1.

Read the word in

each slide.

2. Click the picture

and find out what
happened next.
bird
bus
mosquito
butterfly
birds
Next
Next
Next
butterflies
Forming the
Plural of
Nouns
 Most nouns form
1.)
their plural by adding -s
Examples:
nation – nations
school - schools
 2.) For nouns that end in
s,ss,ch, and x add es.
Examples:

gas – gases dish – dishes

glass – glasses coach – coaches
box - boxes
3.) For nouns that end in y
preceded by consonant,
change y to i and add - es
Examples:

Pony – ponies
Sky - skies
4.) For nouns that end
in y preceded by a
vowel, simply add - s
Examples:

monkey-monkeys
joy-joys
5. For some nouns ending
in o, add only - s
Examples:
photo – photos
For some, add es
Hero – heroes
mango- mangoes
tomato- tomatoes
 6. For nouns ending in f
or fe, change f or fe to v
and add es
Examples: shelf – shelves knife – knives

There are few exceptions. Some merely add s

roof – roofs
belief – beliefs
dwarf – dwarfs
safe - safes
 7. There are a few common
and highly irregular plurals.
Examples:

ox – oxen man – men

child- children tooth – teeth
woman - women
 I hope
everything is
clear. Get ready
for the next
activity.
 Prepared by:

LOREEN L. ALCALA, Ed.D.(CAR)

Master Teacher I
Division of Agusan del Norte