ENG/P/1/: Nouns

NOUNS

A noun is a naming word.
– It can be a name of a person
– Names of things
– Names of places.
– Names of days of the week
– Months of the year.
– Titles of people
– Names of pets.

Examples of nouns
Cup, door, spoon, Ali, Juma, mango, Kampala, Monday, Rex, Simba, Mr, April, May, Sunday.

Articles “a” or “an”
A basket
An inkpot
Is this an elephant.
That is a dog.

Activity :

Fill in the gaps with article “a” or “an”
1. ____egg
2. ____cow gives us milk
3. She has ______pencil
4. That is _____box.
5. ____apple is a fruit.
6. I have ____ orange.
7. Is ____ elephant big?

PLURAL OF NOUNS.
Adding “s” to form plurals
Book – books
Cup – cups.
Activity.
Fill in the gaps using the plural of the underlined words
1. Tom has one book but John has many_______
2. Teddy has one apple but Mary has five_______
3. Cat ________
4. Ruler – __________
5. Bag – ____________
6. Pencil – _________

Plural of nouns.

Adding “es” to form plurals.
Glass – glasses
Tomato – glasses
Bush – bushes

Activities
Add “es” to the given nouns below
Box – _________
Class – ________
Fox – _________
Bus – ____________
Brush – __________
Dish – ___________
Bench – __________
Tomato – _________

IS AND ARE
There are girls
It is a dog
Today is Friday
Activity
Fill in the gaps using is or are.
1. The kittens _______ playing
2. They ______going home
3. Those _____boys
4. David ______going to school
5. John and Mary _____friend
6. The time now _____seven O’clock

“has” and “have”
1. She has a bag
2. I have a ball.
Activity.
Fill in the gaps using “has” or “have”
3. Do you ________a pencil
4. Mummy _________a car
5. We _________ many books
6. They ______ a dog and a cat.