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