Plurals

Singular Nouns A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea. A singular noun names only one person, place, thing, or idea. one boy one forest one apple one piece

Plural Nouns A plural noun names two or more people, places, things, or ideas. some boys six forests two apples many pieces What do you notice about each of the words in the plural list above?

Tell whether each of the following nouns is singular or plural. breakfasts squirrel carpenters feathers strangers galleys guide sweaters guitar heart territories kittens lawyers volcano locket mountains wrist partners passengers writer pickle plantation scenes children

Activities http://www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/singular-or-plural-1.html

Practice Singular or Plural Nouns http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/nouns/nouns-singularandplural2.pdf

Rule 1 Singular Plural boy boys hair hairs trap traps girl girls door doors voice voices wood woods To form the plural of most nouns you simply add an s to the end of the noun.

Rule 2 If the noun ends in sh, ch, x, s, ss, or z add es to make it plural. Notice that these words all end in a “hissing” sound. Singular Plural brush brushes lunch lunches fox bus foxes buses success successes buzz buzzes

Activities Plural Rules http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words/spelling/plurals/pluralrules/game.shtml Singular Plural Nouns http://www.softschools.com/language_arts/games/singular_plural_nouns.jsp

Practice Worksheet Generator http://www.worksheetworks.com/english/partsofspeech/nouns/singular-plural.html Regular Plural Nouns Worksheet http://www.rhlschool.com/eng4n1.htm

Rule 3 If a noun ends in a consonant plus y, the y changes to i before es is added. Note: If the noun ends in a vowel plus y, just add s. What are the vowels? a e i o u All the other letters are consonants.

So Play ends in a (vowel) and y therefore the plural form is plays. Monkey ends in e (vowel) and y therefore the plural form is monkeys. Likewise Party ends in t (consonant) and y therefore the plural form is parties. Candy ends in d (consonant) and y therefore the plural form is candies.

Singular Plural boy boys baby babies lily lilies family families pony ponies day days

Activities Tic Tac Toe http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/plural/index_pre.html

Practice Worksheet Generator http://www.worksheetworks.com/english/partsofspeech/nouns/singular-plural.html

Rule 4 Most of the words that end with f, ff, or fe are made plural by changing the ending to -ves. Singular Plural loaf loaves thief thieves wolf wolves life lives half halves knife knives

There are exceptions that must be memorized or looked up. Singular Plural chief chiefs cliff cliffs proof proofs belief beliefs gulf gulfs roof roofs safe safes sniff sniffs chef chefs ref refs giraffe giraffes cafe cafes There are exceptions that must be memorized or looked up.

Online Activity Practice with Rules 1, 4, & 2 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/swf/y5_activity1.swf

Practice Worksheet Generator http://www.worksheetworks.com/english/partsofspeech/nouns/singular-plural.html

Rule 5 Singular Plural auto autos kangaroo kangaroos kilo kilos memo memos photo photos piano pianos pimento pimentos poncho ponchos pro pros solo solos soprano sopranos studio studios tattoo tattoos video videos tobacco tobaccos zoo zoos Words that end in o are usually made plural by adding s.

There are exceptions that must be memorized or looked up. Singular Plural echo echoes hero heroes potato potatoes tomato tomatoes torpedo torpedoes veto vetoes embargo embargoes

There are two helpful rules: All words that end in a vowel plus o (ao, eo, io, oo, uo) have plurals that end in just s. All musical terms ending in o have plural ending in just s.

Online Activity Practice with Rules 3 and 5 http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/activities_y5/activity2.shtml

Practice Worksheet Generator http://www.worksheetworks.com/english/partsofspeech/nouns/singular-plural.html

Rule 6 Singular Plural sheep moose deer perch salmon fish tuna trout bison series swine corps Some words are the same in both the singular and the plural forms.

Practice Worksheet Generator http://www.worksheetworks.com/english/partsofspeech/nouns/singular-plural.html

Rule 7 Singular Plural mouse mice child children man men tooth teeth foot feet goose geese person people ox oxen louse die lice dice woman women Some words form their plural by changing the whole word. These are called irregular nouns. With irregular nouns, you have to memorize the plural form.

Activities Concentration with Irregular Plurals http://www.manythings.org/wbg/irr_plurals1-mw.html Plural Nouns http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/language_arts/goforgold/content_builder/dswmedia/g2c8/nadia.htm

Practice Plural Nouns that Don't Follow the Rules http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/nouns/nouns-singularandplural3.pdf

Activities The Plural Girls http://www.funbrain.com/plurals/index.html Plural Spellings (Multiple Choice Quiz) http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz15785812140f8.html

Resources Worksheet Generator http://www.worksheetworks.com/english/partsofspeech/nouns/singular-plural.html Singular & Plural Nouns (List of rules) http://www.lovetolearnplace.com/Grammar/Singular%20&%20Plural%20Nouns.pdf Flashcards http://www.kizclub.com/Phonics/word/plural%20cards.pdf

False plural good (bueno) ≠ goods (mercancías) Domino (ficha) ≠ dominoes (juego) Custom (disfraz) ≠ customs (adueana)

Colective nouns a herd of elephants a hive of bees a horde of children a leap of leopards a mass of people a mob of hooligans a pack of cards a panel of experts a parliament of owls a party of visitors a plague of locusts a pride of lions a school of fish a set of teeth a sheaf of papers a shelf of books a shoal of fish a sloth of bears a stack of chairs/papers/dishes a string of pearls a swarm of bees a troop of monkeys a troupe of actors/singers a wad of banknotes/bills   a band of soldiers a bouquet of flowers a brood of hens a bunch of grapes a caravan of camels a cast of hawks a circle of friends a clowder of cats a clump of trees a collection of coins a colony of ants a crew of sailors a crowd of people a deck of cards a dray of squirrels a drove of cattle a dole of doves a fleet of ships a flock of sheep a gaggle of geese/tourists/children a gam of whales a gang of thieves a group of people a herd of cattle

They seems singular but… People Police Cattle poultry

They a plural, but some of them (yellow) become singular using “a pair of” Pants, pyjamas, drawers, glasses, stairs, savings, shorts, shears, tweezers, binoculars, measles, mumps Stair (peldaño) Staircase (escalera)

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