Mother Goose Special School System Singular and Plural Nouns PDF

Mother Goose Special School System, Inc. Lesson # 5: LANGUAGE II 1ST TRIMESTER Singular and Plural Nouns Objectives: ✔ Identi...

Mother Goose Special School System, Inc. Lesson # 5: LANGUAGE II 1ST TRIMESTER Singular and Plural Nouns Objectives: ✔ Identify the difference between singular and plural nouns ✔ Giving the plural form of nouns ✔ Using singular and plural forms of nouns in sentences Reference Card Nouns can either refer to one or more objects. Nouns that mean only one are called singular nouns. Nouns that mean more than one are called plural nouns. Plural nouns often end with -s or -es. We form the plural of regular nouns by: 1. Adding -s Examples: duck - ducks tower - tower 2. Adding -es to nouns ending with s, ss, ch, sh, and x Examples: bus – buses brush-brushes church – churches glass – glasses box-boxes Language 2: Singular and Plural Nouns MGSSSI : School Year 2024-2025  Mother Goose Special School System, Inc. 3. Adding -s to nouns ending with a vowel and y Examples: toy – toys monkey – monkeys 4. Changing y to i then adding -es to nouns ending with a consonant and y Examples: fly – flies cherry – cherries 5. Adding -s to some nouns ending in f or fe Examples: hoof- hoofs giraffe - giraffes 6. Changing f or fe to v then adding -es to most nouns ending in f or fe Examples: knife – knives leaf – leaves 7. Adding -es to some nouns ending in a consonant and o Examples: mango – mangoes tomato – tomatoes 8. Adding -s to nouns ending in a vowel and o Examples: radio – radios video-videos We form the plural of some nouns by changing their spelling or retaining their form. We call them irregular nouns. They do not follow the rules in adding -s or -es. Examples: man – men sheep - sheep tooth - teeth deer - deer Language 2: Singular and Plural Nouns MGSSSI : School Year 2024-2025