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Quarter 1 - Module 4
Week 2: Plural Form of Irregular Nouns

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English – Grade 4
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Quarter 1 - Module 4: Plural Form of Irregular Nouns
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Quarter 1 - Module 4
Week 2: Plural Form of Irregular Nouns

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What This Module is About

Hello, learner!

It is time to learn new insights with the help of this module. This
module is especially made for you.

This material is self-instructional. The activities are designed for

you to work independently at the convenience of your home.

With this module, you will learn about plural forms of irregular
nouns.

Have an enjoyable learning experience!

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 What I Need to Know

For today’s activity you are expected to:

1. Use plural forms of irregular nouns; and

2. Identify the plural form of irregular nouns.

How to Learn from this Module

For you to achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the
following:
• Read the lessons carefully.

• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and

exercises diligently.

• Answer all the given tests and exercises.

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Icons of this Module

What I Need This part contains learning objectives

to Know that are set for you to learn as you go
along the module.

What I Know This is an assessment as to your level

of knowledge to the subject matter at
hand, meant specifically to gauge
prior related knowledge.
What’s In This part connects previous lessons
with that of what you are going to
learn.

What’s New An introduction of the new lesson

through various activities, before it will
be presented to you.

What is It These are discussions of the activities

as a way to deepen your discovery
and understanding of the concept.

What’s More These are follow-up activities that are

intended for you to practice further in
order to master the competencies.

What I Have Activities designed to process what

Learned you have learned from the lesson

What I Can These are tasks designed to

Do showcase your skills and knowledge
gained, and applied into real-life
concerns and situations.
Post This assessment evaluates your level
Assessment of mastery in achieving the learning
objectives.

More These are additional activities

Activities designed to increase the level of your
skills and knowledge.

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 What I Know

Select and encircle the letter of the correct answer.

What are the plural forms of the following nouns?

1. tooth
a. teeth b. tooths c. teeths

2. foot
a. loaves b. foots c. feet

3. child
a. childs b. childrens c. children

4. knife
a. knives b. knifes c. knive

5. wolf
a. wolfs b. wolve c. wolves

6. leaf
a. leaves b. leafs c. leave

7. thief
a. thieves b. thiefs c. thieve

8. loaf
a. loafs b. loaves c. loave

9. mouse
a. mouses b. mices c. mice

10. man
a. men b. mans c. mens

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Lesson
Plural Form of Irregular
1 Nouns

Module 4 focuses on plural forms of irregular nouns. The given

exercises and activities are carefully chosen to motivate the interest in
learning how to use and identify plural forms of irregular nouns.

What’s In

You have read the story below from your previous module. Read
it again and answer the question that follows.

The Talking Bird

Kiaw is the name of a talking bird found in the thick forests of
Palawan. It lives in the tree trunks. To catch it, men have to climb the tall
trees. Only few people possess this kind of bird because it is difficult to
catch.
The Kiaw is a very interesting creature. It likes bananas, papayas
and red pepper. It also drinks a lot of water. This black bird takes a bath
at least five times a day.
The Kiaw is also very loyal to its master. To make the Kiaw talk, its
master repeats a word many times. This rare bird can learn to talk in three
months. The Kiaw loves its master very much. When it is given away, it
feels very lonely, then it dies. It also does not like to see blood. If it sees
blood or the color red, it hurts until it dies.

Source: Developing My English Reading Power 4, p. 32

What are the nouns in the story? Write them on the table below.

Singular Noun Plural Noun

(Only one person, place, animal or thing) (More than one person, place, animal or thing)

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 What’s New

Read the poem and answer the questions. Write your answers on
the space provided.

Help!
Gretel Laura M. Cadiong

I wonder why English words are not fixed

If root is roots then why is foot, feet?
I have one tooth but when many they are
teeth. Please answer me for I cannot wait.

House becomes houses but mouse is mice,

Blouse to blouses but louse is lice,
A boy or a girl is a child but both are children
Add one more man and it will become men.
Are these words true? Help me, please do.

Source: Learner’s Material in English 4, p. 28

Answer the questions. Write your answers on the space provided.

