Слайд 2There are 6 ways to change a noun from singular to plural:
A
noun is a person, place, or thing.
Singular means only one noun.
Plural means more than one noun.
Слайд 3Rule 1
Most nouns become plural by adding “s”.
boy
book
desk
school
boys
books
desks
schools
Слайд 4Rule 2
Nouns that end in “ch”, “sh”, “x”, “s”, “ss”, “o”, add
“es”.
bush
box
church
bushes
boxes
churches
kiss
kisses
Слайд 5Rule 3
Nouns that end in “f” or “fe” often change to “ves”.
wife
wolf
wives
wolves
shelf
shelves
Слайд 6Rule 4
Some nouns change the inside spelling.
Слайд 7Rule 5
Nouns that end in a consonant letter and “y”, drop the
“y” and add “ies”.
sky
puppy
fly
skies
puppies
flies
Слайд 8Rule 6
Some nouns do not change when making them plural.
wheat
deer
fish
corn
wheat
deer
fish
corn
Слайд 9Make the plural
mouse
fly
pen
flash
rice
life
mice
flies
pens
flashes
rice
lives
Practice
Слайд 10Write the plural
1. map
2. watch
3. city
4. dictionary
5. person
6. boy
7. child
8. class
9. shelf
10.
mouse
11. woman
12. student
13. box
14. match
Practice