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Singular and Plural Nouns
Notes On Generalizations For Spelling/Forming Plural Nouns.
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Singular vs. Plural A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea. One cat, one store, one item A plural noun names two or more persons, places, things, or ideas. Two cats, four stores, fifteen items
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Generalizations for forming plural nouns:
For most singular nouns, add s. Singular Plural teacher teachers street streets pencil pencils book books elephant elephants
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Generalizations for forming plural nouns:
2. For nouns ending with s, x, z, sh, or ch, add es. Singular Plural gas gases wax waxes waltz waltzes dish dishes church churches
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Generalizations for forming plural nouns:
3. For nouns ending with a consonant and y, change the y to i and add es. For nouns ending with a vowel and y, add s. Singular Plural sky skies army armies penny pennies boy boys alley alleys
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Generalizations for forming plural nouns:
For some nouns ending with f or fe, add s. For others, change the f to v and add s or es. (You will need to memorize the spellings for such words or look them up in a dictionary to check. Singular Plural belief beliefs roof roofs loaf loaves life lives knife knives
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Generalizations for forming plural nouns:
These are a little more tricky . . . 5. For nouns that end with o, add s or es. (Again, you would need to memorize the spellings of such words or look them up in a dictionary to double-check.) —One trick to remember: if it has to do with sound (“music”), just add s.—Ex: cello. piano, radio Singular Plural cello cellos piano pianos radio radios zoo zoos potato / tomato potatoes / tomatoes
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Generalizations for forming plural nouns:
6. Some nouns have irregular plural forms. You will have to memorize the spelling for irregular plurals. Singular Plural child children foot feet tooth teeth mouse mice man / woman men / women
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Generalizations for forming plural nouns:
7. A few nouns have the same singular and plural forms. Singular Plural sheep Chinese moose grapefruit deer salmon
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Generalizations for forming plural nouns:
8. A few nouns have only plural forms. Plural scissors jeans savings dues
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Generalizations for forming plural nouns:
9. A few nouns that end with s look plural but are considered singular. Singular measles news economics dues
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Generalizations for forming plural nouns:
Compound Nouns For most compound nouns, make the most important word plural. For a compound noun written as one word, make the last part plural. For a compound noun written with hyphens or as separate words, make the key word plural.
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Generalizations for forming plural nouns:
Singular Plural billboard billboards cupful cupfuls campground campgrounds maid of honor maids of honor attorney-at-law attorneys-at-law step-brother step-brothers Great-grandma Great-grandmas One word compound nouns Separate words Hyphenated compound nouns
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Generalizations for forming plural nouns:
11. Letters, numbers, symbols, and words used as words are made plural by adding an apostrophe (‘) and s. Singular Plural # #’s A A’s 25 25’s and and’s & &’s ABC & 123 ABC’s & 123’s
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Using a Dictionary: Nouns that are made plural in other ways besides just adding -s or -es can be looked up in a dictionary to check the correct spelling. Sample Dictionary entries: dic-tion-ar-y (dik’ she ner’ e), n., pl. –aries, a book containing words of a language, usually arranged alphabetically, with their meanings, pronunciations, etymologies, etc. en-try (en’ tre), n., pl. -tries entrance. 2. the act of recording something in a book, register, etc the item so recorded a person or thing entered in a contest a word, phrase, etc. listed alphabetically in a dictionary or reference book, usually with its definition or explanation.
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Multiple Choice Which 2 words correctly complete these sentences?
We bought a pair of _____ and some _____ at the yard sale. A. ski dishes B. skis dishs C. skies dish D. skis dishes
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OOPS! . . . Try again!
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CORRECT! We bought a pair of _skis_ and some _dishes_ at the yard sale.
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Multiple Choice One of her _______ is studying _______ in the wild.
A. hobbys monkeyes B. hobbyes monkies C. hobbies monkeys D. hobbys. . . monkees
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OOPS! . . . Try again!
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CORRECT! One of her _hobbies_ is studying _monkeys_ in the wild.
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Multiple Choice A team of ______ pulled a wagon with three _______ inside. A. ox woman B. oxen women C. oxes women D. oxens womans
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OOPS! . . . Try again!
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CORRECT! A team of _oxen_ pulled a wagon with three _women_ inside.
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Multiple Choice Near the campsite they saw two _______ and several ________. A. deer moose B. deers moose C. deers mooses D. deer meese
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OOPS! . . . Try again!
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CORRECT! Near the campsite they saw two _deer_ and several _moose_.
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Newspaper Nouns Use a newspaper or magazine article for this activity:
In the article, find at least 25 singular nouns. Circle them with a colored pencil. On your own paper, make a T-chart. . . on the left side write “Singular” and write “Plural” on the right side of the T-chart. List the singular nouns you found in the article on the left side of the T-chart, then write the correct plural form of each on the right side.
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Scoring Guide: You should find at least 25 singular nouns.
Each of the plural nouns formed correctly from these 25 singular nouns is worth 4 points, for a total of 100. Opportunity for BONUS points: For every 5 additional singular nouns you identify, list, and form the plural of correctly, you can earn one bonus point.—up to a maximum of 5 bonus points (i.e. it takes 25 additional singular nouns correctly made plural to earn all 5 bonus points—but you can do it!!!)
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4 points each = total points 100
Scoring Guide: 4 points each = total points 100 100% = 25 singular nouns identified and listed with plural form spelled correctly. 96% = 24 singular nouns identified and listed with plural form spelled correctly. 92% = 23 singular nouns identified and listed with plural form spelled correctly. Etc. Grading: A = %, B = 80-89%, C = 70-79%, D = 60-69%, F = Below 60%
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