Singular and Plural Nouns

Lesson 2.2

Here’s the Idea

*A singular noun names on person, place, thing, or idea.

* A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

* A walked down the cobbled .

What is the first noun in this sentence?

Are there any more nouns in this sentence?

tourist street

Is the word tourist singular or plural?

Singular

Is the word street singular or plural?

Singular

* walked down the cobbled .

What is the first noun in this sentence?

Is the word tourists singular or plural?

Tourists streets

Plural

Are there any more nouns in this sentence?

Is the word streets singular or plural?

Plural

What is the clue to let you know that these words are plural?

They both end in “S”!

Going from Singular to Plural

1. Add –s to most nouns.

building buildings

2. Add –es to a noun that ends in s, sh, ch, x, or z.

dish dishes

3. Add –s to most nouns that end in o.

volcano volcanos

4. Add –es to a few nouns that end in o.

echo echoes

More Rules!5. For most nouns ending in y, change the y to an i and add -es.

city cities

6. When a vowel comes before the y, just add -s.

stairway stairways

7. For most nouns ending in f or fe, change the f to v and add –es or –s.

shelf

knife

shelves

knifes

Wait There’s More!

8. Just add –s to a few nouns that end in f or fe.

chief chiefs

9. Some nouns keep the same spelling.

deer deer

buffalo buffalo

Just when you thought it was over…

The plurals of some nouns are formed in irregular ways.

Singular child woman man foot

Plural children women men feet

Let’s try some together!

1. The (priest) of Egypt put the (body) of dead kings in tombs.

priests bodies

2. For this reason, they prepared their dead to be (mummy).

mummies

3. At first, only dead (king) and (queen) were wrapped in cloth.

kings queens

4. They have found (rash) and (sore) caused by a (parasite).

rashes sores parasites

5. Egyptians with many (rich) often had short (life).

riches lives