geese) in her
farm.18.The little (boy, boys) are playing with a cute little (girl, girls).19.Two (children, child) were plucking fruits with their friends.20.There are nine colourful (bottle, bottles) on the (floor, floors).
Richard is going camping this weekend.
He is taking three ______________ (bag, bags ) of
food. He is also taking a ____________________
( basket, baskets) full of things. In the basket he
has a __________________ (torchlight, torchlights)
and two ______________ (candle, candles).
There is also a ___________________
(knife, knives) for cutting the fruit and vegetables.