1. Common Nouns: Special Plurals Lesson 25

2. Plural Nouns There are special rules for forming the plurals of some nouns. For a noun ending in a vowel + o, add s. For a noun ending in a consonant + o, add s or es.

3. Plural Nouns For all musical terms ending in o, add s. For some nouns ending in f or fe, change the f to v and add es. Some plural nouns have a special form that does not end in s.

4. Plural Nouns Some nouns do not change form at all when they are made plural.

5. Guided Practice 1. Three deer ran across the field. Three deers ran across the field.

6. Guided Practice 2. The wolfs howled at the moon. The wolves howled at the moon.

7. Guided Practice 5. piano pianos

8. Guided Practice 6. woman women

9. Guided Practice 9. I saw a moose drinking at the pond. S

10. Independent Practice 1. Mom took the childs to the museum. Mom took the children to the museum.

11. Independent Practice 2. They could not wander off by themselves. They could not wander off by themselfs.

12. Independent Practice 5. calf calves

13. Independent Practice 6. hero heroes

14. Independent Practice 7. tomato tomatoes

15. Independent Practice 8. half halves

16. Apply and Write Write two sentences about the animals on Noah’s ark. Include the plural forms of three of the following animals: elk, wolf, sheep, deer, goose, and ox.