NAME: Thiago Brito de Oliveira GRADE: CONT1AM

ATIVIDADE 6
Plural of nouns.

1. Write the plural of the following nouns in the correct spaces.

policeman – door – century – peach – brush – book – chief – berry – child – key – class –
tomato – country – fox – pen – window – watch – daisy – mouse – foot

S ES IES IRREGULAR
doors peaches centuries policeman
books brushes berries children
chiefs classes countries mice
keys tomatoes daisies feet
pens foxes
windows watches

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct plural form of the noun in parentheses.
a) Some people like to live alone. (person)

b) Most families in the U.S. own a house. (family)

c) Americans move many times. (time)
d) Homes are very expensive in some cities. (Home) / (city)
e) Some children live with only one parent. (child)

f) Some apartments have a problem with mice. (mouse)

g) Pets are popular in the U.S. (pet)
h) Dogs are more common than cats. (Dog) / (cat)

3. Put the sentences into the singular form.

a) The babies are crying. The baby is crying.
b) Men are driving new cars. The man is driving new car.
c) There are two chairs in the office. There is a chair in the office.
d) I have three apples in my hands. I have na apple in my hand.

e) They are lawyers. He / She is lawyer.

4. Put the sentences into the plural form.
a) Frenchman is buying a hat. Frenchmen are buying some hats.
b) The lady is near the church. The ladies are near the churches.

c) My cousin isn’t a thief. My cousins aren’t thieves.

d) The photo on the piano is very old. The photos on the pianos are very old.
e) The child is looking at the wolf. The children are looking at the wolves.
f) There is a knife on the table. The are knives on the tables.

g) The mouse is eating a lily in the garden. The mice are eating lilies in the gardens.
h) The boy is in the bedroom. The boys are in the bathrooms.

5. Write the plural form to describe the pictures.

Three dice Some people Two bananas Three mice

Three watches Three cars Three knives Four sheeep

Some chairs Three children Two buses Two feet

6. Highlight the correct plural forms and cross out the wrong ones.

knives tooths X matches wishes

matchs X citys X cities men
countries potatoes teeth familys X
wishes tomatos X mouses X wifes X
wives potatos X countrys X tomatoes
mans X mice knifes X families

7. Write in English.
a) Elas são boas professoras.
They are good teachers.
b) Os relógios estão na cozinha.
The watches / clocks are in the kitchen.
c) As casas são na esquina.

The houses are on the corner.

d) As crianças estão no jardim.
The children are in the garden.
e) As mulheres estão doentes.

The women are ill / sick.

f) As chaves estão nas mesas.
The keys are on the tables.
g) As igrejas são proximas daqui.

The churches are near here.

h) As caixas estão vazias.
The boxes are empty.
i) As facas estão próximas dos pratos.
The knives are next to the diches / plates.

j) As aulas começam às 9 horas.

The classes begin / start at 9 o’clock.