Plural and singular nouns

Singular and plural We can write nouns in the singular or plural . Singular means just one e.g. one rabbit . Plural means more than one e.g. lots of rabbits .

There are 6 ways to change a noun from singular to plural. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Rule 1 Most nouns become plural by adding “ s ”. ,[object Object],book desk school boy s book s desk s school s

Rule 2 Nouns that end in “ ch ”, “ sh ”, “ x ”, “ s ” add “ es ”. ,[object Object],bo x chur ch bush es box es church es

Add es to make nouns plural that end with: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Rule 3 Nouns that end in “ f ” or “ fe ” often change to “ ves ”. ,[object Object],wol f wi ves wol ves

Some nouns that end in f or fe change to ves when made plural: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

one wolf lots of wolves one thief lots of thieves

Rule 4 Some nouns change the inside spelling. ,[object Object],goose men geese mouse mice

Rule 5 Nouns that end in a consonant letter and “ y ”, drop the “ y ” and add “ ies ”. ,[object Object],pupp y donk ey k ey sk ies pupp ies donkey s key s

Add ies to make nouns plural that end with a consonant and a y : ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

one baby lots of babies one fairy lots of fairies

Rule 6 Some nouns do not change when making them plural. ,[object Object],deer fish Corn Sheep sheep wheat deer fish corn

Review ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Review ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Write P if the noun below is plural. Write S if the noun below is singular. ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Can you make these nouns plural? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Plural and singular nouns

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