Title: Plural Nouns
1Plural Nouns
2Remember
- Common nouns name any person, place, thing, or
- idea.
ie My sister Mary ate all of the cookies.
My sister Mary ate all of the cookies .
Find the common nouns
Chris Drury plays on a hockey team.
Chris Drury plays on a hockey team.
The biggest football game of the year is the
Super Bowl.
The biggest football game of the year is the
Super Bowl.
3And
- Proper nouns name a specific person, place,
- thing, or idea.
ie My sister Mary ate all of the cookies.
My sister Mary ate all of the cookies .
Find the proper nouns
Chris Drury plays on a hockey team.
Chris Drury plays on a hockey team.
The biggest football game of the year is the
Super Bowl.
The biggest football game of the year is the
Super Bowl.
4- So what is a plural noun?
A noun that names two or more persons,
places, things, or ideas.
girls
children
pigtails
fingers
glasses
cookies
5Plural rules
- If a singular noun ends with s, ss, x, ch, sh, or
z add es to form the plural.
inch
- inches
dress
- dresses
box
- boxes
6More plural rules
- If a singular noun ends with a consonant and y,
change the y to i and add es.
baby
- babies
lady
- ladies
story
- stories
7More plural rules
- If the noun ends with a vowel and y, just add s.
toy
- toys
boy
- boys
kid
- kids
8Still more plural rules
- Some nouns change form completely.
child
- children
tooth
- teeth
foot
- feet
9Confused Yet?
- Some nouns have the same form for
- both singular and plural.
fish
- fish
deer
- deer
10A final plural rule
- Some singular nouns ending in f or fe change the
f to v and add s or es to form the plural.
leaf
- leaves
thief
- thieves
11Lets form some plurals
box
- boxes
tray
- trays
family
- families
bakery
- bakeries
bush
- bushes
knife
- knives
shelf
- shelves
church
- churches
12Now try these
holiday
man
holidays
men
person
party
parties
people
life
cake
cakes
lives
present
catch
presents
catches