PLURAL AND SINGULAR

NOUNSProject LA ActivityWITH ADDED SLIDES BY WBR Schools

LOOK AT THE SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS BELOW. HOW ARE THEY DIFFERENT?

SINGULAR PLURAL

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.

WRITE P IF THE NOUN BELOW IS PLURAL. WRITE S IF THE NOUN BELOW IS SINGULAR.

1. houses2. baby3. church4. tables5. books6. bus

WRITE P IF THE NOUN BELOW IS PLURAL. WRITE S IF THE NOUN BELOW IS SINGULAR.

1. houses P2. baby S3. church S4. tables P5. books P6. bus S

ADD ES TO MAKE NOUNS PLURAL THAT END WITH: s

buses x

taxes ch

benches sh

dishes

ADD IES TO MAKE NOUNS PLURAL THAT END WITH A CONSONANT AND A Y:

ladyladies

fryfries

SOME NOUNS THAT END IN F OR FE CHANGE TO VES WHEN MADE PLURAL:

calfcalves

knifeknives

ADD ES TO SOME NOUNS THAT END IN O TO MAKE THEM PLURAL. SOME NOUNS THAT END IN O ADD STO MAKE THEM PLURAL.

kangarookangaroos

potatopotatoes

SOME NOUNS DO NOT CHANGE AT ALL WHEN MADE PLURAL:

sheepsheep

deerdeer

SOME NOUNS BECOME A NEW WORD WHEN MADE PLURAL:

manmen

goosegeese

CAN YOU MAKE THESE NOUNS PLURAL?

1. half2. foot3. piano4. spy5. brush

ANSWERS

1. halves2. feet3. pianos4. spies5. brushes

CAN YOU MAKE THESE NOUNS PLURAL?

1. mouse2. memo3. shelf4. leaf5. child

ANSWERS

1. mice2. memos3. shelves4. leaves5. children

CAN YOU MAKE THESE NOUNS PLURAL?

1. thief2. woman3. fish4. photo5. die

ANSWERS

1. thieves2. women3. fish4. photos5. dice

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!

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