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SINGULARANDPLURALNOUNS

RulesForMakingSingularNounsPlural

1.Mostnounsjustadd“s”.Examples:book=books,desk=desks,car=cars2.Nounsthatendins,x,z,ch,orsh,add“es”tomakeitplural.Examples:loss=losses,box=boxes,waltz=waltzes,church=churches

3.Ifanounendsinaconsonant“y”changethe“y”to“i”andadd“es”Example:party(consonanty)=parties

4.Ifanounendsinavowelyjustadd“s”.Example:donkey(vowely)=donkeys

Underlinethesingularnounsineachsentence.1. Iwenttoschoolandgotmybook,pencil,andfolder.2. Mysisterandbrotherareplanningabirthdaypartyforme.3. Theradioinmycarisnotworkingandneitheristheheater.Underlinethepluralnounsineachsentence.1. Iwenttothreestoriestobuytwocartonsofopandfivebottlesofmilk.2. Mycousins,aunts,andunclesallcametothefamilyreunion.3. Birdsnestedinthetreestoescapeblowingleavesandbranches.Fillinthemissingnounsinthechartbelow.Singular-Plural Singular-Plural SingularNoun-Pluralbeach ________ book ________ fox ________bus ________ apple ________ dish ________waltz ________ banana ________ key ________cherry ________ library ________ box ________

Asingularnounnamesoneperson,place,thing,oridea. Apluralnounnamesmorethanoneperson,place

SINGULARANDPLURALNOUNSANSWERKEY

RulesForMakingSingularNounsPlural

1.Mostnounsjustadd“s”.Examples:book=books,desk=desks,car=cars2.Nounsthatendins,x,z,ch,orsh,add“es”tomakeitplural.Examples:loss=losses,box=boxes,waltz=waltzes,church=churches

3.Ifanounendsinaconsonant“y”changethe“y”to“i”andadd“es”Example:party(consonanty)=parties

4.Ifanounendsinavowelyjustadd“s”.Example:donkey(vowely)=donkeys

Underlinethesingularnounsineachsentence.1. Iwenttoschoolandgotmybook,pencil,andfolder.2. Mysisterandbrotherareplanningabirthdaypartyforme.3. Theradioinmycarisnotworkingandneitheristheheater.Underlinethepluralnounsineachsentence.1. Iwenttothreestorestobuytwocartonsofpopandfivebottlesofmilk.2. Mycousins,aunts,andunclesallcametothefamilyreunion.3. Birdsnestedinthetreestoescapeblowingleavesandbranches.Fillinthemissingnounsinthechartbelow.Singular-Plural Singular-Plural SingularNoun-Pluralbeach beaches book books fox foxesbus buses apple apples dish disheswaltz waltzes banana bananas key keyscherry cherries library libraries box boxes

Asingularnounnamesoneperson,place,thing,oridea. Apluralnounnamesmorethanoneperson,place