One and More
Than One
Grammar Skill
First Grade Unit 2 Week 5
Created by Kristi Waltke
Let’s
Review
Nouns are words that
name people, places,
things, and animals.
Some nouns name a
special person, place,
thing, or animal. These
nouns are called
proper nouns, and
they begin with a capital
letter.
New Sam
Tennessee York City
People often have special titles
that show respect for who they are or for
the work they do.
When a person’s special title is written with
their name, use a capital letter at the
beginning of the special title. Let’s look
at some special titles.
Mr. Vance
Officer Smith
Dr. Darby
Principal Forgety
Mrs. Ingle
The words for the days of the
week, the months of the year,
and holidays begin with a
capital letter.
Christmas Friday
Valentine’s Day
Sunday
February Thursday
November April
Sometimes nouns name one
thing.
tree
Sometimes nouns name more
than one thing.
trees
Let’s sort some words.
Names One Names More
Than One
rabbit
Let’s sort some words.
Names One Names More
Than One
rabbit
pots
Let’s sort some words.
Names One Names More
Than One
rabbit
pots
flower
Let’s sort some words.
Names One Names More
Than One
rabbit
pots
flower
birds
Let’s sort some words.
Names One Names More
Than One
rabbit
pots
flower
squirrels birds
Let’s sort some words.
Names One Names More
Than One
rabbit
pots
flower
birds
pine cone squirrels
Let’s sort some words.
Names One Names More
Than One
rabbit
Did you notice
that all the words pots
flower
that name more
birds
than one end
pine cone
with the letter s? squirrels
Many bugs eat leaves.
Does the underlined
word name
one
or
more than one?
A woodpecker pecks for
bugs.
Does the underlined
word name
one
or
more than one?
Some bugs live in an
old log.
Does the underlined
word name
one
or
more than one?
Birds can get bugs from
the log.
Does the underlined
word name
one
or
more than one?
Learning about using nouns for
one and more than one will help
you become a super writer.