nouns and its plural forms

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What is a noun?


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Nouns and its Plural Forms


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os s ngu ar nounsbecome plural when we

add -sSingularcake

applebook

bag

teacherflower

Pluralcakes

applesbooks

bagsteachersflowers


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For nouns ending in s, -x,-ch,-sh or z, add -es

Singulardress

boxchurch

dishquiz

Pluraldresses

boxeschurches

dishesquizzes


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or nouns en ng n -y anpreceded by a consonant,

change y to i and add -es

Singular

frycountry

lady

Plural

friescountries

ladies


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or nouns en ng n -y anpreceded by a vowel, add

-s

Singular

keyjoy

toy

Plural

keysjoys

toys


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or nouns en ng n -o anpreceded by a consonant,

add -es

Singular

herotomato

echomosquito

Plural

heroestomatoes

echoesmosquitoes


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or nouns en ng n -o anpreceded by a vowel, add

-s

Singular

zooradio

kangaroo

Plural

zoosradios

kangaroos


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Exceptions

Singularcargo

mangovolcanopiano

photo

Pluralcargoes/cargos

mangoes/mangos

volcanoes/volca

nospianos

photos


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For nouns ending in f ffor -fe, add -s

Singularbeliefpuffchef

Plural

beliefspuffschefs


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or nouns en ng n or-fe, change f to v and add

-esSingular

knifeshelfleaf

calfhalf

Plural

knivesshelvesleaves

calveshalves


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Change the middle letters toform the plural

Singularfoot

goosetooth

manwoman

Plural

feetgeeseteeth

menwomen


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Change the last letters toform the plural

Singularradiusdatum

alumnus

phenomenon

Plural

radiidataalumni

phenomena


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Some nouns are alwaysplural

eyeglassespants

scissorsgoods

trousers

jeanspliersoats


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Some nouns end with s, butare singular in meaning

Mathematics

Philippinesmumps

measles

physics

newscivicseconomics


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um ers, e ers ansymbols form the plural by

adding sSingular

T30

Plural

Ts30ss


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Directions: Complete thepoem by writing the pluralform of each noun. Recitethe poem.


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Queery Plural

I dont know why boat are___.

And bush are _____.

Why potato are _______,

When piano are ______?

And why do they say city for_____?

And why toy are _______,

How come calf becomes

_____,

And child will be _______,

And man is spelled _______,

When sheep is always ______,

And advice is always ______?

And trousers can never be

trouser.

Oh my! Dont ever try scissorfor __,

The English plural is such a

paradox.


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Directions:Change thefollowing nouns to pluralform, and then use each in a

sentence.


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Start here:

1.Tooth

2.goose3.Crises

4.Ox

5 mouse

Teeth

GeeseCrisis

Oxen

mice


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Start here:

6. loose

7. datum8. alumnus

9. forum

10 half

looses

dataalumni

forums

halves


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Directions:Unscramble the

underlined singular noun ineach sentence and write itsplural form.


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The nurse took careof the in the

hospital.

babie

s

abby

Theharvested oranges

and mangoes

farmersrerfma


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Theborrowed books from

the library

childrenhidlc

Mother bought, roses, and

from the flower

daisiesisyad

yilllillies

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