Lesson Plan in Grammar Intermediate

(Nouns- Common, Proper, Singular, Plural)

A. Motivation

• The teacher will show pictures and let the students identify the names of each
picture. Make it sure that you can come up with your target lesson (Nouns –
common and proper).

• The teacher will ask the following questions:

1. What are the things you can see inside the room? School? House?
2. What are the names of your teacher?
3. Where are you from?
4. Give three names of countries?

B. Presentation

• Using all the answers of the student, the teacher will let the student classify the
words that start with small letters and big letters. Ask the questions:

1. What do you call the words that are names of places, people, things and
animals?
2. What do you call the words that use to refer to general manes of people,
places and things?
3. What do you the words the use to refer to specific names of people, places
and things?

• The teacher will discuss the theories about Common and Proper Nouns. Present
more examples.(refer to the attached notes A1.1a)

• With the use of student’s answers, discuss singular/ plural nouns. (refer to the
attached notes A1.2a)

• Give the rules in forming plural nouns.(refer to the attached notes A1.2b)

C. Application:

Underline the common nouns and encircle the proper nouns in the sentences.
Give the plural form for each given noun.
(refer these activities to the attached file)

D. Homework:

Underline all the singular nouns and encircle all the plural nouns in the sentences.
Rewrite the following sentences using capital letters for the proper nouns.
(refer these homework to the attached file)
A. 1.1a

Nouns are name words that name places, things, animals, people and ideas.
Nouns that give exact names of places, persons, animals, things and events are
called proper nouns. Each proper noun begins with a capital letter.

Examples: Philippines, Korea, Mr. Lee, Cebu City, Thanksgiving Day

Nouns that do not give exact names are called common nouns. They are
written beginning in small letters.

Examples: building, school, movie, country, doctor, teacher

A 1.2a

Singular Nouns

Singular nouns are nouns that name one person, place, or thing. For
example: boy, girl, toy, game, cat, dog, etc.

Plural Nouns

Plural Nouns are nouns that name more than one noun. For example:
boys, girls, toys, games, cats, dogs, etc.
A1.2b

RULES OF FORMING PLURAL NOUNS

1. Many nouns form their plural by adding s.
Examples: cup-cups , table-tables
2. A noun that ends in s, z, ch, sh, or x forms its plural by adding es to the singular
form.
Examples: dress- dresses , brush-brushes , box-boxes , crutch-crutches
3. Nouns ending in y with a vowel before y form their plural by adding s.
Examples: key-keys , toy-toys
4. Nouns ending in y with a consonant before y form their plural by changing y to i
and adding es.
Examples: baby-babies , candy-candies
5. Some nouns ending in f form their plural by adding s.
Examples: cliff-cliffs , staff-staffs
6. Some nouns ending in f or ef form their plural by changing f or ef to v and adding
es.
Examples: wife-wives , shelf- shelves
7. Sometimes nouns form their plural by changing the spelling of the singular word.
Examples: goose-geese , child-children , mouse-mice
8. Some nouns have the same form for the singular and plural.
Examples: sheep – sheep , deer-deer , Chinese-Chinese
9. There are only few commonly used nouns ending in o that form their plural by
adding es. These are: cargo-cargoes , hero-heroes , potato-potatoes, mango-mangoes
Homework

Name: Score: Date:

Directions: Underline all the singular nouns and encircle all the plural nouns in the
sentences.
1. Children love to eat banana and mango.
2. Mary has many snacks in her bag.
3. The girls went to the party last night.
4. The cats chased each other around the house.
5. Mindy takes care of her pets in her house.
6. The boys practiced soccer game in their school.
7. There are three windows in the room.
8. My brother has a new computer.
9. My friends have four posters each.
10. There is a pen on the floor.

B. Rewrite the following sentences using capital letters for the proper nouns.

1. My sister married a korean.

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2. The nile river is the longest river in the world.
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3. Next sunday is my father’s birthday.
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4. The new manager comes from australia.
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5. The most modern city in china is shanghai.
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6. My friend, monica, won the 1st prize in mini olympic.
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7. Is mount fuji the highest mountain in japan?
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8. My friend from canada is coming home this new year.
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Activity

Name: Score: Date:

Directions: Underline the common nouns and circle the proper nouns in
the sentences.
1.Mr. Fan runs in the park every Sunday.
2.Caroline lives in an apartment on Caton Avenue.
3.Jacob is taking a plane to California.
4.The zoo will be closed on Labor Day.
5.Nina's birthday is in March.
6.My family eats turkey on Thanksgiving.
7.Kim is having a picnic with Liam in Central Park.
8.Uncle Ted lives by the lake in Wisconsin.
9.Did you see Winston at the party on Friday?
10. Ms. Brady bought us delicious pastries from the Sweet Spot.

Directions: Underline all the singular nouns in the following sentences.

1. The television show was great last night.

2. The boys came over to our house to play basketball.
3. We went to the basketball game.
4. We got to adopt a puppy today.
5. The new girl in school was shy at first.

Directions: Encircle the plural nouns in these sentences.

1. The boys went to the party today.

2. The basketball players were excited about their first tournament.
3. The dogs chased each other around the house.
4. The birds were scattered all over the yard.
5. The squirrels like to come on the porch and eat their peanuts.