THE PLURAL NOUNS

What is a singular noun?

Thenoun that means one person, one place, one thing is said to be singular
noun.

Singular noun means that there is

one of something.
 For example:

one apple one boy one bird

an apple a boy a
bird
What is a plural noun?

►The noun that means more than one person,

place or thing is said to be plural noun.

►Plural means that there is more than one.

For example:

apples boys birds

RULE number 1

 MOST OF THE PLURAL NOUNS END WITH +S

EXAMPLES:

GIRL - rapariga  GIRLS

CAMERA - Câmara  CAMERAS

BOY - rapaz  BOYS

RULE number 2

 NOUNS ENDING IN -S, -CH, -TCH, -X, -O, -SS , -SH

+ES
EXAMPLES:
BOX - Caixa  BOXES
BEACH - Praia  BEACHES
BUSH - Arbusto  BUSHES
RULE number 3

 NOUNS WITH CONSONANT+Y

CHANGE Y TO+IES
EXAMPLES:

PUPPY- Cachorro  PUPPIES

KITTY- Gatinho  KITTIES

RULE number 4

 WORDS ENDING WITH –F

CHANGE F TO+V+ES
EXAMPLES:

WOLF- Lobo  WOLVES

LEAF - Folha  LEAVES

IRREGULAR PLURALS

MAN - Homem  MEN

WOMAN - Mulher  WOMEN

PERSON- Pessoa  PEOPLE

FISH- Peixe  FISH

CHILD- Criança  CHILDREN

Examples:

Singular Plural
Man - Homem men
Tooth - Dente teeth
Goose - Ganso geese
Woman - Mulher women
Ox - Raposa oxen
Child - Criança children
Mouse- Rato mice
Louse- Lêndea lice
Many words become plural by changing
their vowels.

FEET
FOOT
Some nouns are same for both the singular and the plural
forms. Many of these are names for animals


.
Singular Plural

Sheep Sheep
 Some things are always plural

 You can sometimes say a pair of ………

Trousers

Scissors
Glasses
Let’s Practice:

Singular Plural
Leaf - Folha leaves
Wife – Mulher/esposa wives
Thief - Ladrão thieves
Half – Metade/Meia halves
Life - Vida lives
Singular Plural
Baby - Bebé babies
Story - História stories
Empty - vazio empties
City - cidade cities
Puppy- cachorro puppies
Candy – doce/rebuçado candies
Butterfly - borboleta butterflies
Pastry - folhado pastries
 Singular Plural
Half – Meia / Metade halves
Life- Vida Lives
Self - Sozinho Selves
Knife - Faca Knives
Calf - Vitelo Calves
Shelf - Prateleira Shelves
Loaf – Pão(arredondado) Loaves