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Forming Plural Nouns
By Deb Hanson © 2013http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Deb-Hanson
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A singular noun refers to ONE thing.
A plural noun refers to MORE THAN ONE thing.
stars
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Rule #1
Try it!
Make apple plural.
Make girl plural.
Add an –s to most singular
nouns
apples
girls
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Rule #2
Try it!
Make box plural.
Make six plural.
If a word ends in x, add -es
boxes
sixes
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Rule #3
Try it!
Make lunch plural.
Make witch plural.
If a word ends in -ch, add -es
lunches
witches
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Rule #4
Try it!
Make wish plural.
Make eyelash plural.
If a word ends in sh, add -es
wishes
eyelashes
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Rule #5
Try it!
Make pass plural.
Make boss plural.
If a word ends in -ss, add -es
passes
bosses
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Rule #6
Try it!
Make baby plural.
Make candy plural.
Change the y to an i, and then
add -es
babies
candies
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Rule #7
Try it!
Make leaf plural.
Make wife plural.leaves
wives
Change the f or –fe to an v, and
then add -es
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Rule #8- There are a few irregular plural nouns that you need to memorize.
man men
woman women
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child children
mouse mice
foot feet
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tooth teeth
fish fish
sheep sheep
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Let’s practice. Write a sentence using the plural form
of the word.
lady
The ladies walked into the store.
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lady
The calves just learned how to walk.
calf
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The foxes ran into the woods.
fox
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I saw two big fish swimming in the stream.
fish
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My brother broke two dishes.
dish
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I got two watches for my birthday.
watch
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My mom saves my baby teeth.
tooth
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Do you like ketchup with your French
fries?
fry
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My sister loves to wear dresses.
dress
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I keep one of my toothbrushes in my suitcase.
toothbrush
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Mom says that my cat has nine lives.
life
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His feet hurt after his long run.
foot
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Both churches are new.
church
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The shelves were full of books.
shelf
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I have special memories of times with my grandma.
memory
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I have a red pair of glasses.
glass
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My parents have to pay taxes.
tax
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I screamed when I saw the three mice.
mouse