Singular and PluralSingular and Plural

One and More

A noun is a name of a person, A noun is a name of a person, place or thing.place or thing.

Loaf

Leaf

Family

Story

Cherry

Boy

Nouns can be more than oneNouns can be more than one

Car

Shoe

Girl

Girls

Cars

Shoes

Nouns can be more than one.Nouns can be more than one.

Key BoyMonkeyMonkeys Keys Boys

When nouns end with y, add -sWhen nouns end with y, add -s

Nouns can be more than one.Nouns can be more than one.

Story Strawberry

Cherry

CherriesStories Strawberries

Nouns ending in a consonant +y,Nouns ending in a consonant +y, drop the –y and take –sdrop the –y and take –s

Bunny

Bunnies

Family

Families

Baby

Babies

City

Cities

Adding Adding -ves-ves to make plurals. to make plurals.

Loaf

Knife

Loaves

Knives

Singular Plural

Adding Adding -ves-ves to make plurals. to make plurals.

Leaf

Wife

Leaves

Wives

Singular Plural

Potatoes

Tomato

es

What is the plural? What is the plural?

loaf

cherry

key

knife

tomato

city

monkey

knives

cities

loaves

keys

cherries

monkey

tomatoes

Write the plural! -ies -ys

boy

city

key

monkey

strawberry

family

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