LessonSingular and Plural NounsSingular and Plural Nouns

6

Circle the proper noun, check the common noun and write.

A. Common and Proper Nouns

Common Noun Proper Noun

B. Singular and Plural Nouns

Common irregular plural nouns:man - men person - people foot - feet tooth - teeth mouse - mice

1 Harry is a boy. ............................................ ...........................................

2 Tokyo is a city. ............................................ ...........................................

3 Charlotte's Web is a book. ............................................ ...........................................

4 Harvard is a school. ............................................ ...........................................

5 The Nile is a river. ............................................ ...........................................

Harryboy

Common

Noun

boy city

amusement parkbook

Nouns are names for people, animals, places and things.Most nouns are common nouns.

Proper

Noun

JohnParis

DisneylandCharlotte's Web

Proper nouns are ‘specific’ names. They always begin with capital letters.

Singular Plural Singular means one. Plural means two or more.

~scathorse

catshorses

To make most nouns plural, add -s to the singular form.

~es

box

bus

bench

dish

boxes

buses

benches

dishes

End of noun: -ch, -sh, -s, -xPlural form: add -es

~iesbaby

countrybabies

countries

End of noun: consonant + -yPlural form: change y to i and add -es

Irregularchildfoot

children

feetNo specific rules

1. Grammar Introduction

1 - Singular and Plural Nouns

7My Next Grammar 1

Write the plural form.

1 forest ......................................................

2 child ......................................................

3 country ......................................................

4 bus ......................................................

5 fox ......................................................

6 tooth ......................................................

7 story ......................................................

8 foot ......................................................

forests

Write the singular form.

1 ................................................. computers

2 ................................................. kisses

3 ................................................. programs

4 ................................................. bookcases

5 ................................................. women

6 ................................................. ladies

C. A or An

Consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, zVowels: a, e, i, o, u

computer

1 John is reading ........................ comic book.

2 We have ........................ wonderful idea.

3 Jennifer is ........................ English name.

4 I have ........................ uncle in America.

5 Wow! That is ........................ big octopus.

6 Amy has ........................ large umbrella.

a

aa pen a radioa small umbrella Use a or an with nouns. It means 'one' thing.

Put a before a consonant.Put an before a vowel.an

an orange an eggan interesting book

Write a or an.

8

2. Grammar Practice

Choose and write.A

Write a or an. Write if a or an is not needed.B

1 ..............................................

2 ..............................................

3 ..............................................

4 ..............................................

5 ..............................................

6 ..............................................

7 ..............................................

8 ..............................................

9 ..............................................

10 ..............................................

11 ..............................................

12 ..............................................

13 ..............................................

14 ..............................................

15 ..............................................

1 A: What do .......................... elephants have?

B: They have .......................... large ears.

2 A: There is .......................... bike outside. Is it your bike, Cindy?

B: Yes, it is. It is .......................... new bike.

3 A: Are there .......................... apples on the table?

B: Yes, there are. And here is .......................... orange.

4 A: Do you have .......................... pets?

B: Yes, I do. I have .......................... dog and .......................... two rabbits.

5 A: How many legs does .......................... octopus have?

B: It has .......................... eight legs.

Common Noun Proper Noun Others

friends Mary pretty

friends Golden Gate Park pretty teacher Mary Mr. Brown jar beforemake Stanford University children fast mother go Empire State Building

1 - Singular and Plural Nouns

9My Next Grammar 1

Mammals are warm-blooded

___________. Mammals live both on land and in

water. Some ____________, like _______ and

_______, eat meat. They hunt other animals for food.

Some other mammals, like hedgehogs and _______,

eat _________. Other mammals, like ________ and

_______, eat ________. And mammals, like _______

and rats, eat both plants and meat.

mammal tiger

fox

bat

insect cow

rabbit plant bear

animalsanimal

Check and correct the mistake.C

Write the plural forms.D

3. Grammar Summary

1 This is a octopus and that is a crab. ................................................

2 There are three man in the room. ................................................

3 Wow! This is an big egg. ................................................

4 This is john. He is a new student. ................................................

5 There are many trees in the Park. ................................................

6 We need a table and a chairs. ................................................

an

Nouns

Common

Noun

Proper

Noun

Singular

Noun

Plural

Noun

countryboy

teacher

FranceHarry

Mr. Brown

schoolbenchchild

schoolsbencheschildren

A or An

a an

a teachera bikea lemon

an applean eggan igloo