ENGLISH 3

Plural Form of
Regular Noun

Quarter 1
Week 4
Lesson 1
MELC BASED
Teacher MJ
Objective:
At the end of the lesson the learners should be able to:

• Use plural form of regular

nouns by adding /s/ or /es/
(e.g., dog, dogs; wish, wishes)
(EN2G-Ig-h-2.3)
Drill:
Classify the given sentences below as
declarative, interrogative, exclamatory
and imperative. Write your answer
under each column and don’t forget to
put the punctuation mark.
 DECLARATIVE (.) INTERROGATIVE (?)
It rained all day long. Are you feeling well today?

EXCLAMATORY (!) IMPERATIVE (. !)

Wow! look at the fire works. Please wear your mask.

Merry Christmas!

Are you feeling well today

Wow_ look at the fire works_
It rained all day long_
Please wear your mask_
Merry Christmas_
Review:
Write each noun in a star on
the correct side. Remember
to begin each proper noun
with a capital letter.
 COMMON NOUN PROPER NOUN

1. manila bay
Manila Bay
2. library
library
3. september September
car
4. car
5. teacher
6. intramuros Intramuros
teacher
7. desk
desk 8. monday Monday
• What is the
plural form
of a regular
noun?
• Singular nouns
refer to one
person, animal,
place, thing or
event.
• Plural nouns refer to
two or more persons,
animals, places, things
or events. Plural words
are formed by adding –
s or -es at the end of
the words as well as
words ending with -x, -
z, -ch and –sh.
 SINGULAR PLURAL
street cleaner street cleaners
cow cows
park parks
festival festivals
dress dresses
box boxes
church churches
quiz quizzes
brush brushes
• Plural Nouns Ending with O
If -o is followed by a
consonant letter we add -es to
have the plural form. If -o is
followed by a vowel letter we add
–s to get the plural form of the
word.
Examples:

rad i o + s
radios
Examples:

rat i o + s
ratios
Examples:

volcan o + es
volcanoes
Examples:

ec h o + es
echoes
Examples:

potat o + es
potatoes
• Note:
Expo, piano and bolo are
exceptions to the rule. The
plural of these words is
formed by just adding –s as
pianos, bolos, expos.
• Plural Nouns ending with –fe
or -f
1. Nouns that end with –f or -fe
form, we change –f or –fe into
v then add –es.
• Plural Nouns ending with –fe or -f

life
v + es
lives
• Plural Nouns ending with –fe or -f

leafv + es
leaves
2. If –f or –fe is followed by two
vowel letters we add –s to
make it plural.

Examples :
roof - roofs
chief – chiefs
• Note:
Leaf – leaves
thief – thieves
These are exception
to the rule.
• 3. Some words ending in -ff
form we add –s to make it
plural.

Examples:
cliff - cliffs
scuff - scuffs
• Plural Nouns Ending with -y

If -y followed by a consonant
letter, add –es to get the plural
form. If -y is followed by a vowel
letter, add –s to determine the
plural form.
• Examples :

da y + s
days
• Examples :

toy + s
toys
• Examples :

li l y
l i l i + es
lilies
• Examples :

stor y
stor i + es
stories
Activity 1
Write the plural form of the following nouns.
Write your answer in your notebook.

hands hand
_________1. tails
_________4. tail
stems stem
_________2. parents
_________5. parent
caves cave
_________3.
Activity 2
Choose the correct plural form of the nouns.
SINGULAR PLURAL
1. pail pails pailes paives
2. book bookes books bookies
3. shower showers showeres showerie
4. cross cross crosses croses
5. torch torches torchs torchies
Activity 3
Write the plural form of the following nouns that end in –s, -
x, -z,-ch and –sh. Use your notebook to write your answer.

kisses kiss
_________1. axes ax
_________4.
_________2.
benches bench waltzes waltz
_________5.
_________3.
eyelashes eyelash
Generalization
What have you learned today? (English
FRAMES)
I discovered that ……….
I also learned that …………
Another fact I learned ………..
Evaluation
Choose the plural form of the words ending with –f, -ff and -fe.

B
Write the letters of your answers in your notebook.
________1. belief a. beliefs b. believes
B 2. shelf
________ a. shelfs b. shelves
A 3 chef
________ a. chefs b. cheves
A 4. cliff
________ a. cliffs b. clives
B 5. life
________ a. lifes b. lives
Additional Activity
Identify the correct plural form of the words ending in -y. Choose the letter of
the correct answer. Write your answers in your notebook.
________1. baby a. babys b. babies
________ 2. echo a. echos b. echoes
________ 3 roof a. roofs b. rooves
________ 4. display a. displays b. displaies
________ 5. bamboo a. bamboos b. bambooes
That’s all for today.
Thank you
And God Bless.
References
ENGLISH 3 Quarter 1, Week 4, Lesson 1, Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZON

ENGLISH 3 Quarter 1, Module 7, Department of Education National

Capital Region