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I. NOUN AND ITS KINDS Instruction: Identify what do the statements below are referring to.

Encircle the letter of the best answer. 1. These are names of persons, places, things, or idea. a. adjective b. noun c. determiner d. verb

2. It is a noun which names specific people, places, things, or ideas. a. proper noun b. count noun c. common noun d. mass noun

3. A noun that names people, places, things or ideas that are not specific such as dog or city a. proper noun b. collective noun c. common noun d. mass noun

4. A noun that names a mental or abstract concept. a. mass noun b. abstract noun c. collective noun d. concrete noun

5. Nouns that are uncountable. a. mass noun b. abstract noun c. collective noun d. concrete noun

6. Nouns that can be quantified or counted with a number. a. mass noun b. count noun c. collective noun d. concrete noun

7. Nouns that denote group of persons or object. a. mass noun b. count noun c. collective noun d. concrete noun

8. Nouns that exist in the physical world and denote something material and non-abstract. a. mass noun b. count noun c. collective noun d. concrete noun

(9-20) Instruction: Classify the words below according to their kind. Write COM for common noun, PRO for proper noun, COL for collective noun, MASS for mass noun, CON for concrete noun, and ABS for abstract noun. _____9. Freedom _____13. Teacher _____17. Hair _____10. Table _____14. Maria Theresa _____18. Ball _____11. Sand _____15. Laoag City _____19. Faith _____12. flock _____16. herd _____20. street

ENRICHMENT Instruction. Underline the nouns found in the text below.

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The major thoroughfares were already lit by the new gas, but this was not the bright and even glare of the late Victorian period: the light flared and diminished, casting a flickering light across the streets and lending to the houses and pedestrians a faintly unreal or even theatrical quality. [W2B-006-68] II. ROOT WORD Instruction: Identify the right root word in each of the following words given below. Encircle the letter of the correct answer. 1. Aquamarine 2. Arboreal 3. Audible 4. Geography 5. Ventilate 6. Democracy 7. Hypnosis 8. Multiple 9. Polygamous 10. Dermatology 11. Equivalent 12. Counteract act 13. Astrology 14. Thermometer 15. Biology a. Aquam a. Arbor a. Audi a. Geog a. Vent a. Dem a. Hypnos a. Multi a. Poly a. Derm a. Equiv a. Counter a. Trology a. Thermo a. Bio b. Aquama b. Aborea b. Audio b. Graphy b. Ventil b. Mocracy b. Hypno b. Mul b. Gamy b. Derma b. Equiva b. Eract b. Ator b. Meter b. Iol c. Aqua c. Arbore c. Dible c. Geo c. Tilate c. Demo c. Hyp c. Tiple c. Gamous c. Atology c. Equi c. Count c. Astro c. Ermo c. Logy d. Aquamar d. Oreal d. Audib d. Ography d. Ilate d. Ocracy d. Nosis d. Ultip d. Olygamous d. Matology d. Valent d. Unter d. Ogy d. Ometer d. Olo

III. CONTEXT CLUES: SYNONYMS Instruction: Encircle the letter of the right synonym of the words asked in each sentence below. 1. Ashley stared at the newest style of jeans in the catalog. She just had to have them. Her birthday money was not quite enough to cover the expense. Although she didn't want to grovel, she decided to plead with her parents for the money to buy them. Using the synonym clue, the word grovel in this sentence means A. resist C. network B. revolt D. plead
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2. We made tentative plans with the restaurant, even though we were still undecided when we would have her party. Using the synonym clue, the word tentative in this sentence means A. sure C. uncertain B. certain D. definite 3. Mom made a delicious chocolate cake for us. The combination of dark chocolate and whipped cream created a scrumptious dessert. Using the synonym clue, the word scrumptious in this sentence means A. tasteless C. sour B. delicious D. terrible 4. The man was sent to the penitentiary, or prison, for stealing cars. Using the synonym clue, the word penitentiary in this sentence means A. paradise C. hotel B. heaven D. prison 5. It is better to allow someone to make up their own mind about something, than to feel the need to coerce, or force, them over to your side. Using the synonym clue, the word coerce in this sentence means A. wreck C. recover B. force D. believe 6. Brian's project is supposed to oscillate, or swing, back and forth. Using the synonym clue, the word oscillate in this sentence means A. rest C. never move B. remain still D. swing 7. Hurricane Katrina caused a great cataclysm - New Orleans was a disaster. Using the synonym clue, the word cataclysm in this sentence means A. miracle C. disaster B. session D. wonder 8. I don't think we'll need to utilize, or use, the hand cart to haul in the computers. Using the synonym clue, the word utilize in this sentence means A. make C. build B. use D. destroy 9. The witness began to prevaricate when questioned under oath. He hesitated instead of answering right away.
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Using the synonym clue, the word prevaricate in this sentence means A. sustain C. survive B. hesitate D. continue 10. The book of logic contained many conundrums - mind-exercising puzzles. Using the synonym clue, the word conundrums in this sentence means A. answers C. pictures B. stories D. puzzles 11. The artist was very careful and exact as he meticulously painted the portrait. Using the synonym clue, the word meticulously in this sentence means A. sloppy C. precise or detailed B. careless D. hurriedly IV. POSSESIVE FORM OF NOUN A. Instruction: Write each group of words using a possessive noun. 1. The room of the girls ____________________________ 2. The toy of Jess _____________________________
Possessive Noun shows possession or ownership. It ends with an apostrophe and s (s) or an apostrophe (). *The possessive form of a singular noun is made by adding an apostrophe and s (s), even if the noun already ends in s. Ex. Friends Eyes Bosss bag *The possessive form of plural noun that ends in s is made by adding an apostrophe (). The possessive of a plural noun that does not end in s is formed by adding an apostrophe and s (s).

