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PRAYER
CHECKING OF ATTENDANCE
MOTIVATION
ENGLISH REBUS
CROSSROADS
FIRST AID
NOBODY IS ABOVE THE
LAW
OVER MY DEAD BODY
PLURALIZATION
OF REGULAR NOUNS
NOUNS THAT ADD S
Add s to form the plural of most
regular nouns.
EXAMPLES
1. kid kids
2. tree trees
3. sandcastlesandcastles
NOUNS THAT ADD ES
Add es to form the plural of most regular
nouns that end with the letters –s,-x,-z,-ch,
and –sh.
EXAMPLES
1. quiz quizzes
2. bus buses
3. fox foxes
4. clutchclutches
5. brush brushes
THERE’S ONE EXCEPTION TO THE PREVIOUS RULE.
1. stomach stomachs
2. epoch epochs
NOUNS THAT END IN A CONSONANT AND -Y
EXAMPLES
1. butterfly butterflies
2. family families
3. juryjuries
4. strawberry strawberries
NOUNS THAT END IN A VOWEL AND -Y
Just add s.
EXAMPLES
1. valley valleys
2. toy toys
3. day days
4. trolley trolleys
NOUNS THAT END IN F OR FE
A. Many nouns that end in –f or
–fe form their plural by adding s.
EXAMPLES
1. belief beliefs
2. proof proofs
3. chief chiefs
NOUNS THAT END IN F OR FE
B. Some nouns that end in –f or –fe form
their plural by changing f or fe into v and
adding es.
EXAMPLES
1. wolf wolves
2. life lives
3. wife wives
4. loaf loaves
NOUNS THAT END IN F OR FE
C. Some nouns that end in -f have
alternative plural forms.
EXAMPLES
1. dwarfdwarfs or dwarves
2. handkerchief handkerchiefs or handkerchieves
3. scarf scarfs or scarves
NOUNS THAT END IN A CONSONANT AND O
EXAMPLES
1. cello cellos
2. piano pianos
NOUNS THAT END IN A CONSONANT AND O
1. tomato tomatoes
2. torpedotorpedoes
NOUNS THAT END IN A CONSONANT AND O
1. solo solos
2. altoaltos
NOUNS THAT END IN A CONSONANT AND O
Just add s.
EXAMPLES
1. radio radios
2. patio patios
3. zoo zoos
4. bamboo bamboos
COMPOUND NOUNS
Ending in –ful form their
plural by adding s to ful.
EXAMPLES
1. basketful basketfuls
2. cupful cupfuls
3. bucketful bucketfuls
COMPOUND NOUNS
Make the main noun plural.
EXAMPLES
1. sister-in-law sisters-in-law
2. senator-elect senator-elect
3. editor-in-chief editor-in-chief
Give the plural forms of the following nouns.
grass grasses
ACTIVITIES 1 & 2
on pages 28-29. ACTIVITIES
TO BE
DONE!