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Detailed lesson plan in English Grade VI

I. Objectives

At the end of an interactive discussion, student should be:

a. Content standard- Identify the singular and plural form of nouns.

b. Performance standard- Value the importance of knowing how to form the plural of
noun.
c. Learning competencies- Write the plural forms of nouns.

II. Content

Topic: Forming the plural of nouns

Reference: Language for you and me page 46-47

Materials: Pictures,powerpoint

Values: Developed a genuine love for using proper form of nouns

III. Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Pupil’s activity

A. Preliminary activity
• Prayer
Class let us all vow our head and put our ( students will pray )
selves in the presence of the lord as we
pray.

• Greetings
Good morning class Goodmorning , Teacher

• Checking of attendance
Is there any absent for today’s class? Nobody is absent,teacher
Very good !

• Class agreement
As we go on to our formal and very
interesting discussion I want you to know
first that we have an agreements that
should be followed:
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1. Always open your camera and off

your microphones if its not needed.
2. Listen and participate to the
discussion.
3. Say permission to speak if your
want to ask question and
clarification.

Understand?
Yes teacher .
B. Recall
We had already finished discussing about
our topic yesterday. Again let us recall
what our topic yesterday? ( the student will answer )

Very good !

C. Motivation
Okay class I brought something today.
( the teacher will hold up plate of cookies.)
What is on the plate ? Those are cookies teacher
( teacher will hold up one cookie and ask)
What is this ? That is cookie !

What is the difference your first and The first answer included all the cookies
second answer? and the second was just one of the
cookies.
Very good ! you are right, the first answer
has what letter at the end that made it
more than one? It is the letter “s” teacher.

A word that tells about more than one item

is a plural word. When we said “cookie”
without “s” it was singular just one.

D. Discussion
Most nouns forms their plural by adding –s
or –es. other nouns form their plural
irregularly.
Here are the rules in forming in plural of
nouns.

1. Most nouns form their plural by

adding –s.
Ex. Nation – nations
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How about the word school? The plural form of the word school is
schools.
Very good !

2. For nouns that ends in s,ss,ch and

x.
Simply add -es
Ex. Gas – gases
Glass – glasses
Box – boxes
Dish – dishes

How about the word church? The plural form of the word church is
churches.
Very good !

3. For nouns that end in y preceded by

a consonant , change y to I and add
–es.
Ex. Pony – ponies
How about the noun sky? The plural form of the noun sky is skies.

Very good !

4. For nouns that end in y, preceded

by a vowel , simply add –s
Ex. Monkey – monkeys
How about the noun joys? The plural form of the noun joy is joys.
Very good !

5. For some nouns ending in o add

only –s.
Ex. Contralto – contraltos
Cameo – cameos
For some add – es
Ex. Hero – heroes
How about the noun tomato ? The plural form of the noun tomato is
tomatoes
Very good !

6. For nouns ending in f or fe , change

f or fe to v and add –es
There are some few exemption some
merely add –s.
Ex. Roof - roofs
Belief - beliefs
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Dwarf – dwarfs .
How about the noun safe ? The plural form of the noun safe is safes.

Very good !

7. There are a few common and highly

irregular plural.
Ex. Ox- oxen
Man – men
Tooth – teeth
Child – children
Woman – women
How about the mouse ? The plural form of the noun mouse is mise.

Very good !

8. There are also a few nouns that

have the same form for the singular
and plural.
Ex. Sheep – sheep
Moose – moose
Deer – deer
How about the noun swine ? The plural form of the noun swine is also
swine .
Very good !

9. Some foreign nouns form their

plural as the original language.
Ex. Analysis – analyses
Bacterium – bacteria
Alumnus – alumni
How about the stimulus ? The plural form of the noun stimulus is
stimuli.
Okay very good !

If you want to be sure of the correct plural

forms of nouns, consult a dictionary.

Why we should know how to form the

plural of a noun? We should learn to form the plural of
nouns so that we can easily identify the
number of nouns you are trying to refer
whether it is only one or two or more.
E. Application
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Class , I will divide you into 2 groups and

you will identify which rule number is the
given word. Each group will write your
answer in the black illustration board.

Group 1

Stimulus – stimuli Rule # 9

Safe – safes Rule # 6
Ox – oxen Rule # 7

Group 2
Moose – moose Rule # 8
Glass – glasses Rule # 1
Pony – ponies Rule # 3

After the group activity each group will

present their answer in the class

F. Generalization

For most noun we only add what letter to We are going to add letter “ S “ teacher
form their plural ?
Very good !

How about the nouns that end in Y We just simply add –s teacher
proceded by a vowels ?
Very good !

For nouns end in O ? We are going to add –s but some we are

Very good ! going to add –es.

How about for nouns end in f or fe ? We are going to change f or ffe to v and
Very good ! add –es but there ere exemption some
merely add –s.

IV. Evaluation
Direction: in a ½ crosswise copy these
nouns and give the plural forms.

1. Country - Countries
2. Life - Lives
3. Leaf - Leaves
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4. Poem - Poems
5. Radio - Radios
6. Watch - Watches
7. Echo - Echoes
8. Orange - Oranges
9. Goose - Geese
10. Roof - Roofs

V. Assignment

Direction: Copy these sentences in your

notebook then circle the correct form of
noun.

1. A ( mother , mothers ) knows what’s

best for her children.
2. ( monkeys , monkies ) act like
human beings.
3. Filipinos are multicultural thus, we
have different ( beliefs , believes )

VI. Remarks
VII. Reflection