Singular & plural nouns

What is a singular noun? A plural noun? Singular=one Plural=more than one Sounds easy, right?

How about in this examples? students backpacks All student need to bring their backpack to school. One of my classmate went to Japan at Christmas. My mom hasn’t seen some of her high school friend for 20 year! Every cars use gas. classmates friends years car

It’s not really that hard. Let’s look at some helpful guidelines

Singular Plural A, an (car) Some (cars), some of the (cars) Every (car) All (cars), all of the (cars) No (car) None of the (cars) One (car) One of the (cars) Many (cars), many of the (cars) 2, 40, 16079498450 (cars)

Try this: fill in the blank with potato potatoes Some of the _______________ Many ________ One of my __________ Every ________ None of the ________________ Her _________ All _______ A ________ potatoes potatoes potato potatoes Trick: could be either one! potatoes potato

How do we spell plural nouns?

Singular & Plural Nouns Word ending How to make plural Most letters (loop) Add an s (loops) s, ch, x, sh, z (punch) Add es (punches) Y (baby) Change to ies (babies) Ay, oy, ey (monkey) Add s (monkeys) f or fe (life) Usually* change to ves (lives) O (radio, zero) io, eo= add s (radios) Consonant + o= add es (zeroes) If a music word or abbreviation, only s (solos) Babies, buggies Guys, rays Leaves, calves, wives, knives, scarves, roofs

Singular & Plural Nouns Weird ones 1 mouse, 2 mice 1 deer, 2 deer (same for sheep and moose) 1 child, 2 children 1 man, 2 men (woman/women) 1 person, 2 people Radios, rodeos Heroes, torpedoes, tomatoes, potatoes Solos, pianos, altos, sopranos, piccolos

cats There were two _______ (cat) playing in the yard last night. Practice! There were two _______ (cat) playing in the yard last night. cats

Practice! We saw a ______ (movie) last night at the theater. movie

Practice! I checked out some _____ (book) from the library. books

Practice! All the ____ (video) on youtube are put up by real _____ (person) like you and me. Videos, people

Practice! Every _____ (party) has to have a kill-joy. party

Practice! ______ (fox) cannot make very much noise. Foxes

Practice! One of the _____ (church) that I used to attend was very small. churches

bosses None of my ____ (boss) at work are mean to me, which is good. Practice! None of my ____ (boss) at work are mean to me, which is good. bosses