GE1155 PROJECT 4 “Singular & Plural Nouns”

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THE MEANING OF NOUNS

NOUNS are called naming-words.

They are the names of people, animals, places and things

NOUNS

SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS

Singular means that there is ONE of something

The singular form is used when referring to ONE person, animal, thing or idea.

SINGULAR NOUNS

Here are a few examples of SINGULAR NOUNS

A ball A rabbit A car

Plural means two or more The plural form is used when referring to

TWO or MORE people, animal, things or ideas

Plural nouns are formed in many ways :

1) By adding –s book …. books apple …. apples

PLURAL NOUNS

2) By adding –es to nouns ending in “-s, -sh, -ch or –z”

class …. classes watch ….. watches

3) By changing “–f or –fe” into –ves leaf …. leaves wife …. wives

4) By adding –es to nouns ending in –o tomato …. tomatoes

5) By adding –s to nouns ending in –o radio …. radios piano …. pianos

6) By adding –s to nouns ending in-y boy …. boys monkey …. monkeys

7) By adding –s to nouns ending in –f or –fe roof …. roofs safe …. safes

8) By changing –y into –ies butterfly …. butterflies

9) By changing the inside vowels man …. men tooth …. teeth

10) No change in plural forms (Irregular) sheep …. sheep deer …. deer

11) By adding –en ox …. oxen child …. children

12) Some nouns are used only in plural scissors spectacles trousers clothes

13) Some plural forms are only used in the singular

news mathematics furniture

Here are some exersices

for you……

Write down the singular of each words. e.g cities – city

1. Matches –2. Children –3. Sheep –4. Glasses –5. Boxes -

Exercise 1

Write down the plural of each words e.g mouse – mice

1. Wife –2. Baby –3. Ox –4. Thief -5. Potato -

Exercise 2

For more exercises, please click this link…

http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/nouns/nouns-singularandpluralhttp://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/plural4.htm

http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/nouns_articles/singular_plural.htm