2.  Singular is one!  Plural is many!

3.  Rule 1: To make a singular word plural, in most cases “S” is added to the end of the word.

4. s  Lions

5. s  Monkeys

6. s  Elephants

7. s  Pandas

8.  Rule 2: If the singular form of the word ends with “s, ss, x, zz, ch or sh” then add “ES” to the end of the word!

9.  foxes

10.  Rule 3: For words (nouns) ending in f or fe, we have to change f to v and add “ES”

11. WWolves

12.  Rule 4: A few words (nouns) are very strange and have the same singular and plural forms.

13. Fish

14.  Rule 6: Sometimes it’s very hard to know what the rules are…...  In the next slide we are going to show you how.

15.  Some nouns have different plural forms:  child – children  woman – women  man – men  mouse – mice  Nouns ending in vowels like y or o are very confusing:  baby – babies  toy – toys  potato – potatoes  stereo – stereos

16.  Cat   Dog   Snail   Horse   Rabbit 