Lesson
Singular and Plural Nouns
1. Grammar Introduction
A. Common and Proper Nouns
Common
Noun
boy
city
amusement park
book
Nouns are names for people, animals, places and things.
Most nouns are common nouns.
Proper
Noun
John
Paris
Disneyland
Charlotte's Web
Proper nouns are specific names.
They always begin with capital letters.
Circle the proper noun, check the common noun and write.
Common Noun
Proper Noun
1 Harry is a boy.
boy
............................................
Harry
...........................................
2 Tokyo is a city.
............................................
...........................................
3 Charlotte's Web is a book.
............................................
...........................................
4 Harvard is a school.
............................................
...........................................
5 The Nile is a river.
............................................
...........................................
B. Singular and Plural Nouns
Singular
cat
horse
Plural
cats
horses
~es
box
bus
bench
dish
boxes
buses
benches
dishes
End of noun: -ch, -sh, -s, -x
Plural form: add -es
~ies
baby
country
babies
countries
End of noun: consonant + -y
Plural form: change y to i and add -es
child
foot
children
feet
No specific rules
~s
Irregular
Common irregular plural nouns:
man - men
person - people
foot - feet
Singular means one. Plural means two or more.
To make most nouns plural, add -s to the singular form.
tooth - teeth
mouse - mice
1 - Singular and Plural Nouns
Write the plural form.
1 forest
forests
......................................................
5 fox
......................................................
2 child
......................................................
6 tooth
......................................................
3 country
......................................................
7 story
......................................................
4 bus
......................................................
8 foot
......................................................
Write the singular form.
1
computer
.................................................
computers
.................................................
bookcases
.................................................
kisses
.................................................
women
.................................................
programs
.................................................
ladies
C. A or An
a
a pen
a radio
a small umbrella
an
an orange
an egg
an interesting book
Use a or an with nouns. It means 'one' thing.
Put a before a consonant.
Put an before a vowel.
Consonants: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z
Vowels: a, e, i, o, u
Write a or an.
a
1 John is reading ........................
comic book.
2 We have ........................ wonderful idea.
3 Jennifer is ........................ English name.
4 I have ........................ uncle in America.
5 Wow! That is ........................ big octopus.
6 Amy has ........................ large umbrella.
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2. Grammar Practice
A Choose and write.
Common Noun
Proper Noun
Others
friends
..............................................
Mary
..............................................
11
pretty
..............................................
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..............................................
12
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..............................................
..............................................
13
..............................................
..............................................
..............................................
14
..............................................
..............................................
10
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15
..............................................
friends
make
Golden Gate Park
Stanford University
B Write a or an. Write
pretty
children
teacher
fast
Mary
mother
Mr. Brown
jar
before
go
Empire State Building
if a or an is not needed.
1 A: What do .......................... elephants have?
B: They have .......................... large ears.
2 A: There is .......................... bike outside. Is it your bike, Cindy?
B: Yes, it is. It is .......................... new bike.
3 A: Are there .......................... apples on the table?
B: Yes, there are. And here is .......................... orange.
4 A: Do you have .......................... pets?
B: Yes, I do. I have .......................... dog and .......................... two rabbits.
5 A: How many legs does .......................... octopus have?
B: It has .......................... eight legs.
1 - Singular and Plural Nouns
C Check and correct the mistake.
1 This is a octopus and that is a crab.
an
................................................
2 There are three man in the room.
................................................
3 Wow! This is an big egg.
................................................
4 This is john. He is a new student.
................................................
5 There are many trees in the Park.
................................................
6 We need a table and a chairs.
................................................
D Write the plural forms.
Mammals are warm-blooded
animals Mammals live both on land and in
___________.
animal
water. Some ____________, like _______ and
mammal
tiger
_______, eat meat. They hunt other animals for food.
fox
Some other mammals, like hedgehogs and _______,
bat
eat _________. Other mammals, like ________ and
insect
cow
_______, eat ________. And mammals, like _______
rabbit
plant
bear
and rats, eat both plants and meat.
3. Grammar Summary
Nouns
A or An
Common
Noun
Proper
Noun
Singular
Noun
Plural
Noun
an
country
boy
teacher
France
Harry
Mr. Brown
school
bench
child
schools
benches
children
a teacher
a bike
a lemon
an apple
an egg
an igloo
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