Form and use plurals of compound nouns

Learning Objectives Identify a compound noun in a sentence. Explain that a compound noun is made of two smaller words. Form the plural of a simple, closed compound noun by adding 's' to the end. Use a singular compound noun correctly in a simple sentence. Use a plural compound noun correctly in a simple sentence. Match a picture of multiple objects to its plural compound noun. What do you get when you mix a 🐞 and a lady? A ladybug! What if you see two of them? 🤔 Today, we will learn about special words called compound nouns. We will learn how to talk about more than one of them. It's like a fun word puzzle! 🧩 Real-World Applications Telling a friend about all the cupcakes 🧁 you ate. Writing a story about a family of starfish ⭐. Counting all the...

TermDefinitionExample NounA noun is a word for a person, place, or thing. 🧑‍🏫🏫🍎The word 'dog' is a noun. 🐶 SingularSingular means there is only one of something. 🎈One cat is singular. PluralPlural means there is more than one of something. 🎈🎈🎈Three cats are plural. Compound NounA big word made by joining two small words together. 🤝The words 'rain' and 'bow' make the compound noun 'rainbow'. 🌈 Closed Compound NounA compound noun that is written as one single word.'Toothbrush' is one word, not 'tooth brush'.

The 'Add -s' Rule for Plurals Compound Noun + s = Plural Compound Noun To make most compound nouns mean 'more than one', just add an 's' to the very end. Treat It Like One Word Find the end of the whole big word. Don't add the 's' in the middle. The 's' always goes at the very end.