1. Plural and Singular Nouns
Project LA Activity
WITH ADDED SLIDES
BY WBR Schools

2. Look at the singular and plural nouns below. How are they different?
computer
computers
bottle
bottles
bush
bushes
child
children
A plural form of a noun names more than one. It usually ends with s or es.

3. Write P if the noun below is plural
Write P if the noun below is plural. Write S if the noun below is singular.
houses
baby
church
tables
books
bus

4. Write P if the noun below is plural
Write P if the noun below is plural. Write S if the noun below is singular.
houses P
baby S
church S
tables P
books P
bus S

5. Add es to make nouns plural that end with:
buses x
taxes ch
benches sh
dishes

6. Add ies to make nouns plural that end with a consonant and a y:
lady
ladies
fry
fries

7. Some nouns that end in f or fe change to ves when made plural:
calf
calves
knife
knives

8. kangaroo potato kangaroos potatoes
Add es to Some nouns that end in o to make them plural. Some nouns that end in o add sto make them plural.
kangaroo
kangaroos
potato
potatoes

9. Some nouns do not change at all when made plural:
sheep
deer

10. Some nouns become a new word when made plural:
man
men
goose
geese

11. Can you make these nouns plural?
half
foot
piano
spy
brush
ANSWERS

12. halves
feet
pianos
spies
brushes

13. Can you make these nouns plural?
mouse
memo
shelf
leaf
child
ANSWERS

14. mice
memos
shelves
leaves
children

15. Can you make these nouns plural?
thief
woman
fish
photo
die
ANSWERS

16. thieves
women
fish
photos
dice

17. Oops. Look at this part of an ad for Hudson Farm. It has 10 errors
Oops! Look at this part of an ad for Hudson Farm. It has 10 errors! Can you find and correct them all?
All familys love Hudson Farm. We have two ponyes for childs to ride. Babys can pet lots of bunnyies and puppys. Mens and Womans can pick bunches of cherryes. We give birthday partys too!

18. CHALLENGE
Write an ad for a garage sale. Tell what kinds of things will be sold there. Remember to write plural nouns correctly.