1. Dell Youth Learning
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3. Definition for Singular
Singular means just one
e.g. one Monkey.
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4. Definition for Plural
Plural means more than one
E.g. lots of Monkeys.
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5. Some special cases 1
Some noun become a new word:
 Man – Men
 Tooth - Teeth
 Goose - Geese
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6. Some special cases 2
 IF the noun ends in vowel +y , the
plural is made by adding –s
Keys
 Days
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7. Some special cases 3
 IF the noun ends in a consonant +y , the plural is
made by adding –ies
One baby
Lots of babies
One fairy
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Lots of fairies
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8. Some special cases 4
Some nouns do not change at all when made plural:
• Sheep – Sheep
• Deer – Deer
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9. Some special cases 5
Some nouns that end in consonant +o change to es
when made plural.
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2.
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tomato
tomatoes
potato
potatoes
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10. Some special cases 6
Nouns ending in vowel +o have plurals in –s
radio – radios
kangaroo - kangaroos
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11. Some special cases 7
If the singular ends in –sh, -ch, -x, -z, - es is
added.
 boxes
 churches
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12. Some special cases 8
Plural same as singular
 series – series
 crossroads - crossroads
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13. Some special cases 9
In noun + adverb combinations, the plural –s
is usually added to the noun.
 passer-by - passers-by
 runner-up - runners-up
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14. Some special cases 10
Some plurals have no singular forms.
 glasses
 jeans
 oats
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15. Irregular and special plurals
Plurals in –ves
 Wolf
Thief
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Wolves
Thieves
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16. Exercise
Can you make these nouns plural?
 Boy
 Ice Cream
 Fry
 Toy
 Cap
 Chocolate
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17. Exercise
Here are the answers:
 Boys
 Ice Creams
 Fries
 Toys
 Caps
 Chocolates
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18. Exercise
Lets us try some more:
 Memo
 Shelf
 Leaf
 Brush
 Piano
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19. Exercise
Here are the answers:
 Memos
 Shelves
 Leaves
 Brushes
 Pianos
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