PLURAL OF NOUNS

MOST NOUNS
ADD “S”
book, books;
cup, cups;
table, tables MOST NOUNS THAT
END IN CH, SH, S, X,
EXCEPTIONS
OR Z
A. CERTAIN ENGLISH NOUNS
ADD “ES”
CHANGE A VOWEL SOUND
dish, dishes
box, boxes; WHEN THEY BECOME PLURAL.
bus, buses; goose, geese; man, men;
prize, prizes mouse, mice; and tooth,
church, churches teeth. Woman, women
B. SOME NOUNS DON'T
CHANGE AT ALL WHEN THEY
BECOME PLURAL:
deer, fish,
CERTAIN NOUNS THAT
sheep, and species.
END IN A CONSONANT +
“O” ADD “ES” hero, C. A FEW NOUNS HAVE PLURAL
heroes; potato, FORMS THAT ARE LEFT FROM
potatoes; volcano, OLD ENGLISH: child,
volcanoes children and ox, oxen.

UNDERLINE THE NOUNS IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES,

then CLASSIFY THE NAMES AND WRITE A/AN BEFORE THE
SINGULAR NOUNS
SINGULAR PLURAL PROPER NOUNS 1. ANNA IS EATING AN ORANGE
2. HELEN IS FLYING HER KITE
3. THERE ARE A LOT OF LEAVES IN THE PARK
4. SIX DOGS RAN ACROSS THE SIDEWALK
5. IAN IS READING A BOOK ABOUT PLANTS.
6. MY FRIEND PAINTED A PRETTY PICTURE.
7. CAROL IS PLAYING THE GUITAR
8. JOE ANSWERED THE QUESTION CORRECTLY.
9. ADAM IS DRIVING HIS CAR TO WORK
10. THERE ARE TEN PENCILS ON MY TABLE
11. MY AUNT IS VERY GENEROUS.
WRITE THE PLURAL OF THE FOLLOWING NOUNS 12. CAN YOU ANSWER THE TELEPHONE, PLEASE?
13. SHE GAVE ME A NICE PRESENT
14. I LET MY FRIEND PLAY WITH MY TOYS
15. HE LIVES NOW IN ANOTHER COUNTRY

4. WRITE THE PLURALS OF THE NOUNS IN

BRACKETS
________________ _______________ _______________ _______________ 1. How many (table)______________ are there in
the dining room?
2. Please, I need two kilos of _________(tomato).
3. There are a lot of (person) __________in this
meeting.
4. Henry VIII had six (wife)_______________.
5. Look! The (leaf) ________of that tree are
_______________ ________________ _______________ _______________
falling down.
6. All (man) _____________are created equal,
7. My grandfather has a flock of________
(sheep).
8. There are many (church)________ in this town.
1o. He’s got very big (foot)_____________.
________________ ________________ _______________ _______________ 11. Look at his (trousers)__________________
12. The (child) ____________were playing in the
garden.
13. The (knife)____________are in the cupboard.
14. (Man) ______________are as clever as
women.
________________ ________________ _______________ _______________

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