PLURAL FOR ENGLISH NOUNS.
Unit 4. �Our Things.
Alex Serrano.
Santa Ana School.
Most of nouns form the plural��by adding “s”.
s
We add an “s”.
One pencil
Three pencils
Examples:
one dog
two dogs
Examples:
one house
Three houses
Examples:
one glove
two gloves
Examples:
one comb
two combs
es
1.- If the word ends in:
s, x, z, sh, ch we add “-es”
For example:
one bus
two buses
Examples:
one box
four boxes
Examples:
one sandwich
Three sandwiches
Examples:
one kiss
two kisses
Examples:
one watch
four watches
Examples:
one orange
six oranges
Examples:
one fox
two foxes
Examples:
one torch
five torches
Examples:
one toothbrush
two toothbrushes
ies
2.- If the word ends in
CONSONANT + Y:
Examples:
one baby
two babies
Examples:
one spy
two spies
S
BUT If the word ends in
VOWEL+ Y:
Examples:
one toy
two toys
es
3.- Some words that end in “o”
+ES:
Examples:
one tomato
two tomatoes
Examples:
one potato
two potatoes
ee
3.- Some words that have “oo”
We change them by “ee”:
oo
Examples:
one tooth
Some teeth
Examples:
one foot
two feet
ves
4.- Some words that end in “f” or “fe”
They change f by v:
f
fe
Examples:
one leaf
three leaves
Examples:
one knife
two knives
5.- Irregular.
Don’t follow any rules.
Examples:
one child
some children
Examples:
one man
three men
Examples:
one mouse
two mice
Let’s practise:
Choose the right answer.
Type the right answer.
Game: 1 or 2 players. Noun plural Billionaire.