"plurals"

2. Содержание:
 Образование Plural form of the most nouns
 Таблица
 Irregular plural forms
 The same singular and plural forms
 Examples
 Задание №1
 Задание №2
 Задание №3
 Задание №4
 Questions
 Приложение к заданию №1
 Приложение к заданию №2
 Приложение к заданию №3
 Приложение к заданию №4
 See also

3. A plural noun is a noun which has been changed to show that there is more than
one.
The plural form of most nouns is created simply by adding the letter s.
 more than one snake = snakes
 more than one ski = skis
 more than one Barrymore = Barrymores
Words that end in -ch, x, s or s-like sounds, however, will require an -es for
the plural:
 more than one witch = witches
 more than one box = boxes
 more than one gas = gases
 more than one bus = buses
 more than one kiss = kisses
 more than one Jones = Joneses
Nouns ending in y drop the y and add "ies."
 Family becomes families
Story becomes stories
Baby becomes babies

5. Irregular plural forms
 Some nouns form their plural not by adding the ending s/es, but by
changing the letters in the root of the word.
 Ex.:man – men(мужчина – мужчины);woman – women(женщина –
женщины),child – children(ребенок – дети), ox – oxen(бык – быки,
рогатый скот), mouse – mice(мышь – мыши),louse – lice(вошь – вши),
foot – feet(ступня – ступни), tooth – teeth(зуб – зубы),
goose – geese(гусь – гуси).
 Note: The noun "brother" (a member of a family) has a regular plural
form: brother – brothers. If the noun "brother" is used in the meaning "a
fellow member", it may have the archaic irregular plural form "brethren"
(fellow members).

6. The same singular and plural form
Some nouns have the same singular and plural.
-one sheep – two sheep(одна овца – две овцы)
-a deer – two deer(один олень – два оленя)
-a bison – five bison(бизон – пять бизонов)
-a moose – three moose(лось – три лося)
-a swine – several swine(свинья – несколько свиней),
-a fish – two fish(рыба – две рыбы)
-a salmon – several salmon(один лосось – несколько лососей)
-a dozen – two dozen(дюжина – две дюжины)
- an aircraft – two aircraft(воздушное судно – два воздушных судна)
-a means – means(средство – средства)
- a series – two series(серия – две серии)
If such nouns are used in the singular, they agree with a singular verb.
Examples: A deer is a graceful animal. The UN headquarters is in New.
If such nouns are used in the plural, they require a plural verb.
Examples: Three sheep were missing. Modern aircraft are powerful machines.
Tropical fish are small and brightly colored.

8. Examples

9. 1)Write the plurals
Adress Adresses City
Mountain School
Sandwich Sheep
Child Wolf
Match Knife
Flower Apple
Family Table

10. 2)How many?

11. 3)Choose the correct word and underline it
 The glass / glasses is full.
 The pencil / pencils is short .
 He is a child /children.
 The men / man is in the park.
 His tooth / teeth are yellow.
 The women /woman are in the shop.
 The mouse / mice is in the hole.
 I have an apple / apples.
 We are a fireman /firemen.
 I see two box / boxes.

12. 4)Write the sentences in the plural.
 1. There is a book on the shelf.
 2. This boy is wearing blue jeans, an orange sweater and
a cap.
 3. That man is catching a fish.
 4. I can see a wolf, a fox and a giraffe.
 5. Her mother is a housewife.
 6. The child has got a broken tooth.

13. Questions
 What is a Plural noun?
 How to create the plural form of most nouns?
 How to create the plural form of the words
that end in –ch, x, s?
 How do we call the plural form of nouns, which
form their plural not by adding the ending s/es,
but by changing the letters in the root of the
word?

14. Приложение к заданию №1
Address Addresses City Cities
Mountain Mountains School Schools
Sandwich Sandwiches Sheep Sheep
Child Children Wolf Wolves
Match Matches Knife Knives
Flower Flowers Apple Apples
Family Families Table Tables

15. Приложение к заданию №2
 4 eggs
2 bears
 4 children

16. Приложение к заданию №3
 The glass / glasses is full.
 The pencil / pencils is short .
 He is a child /children.
 The men / man is in the park.
 His tooth / teeth are yellow.
 The women /woman are in the shop.
 The mouse / mice is in the hole.
 I have an apple / apples.
 We are a fireman /firemen.
 I see two box / boxes.

17. Приложение к заданию №4
 1. There are some books on the
shelf.
 2. These boys are wearing blue jeans.
 3. That men are catching a fish.
 4. I can see the wolves, foxes and
giraffes.
 5. Their mothers are housewives.
 6. The children have got a
broken teeth.

18. See also:
 http://www.meredith.edu/grammar/plural.htm
 http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/pl
 http://www.softschools.com/quizzes/language