1. What does the person in the poem feel?
__________________________________________________
2. Why does he need help?
__________________________________________________
3. What words in the poem cause the person to be confused?
__________________________________________________
4. Why do these words confuse him?
__________________________________________________
5. Which words in the poem are plural nouns?
__________________________________________________

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 What is It

Study the chart.

Singular Noun Plural Noun
foot feet
tooth teeth
mouse mice
louse lice
child children
man men

How do these nouns form their plural?

These nouns are irregular nouns.
The plural forms of these nouns are NOT formed by
adding -s or -es. These nouns form their plural by a
change in the spelling.

Think!
Nouns that form their plural by changing their spelling are
called irregular nouns.
Some nouns form their plural by changing their spelling.
Examples:
Singular Noun Plural Noun
goose geese
man men
child children

Some irregular nouns have the same singular and plural

form.
Examples:
Singular Noun Plural Noun
deer deer
sheep sheep
news news

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 What’s More

Complete each sentence with the correct plural noun. Write your
answer on the blank.
1. Father caught three (mouse) ____________ in the rice field.

2. One mouse had long (tooth) ________ that stuck out from its mouth.

3. Another mouse had very long (foot) ___________.

4. When the (child) _______ saw the three (mouse) _______, they felt
afraid.

5. Lorna said they might bite her (foot) _____________.

What I Have Learned

Change the nouns inside the parentheses into plural forms. Write
your answer on the blank after the sentence.

Pupil A: Hello, John. I heard some great (news) today.

Pupil B: Oh, and what is the (news)?

Pupil A: There were three (deer) caught by some (man) in the forest.
Pupil B: What happened to the (deer)?

Pupil A: Some scientists will study them. The news said, the (deer)
have extraordinary long (foot), long shiny antlers and sets of long,
pointed (tooth). They are rare kind of (deer).

Pupil B: Oh, it’s really great news. I wish they would bring them to a
so many (child) can see them.

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 What I Can Do

Look at your surroundings and list down 10 nouns in plural form.

1.______________ 6.______________

2.______________ 7.______________

3.______________ 8.______________

4.______________ 9.______________

5.______________ 10.______________

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 Post Assessment

Direction: Write the plural form of the following nouns.

Singular Plural

1. woman

2. shelf

3. child

4. knife

5. calf

6. leaf

7. thief

8. loaf

9. mouse

10. goose

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 Additional Activities

Change the singular noun in plural form. Write your

answer on the space provided.

1. The big dog has little____________________.

(tooth)

2. The little dog has big ____________________.

(foot)

3. The ___________________has pet dogs.

(child)

4. Those ___________ feed the dogs.

(man)

5. Those _____________walk the dogs.

(woman)

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What I have Learned
1. news
2. news
3. deer
4. deer
5. deer
6. teeth
7. deer
8. children
What is it
1. mice
2. teeth
3. feet
4. children, mice
5. feet
What’s New
1. confused
2. because he doesn’t understand
3. root- roots, foot- feet, mouse-mice, louse-lice,
child- children, man-men,
4. because the spelling was changed
5. roots, feet, teeth, mice, lice
What I Know
What’s In 1. a
Singular: Plural: 2. c
Bird forests 3. c
Master trunks 4. a
Creature men 5. c
pepper trees 6. a
bananas 7. a
papayas 8. b
months 9. c
10. a
Answer Key
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Additional Activities
1. teeth
2. feet
3. children
4. men
5. women
Post Assessment
1. women
2. shelves
3. children
4. knives
5. calves
6. leaves
7. thieves
8. loaves
9. mice
10. geese
References:

Balajadia J., et. al. (1999) Fun in English Language 4. JGM &
Corporation.

Ganchorre, V.S. P. & E. M. Santiago (2009) Developing My English

Power (Revised Edition 2009). Books on Wheels Enterprises.

Miranda, B. N. (2008) English For You and Me Textbook (Revised

Edition, 2011). Book Wise Publishing House, Inc.

Rabelas, Grace U., et. al. (2015). English Learner’s Material.

Department of Education Republic of the Philippines.

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