3. The house of my mom __________________________ 4. The ball of the dog _____________________________ 5. The purse of the ladies ___________________________ 6. The telephone of Luis________________________ 7. The car of the mailman _________________________ 8. The milk of the cats __________________________ 9. The cries of the dogs ________________________ 10. The cage of the monkey ________________________

B. Instruction: Complete each sentence by filling in the blanks with the possessive form of the nouns in the parentheses. 1. The __________color (birds) 2. The ______________ hues (lights) 3. The ________________ painting (museum) 4. The _______________ length (mattress) 5. The _____________ effectiveness (delivery) 6. _____________Local museum (Laoag)
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7. The _________ hot dogs (restaurant) 8. The _____________ weight (television) 9. My ____________ bed (dog) 10. My _____________ car (Mom) 11. The _________ uniform (Officers) 12. The _________ bottle (baby) 13. The _________ toy (boy)

14. The _________ tire (car) 15. The _________ smell (foods) 16. The _________ cord (telephone) 17. The _________ books (teacher) 18. The _________ smell (flowers) 19. The _________brightness (light)

C. Instruction: Circle all of the possessive nouns in the narrative below. My dogs howl is very loud. Every time he howls it is an eerie sound. Sometimes he jumps on my Moms couch. Sometimes he will lay on my Dads favorite chair. When I took him for a walk he ate my neighbors food, and everyone laughed when he ate the girls food. I did not know how to control him. When my Dad saw him drinking the cats water outside, he yelled for him to stop and get away from there. My dog got scared and began to run very fast. He ran around the block and across my friends lawn. He leaped over the fence at Ms. Williams house, he crept through the alley behind Mr. Donalds house too. When I called out to him, he just continued to run. Faster and faster until he came to a red car. It was Mrs. Jarrells car. She was kind enough to stop and get out of her car. She went over to my dog and walked him back to me. IV. NUMBER OF NOUNS (Rules in Forming the Plural of Nouns) Here are some rules in forming the plural of nouns. To form the plural most nouns, add s. Ex. Trees Legs Arms

Add es to form the plural of nouns ending in s, z, x, ss, sh, or ch. Ex. Bushes Boxes Churches

To form the plural of nouns end in y preceded by consonant, change y to i and add es. Ex. City- Cities Duty- Duties Secretary- Secretaries

Add es to form the plural of most nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant.


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Ex. Potatoes Tomatoes

Echoes

To form the plural of some nouns ending in f or fe, change the f to ve and add es. Ex. Knife- Knives Life- Lives leaf- Leaves

For some nouns the plural is formed by changing a vowel sound or by adding a syllable. Ex. Mouse- Mice Goose- Geese Child- Children

Some nouns are the same in the singular as they are in the plural. EX. Deer Equipment Jewelry

To form the plural of hyphenated compound nouns, make only the most important noun plural. EX. Mothers-in-law Editors-in-chief

A. Directions: Read the sentences. Write the correct plural form of each of the nouns appearing inside the parentheses. Use a dictionary, if necessary. 1. One of the (branch) _________________ fell off the tree. 2. Please put the (book) ______________ on the table. 3. Folks back home sit on their (porch) _______________ and talk all night. 4. We will need a lot of (box) ______________ when we moved to Ohio. 5. Mother made two (loaf) _______________ of bread for the potluck dinner. 6. Some people spend all their (life) _____________ chasing after money. 7. Many families had to repair their (roof) ______________ after the storm. 8. We sampled the coffee at all the (caf) ______________ near our hotel. 9. As a child, I had to rake up all the (leaf) _________________ in the yard. 10. At camp we peeled the (potato) ________________ that we ate for dinner. 11. Two (woman) _________________ on my block know how to sew quilts.

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B. Directions: Read each of the sentences below and underline the correct version of the plural noun from the pair of nouns appearing inside the parentheses. 12. I asked the chef to put a lot of (tomatoes, tomatos) in my salad. 13. The ladies wrapped (scarfs, scarves) around their necks. 14. All the (babies, babys) in the nursery were crying. 15. The (knifes, knives) were too dull to cut and needed to be sharpened. 16. We watched the (monkeys, monkies) in the zoo. 17. Both of my (foots, feet) were hurting.

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