Welcome back to class
with Teacher Beke
Recap:
What is a noun?
"A noun is a name for a person, place, or a thing.
Person
Father/ Dad
Selina
Mother/Mom
Alex
Temple
School
Place
Thing
Watch
Box
Brush
Let’s begin with our lesson.
Nouns can be regular or irregular.
Nouns: Regular and Irregular
Understanding Their Differences Clearly
Understanding Regular and Irregular Nouns
Regular nouns follow predictable pluralization rules.
REGULAR NOUNS ARE STRAIGHTFORWARD
IRREGULAR NOUNS DO NOT FOLLOW RULES
Irregular nouns have unique plural forms.
Singular
and
Plural
Nouns can be either singular or plural, depending on whether they refer to a single or more than one person, place, thing, or concept.
Singular
One
Plural
2 OR MORE
To pluralize regular nouns, add s to the end.
Rule no.1
One Pencil
Three Pencils
One Boy
Two Boys
Other nouns have a consonant change before adding the Plural “s” ending
Rule no. 4
f/fe
ves
Leaf Leaves
Wife Wives
Examples
Irregular nouns follow no specific rules.
Rule no.5
one child
two children
one mouse
two mice
LET’S DO A REVIEW
Watch
Watch (s / es)
Choose the plural (s or es) for complete the sentences
Potato
Potato (s / es)
Choose the plural (s or es) for complete the sentences
Jar
Jar (s / es)
Choose the plural (s or es) for complete the sentences
Brush
Brush (s / es)
Choose the plural (s or es) for complete the sentences
Answer
Choose the plural (s or ves) for complete the sentences.
Knife
Knife (s/ es)
Observe the change from singular to plural.
Observe
What is this?
What are these?
These are books.
This is a book.
What are those?
Those are Boxes.
What is this?
This is a box.
Singular
or Plural?
Quiz
Singular or Plural?
classrooms
Singular or Plural?
teachers
Singular or Plural?
children
Singular or Plural?
markers
Singular or Plural?
student
Singular or Plural?
sticker
Let's Practice!
Write the correct plural form of each noun.
1. Girl
2. Book
3. Lunch
4. Glass
5. City
6. Activity
7. Potato
8. Hero
Thank you
See you next time.