Lets Learn Singular and Plural

By Haslinda Midy SK St Mary Papar

Things in the classroom, at the

playground and at the restaurant

A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea. Nouns give names of concrete or abstract things in our lives.

For the plural form of most nouns, add s. book books ruler rulers pencil pencils table tables duster dusters window windows For nouns that end in ch, x, s or s sounds, add es.

box boxes fox - foxes watch watches glass glasses bus buses

Singular (only one) / Plural (more than one) s es monkey - monkeys glass - glasses boy - boys bus -buses table - tables watch - watches ball - balls dress - dresses fork - forks box - boxes fox - foxes book - books church - churches frog - frogs bench - benches fan -fans

Exercise 1 Give the plural forms of the following words.

Singular chair basket bag eraser sharpener shoe ruler desk pen bottle

Plural

Exercise 2 Give the plural forms of the following words.

Singular box fox church hutch glass grass bus wolf leave life

Plural

Nouns ending in vowels like y or o, do not have definite rules. baby babies toy toys kidney kidneys potato potatoes For nouns ending in f or fe, change f to v and add es. wolf wolves wife wives leaf leaves life lives

ies lady - ladies baby - babies lorry - lorries sky - skies puppy - puppies candy - candies ferry - ferries

ves leaf - leaves elf - elves knife - knives loaf - loaves calf - calves wife - wives shelf - shelves life - lives

Exercise 3
Give the plural forms of the following words.

Singular baby butterfly lorry knife wife life buffalo tomato potato fly

Plural

Some nouns have different plural forms.

child children woman women mouse mice goose geese tooth teeth ox oxen louse lice man - men

Exercise 4
Give the plural forms of the following words.

Singular ox man louse tooth child goose mouse policeman woman fireman

Plural

Lets do some writing activities.

boy
boys woman women

girl

girls

man

men

Exercise 5 Using the TiTa table, write simple sentences.

Ti table for Singular Verb to be There is There is There is Ta table for Plural Verb to be There are There are There are

Object (What / Where)

Object (What / Where)

Identify the nouns.

boy woman
women

boys

girls girl

man

men

Lets try some compound sentences.

1. There is a boy at the slide. 2. There are two boys at the see-saw. @ There is a boy at the slide and another two are at the see-saw. 1. There is a woman at the table. 2. There are two women ordering some food. @ There is a woman at the table while another two are ordering some food.

Exercise 6

Now, lets try some exercises.

1. There is a girl running towards the playground. 2. There are three girls riding at the wooden horses. @ _________________________________________ and _______________________________________ 1. There is a man sitting at the table. 2. There are two men standing at the counter. @ _______________________________________ while

Answers to Exercise 1 Singular Plural

chair basket bag eraser sharpener shoe ruler desk pen bottle

chairs baskets bags erasers sharpeners shoes rulers desks pens bottles

Answers to Exercise 2 Singular Plural

box fox church hutch glass grass bus wolf leaf life

boxes foxes churches hutches glasses grasses buses wolves leaves lives

Answers to Exercise 3

Singular baby butterfly lorry knife wife life buffalo tomato potato fly

Plural babies butterflies lorries knives wives lives buffaloes tomatoes potatoes flies

Answers to Exercise 4

Singular ox man louse tooth child goose mouse policeman woman fireman

Plural oxen men lice teeth children geese mice policemen women firemen

Answers to Exercise 5

Ti table for Singular Verb to be Object (What / Where) There is a boy at the slide There is a girl running to the playground There is a woman sitting at the table
Ta table for Plural Verb to be Object (What / Where) There are two boys at the see-saw There are three girls at the wooden horses There are two women ordering food

Answers to Exercise 6
1. There is a girl running towards the playground. 2. There are three girls riding at the wooden horses. @ There is a girl running towards the playground and another three playing at the wooden horses. 1. There is a man sitting at the table. 2. There are two men standing at the counter. @ There is a man sitting at the table while another two are standing at the counter.