Learning Objective. What is a noun?

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

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

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What is a noun?

A noun is a naming word.

pencil

cat

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

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What is a plural?

Plural means ‘more than one’.

one rabbit

three rabbits

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

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Singular = 1

One dog

Plural = more than 1

One door

One pencil

One lamp

Lots of

Singular = 1 One dog Plural = more than 1 One door
dogs

Lots of doors

Lots of pencils

Lots of lamps

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

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For most words we just add ‘s’ to the end of it

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

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If the word ends with one of these sounds…

sh

ch

ss

s

x

z

…then add ‘es’

If the word ends with one of these sounds… sh ch ss

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To change these words in to plurals, add ‘es’.

box

boxes

glass

glasses

dish

dishes

church

churches

To change these words in to plurals, add ‘es’. box boxes glass