32825 plural of nouns

PLURAL OF NOUNS

MOST NOUNS
ADD “S”
book, books;
cups;
MOST NOUNScup,
THAT
END
MOST
NOUNS THAT MOST NOUNS THAT END IN
IN CH, SH, S,table,
X,END
ORtables
Z
IN A VOWEL + A CONSONANT +Y,
ADD

“ES”

Y ADD

“S”

dish, dishes
day, days;
MOST NOUNS THAT END
box, boxes;
key, keys
IN “F” OR “FE”,
bus, buses;

“F” OR “FE” BECOMES
prize, prizes
“VES”
church, churches

loaf, loaves;
thief, thieves
wife, wives

Y BECOMES I AND ADD

“ES”:
baby, babies; country,
countries
spy, spies

MOST NOUNS THAT END IN
“O” ADD“S”

kangaroo, kangaroos;
pianos; video, videos

CERTAIN NOUNS THAT END
IN A CONSONANT + “O” piano,

“ES” hero, heroes;
potato, potatoes; volcano,
volcanoes
ADD

SINGULAR

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THEY BECOME PLURAL.

goose,
geese; man, men; mouse,
mice; and tooth, teeth.
Woman, women
B. SOME NOUNS DON'T CHANGE
AT ALL WHEN THEY BECOME
PLURAL:

deer, fish, sheep,
and species.
A FEW NOUNS HAVE PLURAL
OLD
ENGLISH: child, children and
ox, oxen.

FORMS THAT ARE LEFT FROM

UNDERLINE THE NOUNS IN THE FOLLOWING
SENTENCES, then CLASSIFY THE NAMES AND
WRITE A/AN BEFORE THE SINGULAR NOUNS

WRITE THE PLURAL OF THE FOLLOWING NOUNS

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CHANGE A VOWEL SOUND WHEN

C.

PLURAL

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EXCEPTIONS
A. CERTAIN ENGLISH NOUNS

NOUNS
1.PROPER
ANNA IS EATING
AN ORANGE
2. HELEN IS FLYING HER KITE
3. THERE ARE A LOT OF LEAVES IN THE PARK
4. SIX DOGS RAN ACROSS THE SIDEWALK
5. IAN IS READING A BOOK ABOUT PLANTS.
6. MY FRIEND PAINTED A PRETTY PICTURE.

7. CAROL IS PLAYING THE GUITAR
8. JOE ANSWERED THE QUESTION CORRECTLY.
9. ADAM IS DRIVING HIS CAR TO WORK
10.
THERE ARE TEN PENCILS ON MY TABLE
11.
MY AUNT IS VERY GENEROUS.
12.
CAN YOU ANSWER THE TELEPHONE, PLEASE?
13.
SHE GAVE ME A NICE PRESENT

4. WRITE THE PLURALS OF THE NOUNS IN
BRACKETS
_______________
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1. How many
(table)______________ are there in
the dining room?
2. Please, I need two kilos of _________(tomato).
3. There are a lot of (person) __________in this
meeting.
4. Henry VIII had six (wife)_______________.
5. Look! The
(leaf) ________of that tree are
_______________
_______________
falling down.
6. All (man) _____________are created equal,
7. My grandfather has a flock of________

(sheep).
8. There are many (church)________ in this town.
1o. He’s got very big (foot)_____________.
_______________
_______________
11. Look at
his (trousers)__________________
12. The (child) ____________were playing in the
garden.
13. The (knife)____________are in the cupboard.
14. (Man) ______________are as clever as
women.

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