nouns interactive

Nouns

Teacher Shakira

Nouns

• Words that are names• People• Places• Animals• Feelings

Singular or Plural Nouns

• Singular• Only one

• One book• A girl• An apple

• Plural• Two or more• Add S

• Two books• Many girls• The apples

Singular or Plural (cont.)

• Plural• When the noun

ends in:

• H, S, X, Z= +ES

• consonant O= +ES

• One ax• Many axes

• A bench • The benches

• A hero• A lot of heroes

• One potato• Two potatoes

Singular or Plural (cont.)

• Plural• When the noun

ends in:

• consonant Y= +IES

• F or FE= +VES

• A fly• A couple of flies

• One baby• Many babies

• One wife• The wives

• A wolf• Two wolves

Singular or Plural (cont.)

Some nouns will change their spelling

• Mouse= • Two Mice

• Man= • Three Men

• Tooth= • A lot of Teeth• Goose=

• A flock of geese

Singular or Plural (cont.)

• Some nouns don’t change at all. They will stay the same.

• One sheep=• Many sheep

• A moose=• Two moose

• One fish=• A group of fish

Let’s practice

• Choose the letter with the correct plural form of each word.

Butterfly

Butterflys

Butterflies

Butterflyes

Mouse

Mouse

Mice

Mouses

Potato

Potatos

Potatoes

Potato

Brush

Brushs

Brushes

Brushies

Elf

Elfs

Elves

Elfes

Family

Familys

Families

Familyes

Kangaroo

Kangarooes

Kangaroos

Kangaroies

Child

Childs

Children

Childes

Life

Lifes

Lives

Lifies

Foot

Foots

Feet

Footies

Boy

Boies

Boys

Boyes

Buffalo

Buffaloves

Buffaloes

Buffalos

Lunch

Lunch

Lunches

Lunchs

Sheep

Sheeps

Sheep

Sheepes

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