Mastering Plural Nouns: Rules and Examples
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Subject: Literacy
Topic: Word and sentence Level Work
Spelling strategies, conventions and rules: grammatical awareness
Title: Rules of Punctuation
Year(s): 3+
Cross-curricular link(s): ESL
Intended learning outcome(s)
· Y3.2 S4
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Recommended usage:
How to make singular nouns plural.
Windows(R) operating system software
Submitted by M. H. Turney
Plurals - making more than one.
Does it
end with
y?
Does it
end with
ss, x, z,sh
or ch?
Does it
end with
f or fe?
Does it
end with
o?
Yes
No
Yes
No
Add
es
Examples:
pass - passes
fox - foxes
buzz - buzzes
fish - fishes
church - churches
Sometimes
change the
f
to
v
and add
es
Sometimes add
s
Examples
Examples
Mostly add
es
Sometimes add
s
Examples
Examples
Change the
y
to
i
and add
es
Examples
enemy - enemies
baby - babies
lady - ladies
brolly - brollies
bunny - bunnies
Just
add
s
Examples
tray - trays
monkey - monkeys
day - days
toy - toys
Examples
knife - knives
self - selves
wife - wives
thief - thieves
Examples
safe - safes
cafe - cafes
cuff - cuffs
sniff - sniffs
woof - woofs
Examples
domino - dominoes
potato - potatoes
hero - heroes
tomato - tomatoes
Examples
piano - pianos
cello - cellos
solo - solos
studio - studios
Examples
child - children
goose - geese
mouse - mice
woman - women
ox - oxen
Examples
deer - deer
fish - fish
salmon - salmon
Just
add
s
Enhance your literacy skills by learning the rules of forming plural nouns with this comprehensive guide. Explore various strategies and conventions, including when to add -es, change -y to -i, and more. Dive into examples for a deeper understanding!
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Teacher Notes Subject: Literacy Topic: Word and sentence Level Work Spelling strategies, conventions and rules: grammatical awareness Title: Rules of Punctuation Year(s): 3+ Cross-curricular link(s): ESL Intended learning outcome(s) Y3.2 S4 Recommended usage:
How to make singular nouns plural. Windows(R) operating system software Submitted by M. H. Turney
Plurals - making more than one. Start with a noun Does it end with ss, x, z,sh or ch? Is it a special plural? Does it end with y? Does it end with f or fe? Does it end with o? pageLink pageLink(2) pageLink(3) pageLink(1) Yes No pageLink(5) pageLink(4)
Is there a consonant before the y? Yes No pageLink(7) pageLink(6)
Add es Examples: pass - passes fox - foxes buzz - buzzes fish - fishes church - churches pageLink(8)
BEWARE BEWARE Sometimes change the f to v and add es Sometimes add s Examples Examples pageLink(10) pageLink(9)
BEWARE BEWARE Mostly add es Sometimes add s Examples Examples pageLink(12) pageLink(11)
Change the y to i and add es Examples enemy - enemies baby - babies lady - ladies brolly - brollies bunny - bunnies pageLink(13)
Just add s Examples tray - trays monkey - monkeys day - days toy - toys pageLink(14)
Examples knife - knives self - selves wife - wives thief - thieves pageLink(15)
Examples safe - safes cafe - cafes cuff - cuffs sniff - sniffs woof - woofs pageLink(16)
Examples domino - dominoes potato - potatoes hero - heroes tomato - tomatoes pageLink(17)
Examples piano - pianos cello - cellos solo - solos studio - studios pageLink(18)
Irregulars Some words change their spelling Some words stay exactly the same. Examples child - children goose - geese mouse - mice woman - women ox - oxen Examples deer - deer fish - fish salmon - salmon pageLink(19)
Just add s pageLink(20)
