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U2: LET’S GO TO CLASS

SINGULAR AND PLURAL

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1. NOUN: plural

  • A noun is a word used to name:

  • They can be:

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PLURAL – Regular nouns

Add -s

Singular

Plural

car

cars

house

houses

book

books

bird

birds

pencil

pencils

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PLURAL – Exceptions

1. When the noun ends in S, SH, CH, X or Z*

EXAMPLES:

  • I have a box in my bedroom.
  • I have three boxes in my bedroom.

Add -es

Singular

Plural

kiss

kisses

wish

wishes

match

matches

fox

foxes

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PLURAL – Exceptions

3When the noun ends in

a CONSONANT + Y

y + ies

Singular

Plural

party

parties

lady

ladies

story

stories

nanny

nannies

city

cities

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PLURAL – Exceptions

4If the noun ends in F or FE.

F → V add s/es

Singular

Plural

life

lives

leaf

leaves

thief

thieves

wife

wives

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PLURAL – Irregular

6. Some nouns don't follow these rules. They are irregular and you need to learn them individually.

Singular

Plural

man

men

woman

women

child

children

foot

feet

tooth

teeth

goose

geese

mouse

mice

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