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English · Year 7
A common noun names a general person, place or thing ("city", "teacher", "dog"). A proper noun names a specific one and always starts with a capital letter ("Melbourne", "Ms Chen", "Rex"). Most nouns form plurals by adding "-s" ("cats"), but some follow different patterns: words ending in -s, -x, -ch or -sh add "-es" ("boxes", "churches"), words ending in a consonant + y change to "-ies" ("babies"), and some nouns are irregular ("child" → "children", "mouse" → "mice").
Example
Plural patterns: "one city" → "two cities"; "one fox" → "two foxes"; "one child" → "two children".
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Questions
1. A common noun names:
2. A proper noun names:
3. Proper nouns always start with a:
4. Which is a common noun?
5. Which is a proper noun?
6. Most nouns form their plural by adding:
7. The plural of "cat" is:
8. Words ending in -s, -x, -ch or -sh usually form plurals by adding:
9. The plural of "box" is:
10. Words ending in a consonant + y usually form plurals by:
11. The plural of "baby" is:
12. Which is an irregular plural?
13. The plural of "mouse" is:
14. Which sentence correctly uses a proper noun?
15. Which sentence correctly distinguishes common and proper nouns?
16. Which word is an irregular plural that does NOT simply add -s or -es?
17. A noun like "Australia" is always capitalised because it is a:
18. Which sentence has a plural error?
19. Understanding irregular plurals mainly helps writers:
20. Which best explains why "the dog" is a common noun but "Rex" is a proper noun?
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