1. • Most nouns form their plural by adding –s.
• Some nouns are Irregular. For example:
car cars
• Nouns eding in –s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o
take –es in the plural.
tomato tomatoes
But some nouns ending in –o take only –
s.
radio-radios; photo-photos; rhino-rhinos
piano pianos
• Nouns ending in a vowel + y take –s in the
plural
boy boys
• Nouns ending in a consonant + y , drop
the y and tahes –ies in the plural.
strawberry strawberries
• Nouns ending in –f or –fe, drop the –f or –
• Remember:
fe and take –ves in the plural
Adjectives do not take –s in the plural.
leaf leaves a happy girl a two happy girls
wolf wolves
2. a) Complete the plural of the following nouns
SINGULAR PLURAL
• Father • ________________________________
• ________________________________
• Friend
• ________________________________
• Picnic • ________________________________
• ________________________________
• Table
• ________________________________
• Toy
• ________________________________
• Van • ________________________________
• ________________________________
• Week
• ________________________________
• Bench
• ________________________________
• Box • ________________________________
• ________________________________
• Bus
• ________________________________
• Church • ________________________________
• Dish • ________________________________
• ________________________________
• Glass
• ________________________________
• Potato • ________________________________
• Country • ________________________________
• ________________________________
• Family
• ________________________________
• Fly • ________________________________
• Lady • ________________________________
• ________________________________
• Party
• policeman
• radio
• woman
• toy
• child
3. b) Match the singular noun with the plural form.
• box • leaves
• ball • eggs
• brush • addresses
• lion • parties
• egg • boxes
• tomato
c) Write these sentences in the singular. • ways
• address • lions
• Housekeepers usually have difficult lives.
• party • beaches
• _____________________________________________________________
• Milkmen deliver milk.
• _____________________________________________________________
• There is a very small house.
• _____________________________________________________________
Businesswomen earn lots of money.
• Mark has got a brown dog.
• _____________________________________________________________
• _____________________________________________________________
• Lucas has got a fast motorbike.
d) Write these sentences in the plural
• _____________________________________________________________
• My sister is tall and thin.
• _____________________________________________________________
• She didn´t have a big lunch at school.
• _____________________________________________________________
• Her father drives fast in the motorway.
• _____________________________________________________________
• A red rose means love.
• _____________________________________________________________
• The du ck is in the lake.
• _____________________________________________________________
4. b) Match the singular noun with the plural form.
• box • leaves
• ball • eggs
• brush • addresses
• lion • parties
• egg • boxes
• tomato
c) Write these sentences in the singular. • ways
• address • lions
• Housekeepers usually have difficult lives.
• party • beaches
• _____________________________________________________________
• Milkmen deliver milk.
• _____________________________________________________________
• There is a very small house.
• _____________________________________________________________
Businesswomen earn lots of money.
• Mark has got a brown dog.
• _____________________________________________________________
• _____________________________________________________________
• Lucas has got a fast motorbike.
d) Write these sentences in the plural
• _____________________________________________________________
• My sister is tall and thin.
• _____________________________________________________________
• She didn´t have a big lunch at school.
• _____________________________________________________________
• Her father drives fast in the motorway.
• _____________________________________________________________
• A red rose means love.
• _____________________________________________________________
• The du ck is in the lake.
• _____________________________________________________________
5. b) Match the singular noun with the plural form.
• box • leaves
• ball • eggs
• brush • addresses
• lion • parties
• egg • boxes
• tomato
c) Write these sentences in the singular. • ways
• address • lions
• Housekeepers usually have difficult lives.
• party • beaches
• _____________________________________________________________
• Milkmen deliver milk.
• _____________________________________________________________
• There is a very small house.
• _____________________________________________________________
Businesswomen earn lots of money.
• Mark has got a brown dog.
• _____________________________________________________________
• _____________________________________________________________
• Lucas has got a fast motorbike.
d) Write these sentences in the plural
• _____________________________________________________________
• My sister is tall and thin.
• _____________________________________________________________
• She didn´t have a big lunch at school.
• _____________________________________________________________
• Her father drives fast in the motorway.
• _____________________________________________________________
• A red rose means love.
• _____________________________________________________________
• The du ck is in the lake.
• _____________________________________________________________
6. b) Match the singular noun with the plural form.
• box • leaves
• ball • eggs
• brush • addresses
• lion • parties
• egg • boxes
• tomato
c) Write these sentences in the singular. • ways
• address • lions
• Housekeepers usually have difficult lives.
• party • beaches
• _____________________________________________________________
• Milkmen deliver milk.
• _____________________________________________________________
• There is a very small house.
• _____________________________________________________________
Businesswomen earn lots of money.
• Mark has got a brown dog.
• _____________________________________________________________
• _____________________________________________________________
• Lucas has got a fast motorbike.
d) Write these sentences in the plural
• _____________________________________________________________
• My sister is tall and thin.
• _____________________________________________________________
• She didn´t have a big lunch at school.
• _____________________________________________________________
• Her father drives fast in the motorway.
• _____________________________________________________________
• A red rose means love.
• _____________________________________________________________
• The du ck is in the lake.
• _____________________________________________________________