*Icebreaker

* 1)I can solve Rubik's cube.

* 2)I can whistle.

* 3)I love the smell of petrol.

English Alphabet. Vowels and Consonants
* Nouns in English, as in Russian, can be in
singular or plural forms

Singular Form Plural Form

Ball Balls

Pen Pens

Bird Birds
 Most of the
times nouns
form their
plural using
the ending -s-
* 1. Cat → Cats
* 2. Dog → Dogs
* 3. Book → Books
* 4. Table → Tables
* 5. Car → Cars
* 6. Tree → Trees
* 7. Cup → Cups
* 8. House → Houses
* 9. Pen → Pens
If noun in a singular
form ends with -x-
(box), -ss- (class), -
o- (tomato), -ch-
(sandwich), -sh-
BUT
(fish), then in the EXCEPTIONS:
a photo – photos
plural it ends with - a piano – pianos
es- a zoo – zoos
a stereo – stereos
a radio – radios
a video – videos
a tobacco – tobaccos
a kilo - kilos
* 1. Box → Boxes
* 2. Bus → Buses
* 3. Sandwich → Sandwiches
* 4. Dish → Dishes
* 5. Glass → Glasses
* 6. Watch → Watches
* 7. Brush → Brushes
* 8. Dress → Dresses
* 9. Dish → Dishes
* 10. Tomato→ Tomatoes
 If a singular noun
ends with -f- (wolf)
or -fe- (wife), then
in the plural –f/fe-
changes to -ve- and
the ending is added
-s-
* 1. Wife → Wives
* 2. Leaf → Leaves
* 3. Thief → Thieves
* 4. Wolf → Wolves
* 5. Knife → Knives
* 6. Life → Lives
* 7. Loaf → Loaves
* 8. Scarf → Scarves
* 9. Half → Halves
* 10. Shelf → Shelves
If the noun ends with a letter -y- and the letter before
the consonant (city), then -y- changes to -i- and -es- is
added: city – cities, lady – ladies, country – countries.

BUT
If there is a vowel (monkey) before –y-, then you don’t
need to change anything, just add the ending -s-:
monkey – monkeys, donkey – donkeys, toy – toys.
 Exceptions
Singular form Plural form
Man (мужчина) Men (мужчины)
Woman (женщина) Women (женщины)
Child (ребёнок) Children (дети)
Tooth (зуб) Teeth (зубы)
Foot (стопа) Feet (стопы)
Goose (гусь) Geese (гуси)
Mouse (мышь) Mice (мыши)
Fish (рыба) Fish (рыбы)
Sheep (овца) Sheep (овцы)
Deer (олень) Deer (олени)
Ox (бык) Oxen (быки)
 Special cases
Only singular form Only plural form

Advice (совет) Clothes (одежда)

Information (информация) Scissors (ножницы)

News (новости) Goods (товар, товары)

Physics (физика) Jeans (джинсы)

Knowledge (знания) Trousers (брюки)

Furniture (мебель) Glasses (очки)

Luggage (багаж) Thanks (благодарность)

 *Checking yourself
1) a sandwich (сэндвич) 1) sandwichES (сэндвичи)
2) a toy (игрушка) 2) toyS (игрушки)
3) a photo 3) photoS (фотографии)
(фотография)
4) citIES (города)
4) a city (город)
5) a bus (автобус) 5) busES (автобусы)
6) a man (мужчина) 6) mEn (мужчины)
7) an ox (бык) 7) oxES (быки)
8) a child (ребёнок) 8) CHILDREN (дети)
9) a pen (ручка) 9) penS (ручки)
10) a wolf (волк) 10)wolVES (волки)
11) a monkey (обезьяна) 11)monkeyS (обезьяны)
12) a mouse (мышь) 12)MICE (мыши)
13) a zoo (зоопарк) 13) zooS (зоопарки)
14) a sportsman
(спортсмен) 14) sportsMEN
(спортсмены)
 THE END

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