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Plural Nouns

The document provides rules for forming the plural of various nouns in English, including regular and irregular forms. It outlines specific cases such as nouns ending in -ch, -sh, -s, -x, and -z, which require adding -es, as well as those ending in -f or -fe, which change to -ves. Additionally, it includes exercises for practicing singular and plural forms.

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Plural Nouns

The document provides rules for forming the plural of various nouns in English, including regular and irregular forms. It outlines specific cases such as nouns ending in -ch, -sh, -s, -x, and -z, which require adding -es, as well as those ending in -f or -fe, which change to -ves. Additionally, it includes exercises for practicing singular and plural forms.

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Write the plural of these nouns

1.- box ………………..

2.- secretary ………………

3.- boy ……………….

4.-baby ………………

5.- door ……………..

6.- city …………….


Most nouns add –s Nouns ending in –ch, -
7.- man …………… sh, -s, -x, -z add –es
pen- pens
8.- bus …………… Box-boxes Prize-prizes
cup- cups
9.- deer …………..

10.- mouse ……………

11.-gentleman …………

12.-woman …………….

13.-cherry …………..
Nouns ending in –f /-fe
14.- turtle …………. Nouns ending in
change to –ves
consonant + y = -ies
15.- foot ………….
wife- wives
country-countries
16.- knife …………

17.- scarf …………

18.- watch …………

19.- wolf …………

20.- butterfly ………..

21.- witch …………..

22.- kiss ………….


Certain nouns that end in a
23.- country ………….. consonant and o, add -es

24.- lion ………….. hero - heroes

25.- volcano ………….. potato - potatoes

26.- fish …………..


Write the plurals of these nouns

-s -es -ies
book _______ bench _______ butterfly _______

tree _______ dish _______ berry _______

door _______ witch _______ baby _______

cat _______ box _______ spy _______

sock _______ fox _______ city _______

pen _______ princess _______ family _______

eraser _______ tomato _______ penny _______

pot _______ bus _______ party _______

cookie ________ church________ dictionary________

girl ________ watch ________ lady ________

school _______ glass _______ fairy _______

-ys -ves Irregular


child _______
toy _______ wolf _______
foot _______
boy _______ knife _______
tooth _______
key _______ wife _______
goose _______
jay _______ life _______
man _______
day _______ leaf _______
woman _______
hay _______ thief _______
ox _______
ray _______ half _______
sheep _______
donkey _______ elf _______
fish ________
valley ________ loaf ________
man ________
tray ________ shelf ________
__
school _______ school _______
Plural of nouns:
Add s0
s boy boys
girl girls

Add es to man men elephant elephants

Ch bench benches
O tomato tamatoes
S bus buses
Sh bush bushes
X box boxes key keys teeth tooth

Add y after
consonant

mouse mice goose geese


ies baby babies
lady ladies

foot feet house houses


Irregular plurals

chid children
person people
tooth teeth leaf leaves knife knives
foot feet
man men
woman women
box boxes fox foxes

Wite plurals: Write singular:


baby
ball Ear__________ Dolls__________
Eye__________ Letters__________
Sun__________ Walls___________
Sky___________ Roses___________
1. 4.
Boy___________ Noses___________
carrot Bird___________ Girls____________
tomato Plate___________ Desks___________
Shoe___________ Doors___________
Pot____________ Leaves__________
2. 5. Egg____________ Knives__________
Book___________ Mice___________
fish pencil Pen____________ Men____________
Chair___________ Women_________
6._________- House__________ Daughter________
_3._____________
Singular/Plural

This is a…… / These are ………….


Turn the sentences into the plural
and translate them into your language

This is a telephone.
These are telephones.

1. This is a dress. These are dresses.

2. This is a bus.

3. This is a class.

4. This is an umbrella.

5. This is a clock.

6. This is an elephant.

7. This is a donkey.

8. This is a monkey.

Judith Lobel 1
Singular/Plural

9. This is a man.

10. This is a woman.

11. This is a postman.

12. This is a post woman.

13. This is a wall.

14. This is a ball.

15. This is a mall.

16. This is cactus.

17. This is a collar.

18. This is a sheriff.

19. This is a toaster.

20. This is a zebra.

21. This is an octopus.

Judith Lobel 2
Singular/Plural

22. This is a dolphin.

23. This is a helicopter.

24. This is an athlete.

25. This is a radio.

26. This is an actor.

27. This is an actress.

28. This is a pilot.

29. This is a comedian.

30. This is a sardine.

31. This is mixer.

32. This is a balloon.

33. This is a panda.

34. This is an airplane.

35. This is a rocket.

36. This is a brush.

37. This is a kiosk.

Judith Lobel 3
Singular/Plural

38. This is a video.

39. This is a tomato.

40. This is a potato.

41. This is a book.

42. This is a box.

43. This is a mailbox.

44. This is a child.

45. This is a watch.

These are happy


children!

Judith Lobel 4
The Plurals

Образование множественного 3) С у щ е с т в и т е л ь ны е , к о т о р ы е о б р а з у ю т
числа существительных м н. ч . п у т е м и з м е не ни я к о р не в о й г л а с но й
1) слово+s или добавления суффикса.

a book - books A man men


A woman women ['w i m i n ]
a frog – frogs ['w u mә n ]

A foot feet
a lion – lions
A goose geese
an ant – ants A tooth teeth
2)если слово оканчивается на – children
s, ss, sh, ch, tch, x, o, z +es A child
mice
a bus - buses A mouse

An ox oxen
a glass – glasses
4) ед.ч. = мн.ч.
a dish - dishes
A fish – fish
a watch - watches
A sheep – sheep
a peach – peaches
A deer – deer
A fruit – fruit
a box - boxes

a tomato - tomatoes 5) f, fe = ves


A knife - knives
a fuzz - fuzzes
A wife –wives
But !!!
A leaf – leaves
A piano – pianos
A scarf –scarves
A photo – photos But !!!
A zoo – zoos A cliff – cliffs

A video – videos
A roof – roofs
A zero - zeros
A safe – safes
6) a berry+s=i+es=berries !!!
A kilo - kilos boy+s=boys

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