Plurals

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Plurals
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Singular Nouns

• A noun is a word that names a person, place,
  thing, or idea. A singular noun names only one
  person, place, thing, or idea.
• one boy
• one forest
• one apple
• one piece

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Plural Nouns

• A plural noun names two or more people, places,
  things, or ideas.
• some boys
• six forests
• two apples
• many pieces
• What do you notice about each of the words in the
  plural list above?

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Tell whether each of the following nouns is
singular or plural.
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Activities

• http//www.roythezebra.com/reading-games/singular-
  or-plural-1.html

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Practice

• Singular or Plural Nouns http//www.superteacherwo
  rksheets.com/nouns/nouns-singularandplural2.pdf

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Rule 1

• To form the plural of most nouns you simply add
  an s to the end of the noun.

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Rule 2

• If the noun ends in sh, ch, x, s, or z add es to
  make it plural.
• Notice that these words all end in a hissing
  sound.

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Activities

• Plural Rules http//www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/words
  /spelling/plurals/pluralrules/game.shtml
• Singular Plural Nouns http//www.softschools.com/l
  anguage_arts/games/singular_plural_nouns.jsp

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Practice

• Worksheet Generator http//www.worksheetworks.com/
  english/partsofspeech/nouns/singular-plural.html
• Regular Plural Nouns Worksheet http//www.rhlschoo
  l.com/eng4n1.htm

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Rule 3

• If a noun ends in a consonant plus y, the y
  changes to i before es is added. Note If the
  noun ends in a vowel plus y, just add s.
• What are the vowels?
• a
• e
• i
• o
• u
• All the other letters are consonants.

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• So
• Play ends in a (vowel) and y therefore the plural
  form is plays.
• Monkey ends in e (vowel) and y therefore the
  plural form is monkeys.
• Likewise
• Party ends in t (consonant) and y therefore the
  plural form is parties.
• Candy ends in d (consonant) and y therefore the
  plural form is candies.

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Activities

• Tic Tac Toe http//www.harcourtschool.com/activity
  /plural/index_pre.html

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Practice

• Worksheet Generator http//www.worksheetworks.com/
  english/partsofspeech/nouns/singular-plural.html

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Rule 4

• Most of the words that end with f, ff, or fe are
  made plural by changing the ending to -ves.

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• There are exceptions that must be memorized or
  looked up.

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Online Activity

• Practice with Rules 1, 4, 2
• http//www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/swf/y5_activ
  ity1.swf

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Practice

• Worksheet Generator http//www.worksheetworks.com/
  english/partsofspeech/nouns/singular-plural.html

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Rule 5

• Words that end in o are usually made plural by
  adding s.

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• There are exceptions that must be memorized or
  looked up.

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• There are two helpful rules
• All words that end in a vowel plus o (ao, eo, io,
  oo, uo) have plurals that end in just s.
• All musical terms ending in o have plural ending
  in just s.

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Online Activity

• Practice with Rules 3 and 5
• http//www.bbc.co.uk/schools/spellits/activities_y
  5/activity2.shtml

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Practice

• Worksheet Generator http//www.worksheetworks.com/
  english/partsofspeech/nouns/singular-plural.html

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Rule 6

• Some words are the same in both the singular and
  the plural forms.

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Practice

• Worksheet Generator http//www.worksheetworks.com/
  english/partsofspeech/nouns/singular-plural.html

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Rule 7

• Some words form their plural by changing the
  whole word. These are called irregular nouns.
  With irregular nouns, you have to memorize the
  plural form.

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Activities

• Concentration with Irregular Plurals
  http//www.manythings.org/wbg/irr_plurals1-mw.html
  
• Plural Nouns http//www.harcourtschool.com/activit
  y/language_arts/goforgold/content_builder/dswmedia
  /g2c8/nadia.htm

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Practice

• Plural Nouns that Don't Follow the Rules
  http//www.superteacherworksheets.com/nouns/nouns-
  singularandplural3.pdf

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Activities

• The Plural Girls http//www.funbrain.com/plurals/i
  ndex.html
• Plural Spellings (Multiple Choice Quiz)
  http//www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz15785812140f
  8.html

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Resources

• Worksheet Generator http//www.worksheetworks.com/
  english/partsofspeech/nouns/singular-plural.html
• Singular Plural Nouns (List of rules)
• http//www.lovetolearnplace.com/Grammar/Singular2
  020Plural20Nouns.pdf
• Flashcards http//www.kizclub.com/Phonics/word/plu
  ral20cards.pdf