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1.

Just add an s
e.g. rose
roses
book
books

5. Irregular plurals
e.g. man men
woman women
tooth teeth
mouse mice
child
children
ox oxen

2. Words ending
with s, ss, sh, ch,
x add es
e.g. bus buses
glass
glasses
brush
brushes
church
churches
6. Some
box words
- boxes
ending in f or fe
make the plural
in -ves
e.g. life lives
thief thieves
half halves

3. Words ending
with consonant +
y change into ies
e.g. butterfly
butterflies
country
countries

4. Words ending
with consonant +
o add es
e.g. potato
potatoes
tomato
tomatoes
hero heroes
negro - negroes

7. Some words are


always used in the
plural.
e.g. pyjamas
trousers
glasses
scissors

7. Some words are


always used in the
singular.
e.g. news
information
furniture
advice

A) Write the plural of the words.

fly

bench

zebra

lion

yourself

leaf

baby

radio

knife

torch

B) Write the sentences in the plural.


1. There is a young man sitting on a bench. _______________________________________________
2. He has got his first job. ______________________________________________________________
3. He
works
as
a
steward
in
the
company.
____________________________________________________
4. One of these days he saw a mouse running throw the waiting room.
___________________________
5. The lady who was sitting there with her child was afraid of the little animal.
______________________
6. The child was eating a sandwich. ________________________________________________________
7. The
lady
was
reading
the
newspaper.
_____________________________________________________
8. She had a pencil on her hand. __________________________________________________________
9. There
was
a
basket
with
a
cherry
on
the
ground.

C) Identify with S or P the underlined words as singular (S) or plural (P), and then
write the word in the opposite number as in the example.
1. There is a Romanic church in the village I was born.
____churches______
S
2. Many people come to visit every year.
_______________________
3. Men and women today share their domestic tasks.
________________________________________
4. The books are on the table.
_________________________
5. The police caught the thief at the crime scene and sent him to prison.
_____________________
6. The babies are sleeping.
_______________________
7. There are many butterflies in spring.
_______________________________
8. We went to the supermarket and bought two loaves of bread.
___________________________
D) Group the following words under the correct heading according to their plural
formation.
wolves

glasses

dishes

toys

rabbits
toothbrushes
zebras

firemen

flowers

secretaries
matches

mice
teeth negroes

families

peaches
computers

classes

addbottles
an s

add shelves
es
consonant
+y
irregular
strawberries
change
into
ies
plurals
notebooks carnations birds

pencils
make the
raspberries
plural in -ves

E)
Spot ten (10) mistakes
in the text.
Then underline
them and write the
correct
...

...
word
on the lines.

______________________
THE ENGLISH AND THE GARDENS
______________________
English persons like gardenes and parks very much. On Sundays
they take their childs with them and we can see mans, womans,
girls, boies and even babys in their prams very happy breathing
fresh air. Older people read newspapers, magazines or even lifes
of famous people. The green leaves of the trees protect them from
the sun. Red buses run in the streets. That little baby, smiling with
his tooths, plays with his toies.

______________________
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