Lesson 4Articles: definite and

indefinite.Nouns: plural and singular

Common adjectives

WARM UP

Pictographic

http://www.online-stopwatch.com/bomb-countdown/full-screen/

NOUNS

A noun is a kind of word that is usually the name of something such as a person, place or thing.

TYPE OF NOUNS

Common nounsProper Nouns

Countable nounsUncountable nouns

SINGULAR NOUNS

Dog

SINGULAR NOUNS

Tree

SINGULAR NOUNS

Chair

PLURAL NOUNSRules to convert singular into plural

Words ending in Rule Examplech, sh, x, s, z Add “es” Beach

GlassBox

BeachesGlassesBoxes

Consonant + o Add “es” Potato Potatoesf, fe Eliminate f or fe,

add “ves”WifeWolf

WivesWolves

Consonant + y Eliminate y, add ”ies”

CityCopy

CitiesCopies

is Change for “es” Thesis Theses

on Eliminate “on”, add “a”

CriterionPhenomenon

CriteriaPhenomena

All other cases just add “s”

IRREGULAR PLURALS

Man Men

IRREGULAR PLURALS

WomanWomen

IRREGULAR PLURALS

PersonPeople

IRREGULAR PLURALS

Child Children

IRREGULAR PLURALS

Tooth Teeth

IRREGULAR PLURALS

Foot Feet

IRREGULAR PLURALS

MouseMice

PLURAL NOUNS ALWAYSClothesShortsPants

ThanksStairsGoodsSavings

SINGULAR NOUNS ALWAYS

Sheep

SINGULAR NOUNS ALWAYS

Fish

PLURAL CROSSWORDActivity 1

Complete the crossword finding the

plural form of the words given.

ARTICLES

It is the word placed before a noun. It indicates the number.

In Spanish the article can indicate gender and number, but English does not have gender.

INDEFINITE ARTICLES

DEFINITE ARTICLES

ARTICLESActivity 2

Fill in the blanks.

ADJECTIVE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzC8O7ANc0I

An adjective is a word that gives more information about the noun.

They are placed before the noun in English and never pluralized

ADJECTIVE

The day is coldIt’s a cold day

ADJECTIVE

The car is redThis is a red car

ADJECTIVE

This hat is oldThis is an old hat

ADJECTIVESActivity 3

What qualities do you see in the other person?

EXTRA PRACTICE

Singular and Plural exercises

http://www.agendaweb.org/grammar/plural-singular-exercises.html

EXTRA PRACTICE

Articles http://www.englishpage.com/articles/index.htm

EXTRA PRACTICE

Common adjectives

http://es.speaklanguages.com/ingl%C3%A9s/vocabulario/adjetivos-comunes

EXTRA PRACTICE

Noun explorer

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/nouns.htm

EXTRA PRACTICE

Adjective adventure http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/adjectives.htm

EXTRA PRACTICE

Adjectives in English

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qf9eyVU8xKo