Learning Objective. What is a noun?

to be able to form plurals using ‘s’ and ‘es’

What is a noun?
A noun is a naming word.
pencil
cat

What is a plural?
Plural means ‘more than one’.
one rabbit
three rabbits

Singular = 1
One dog
Plural = more than 1
One door
One pencil
One lamp
Lots of dogs
Lots of doors
Lots of pencils
Lots of lamps

There are lots of rules when changing words from singular to plural.
BE CAREFUL!
We are going to look at just two of the rules.

For most words we just add ‘s’ to the end of it to change it into a plural.
desk
desks
book
pen
books
pens
month
months
train
dog
trains
dogs

If the word ends with one of these sounds…
sh
ch
ss
s
x
z
…then add ‘es’

To change these words in to plurals, add ‘es’.
box
boxes
glass
glasses
dish
dishes
church
churches