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1. N6.1 – Singular / plural regular nouns
Lesson 1/1
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3. Match the nouns and pictures
B
C
These
are
flowers.
This is a
banana.
A
This is
a city.
These
are
buses.
D

4. table + -s = tables
Singular and plural nouns
singular plural
one apple
one flower
two apples
two flowers
For most nouns in English, you add -s to the singular noun to
make the plural form.

5. What is the plural of these nouns?
A
train
B
plane
C
orange
D
window
E
bed
F
plate

6. What is the plural of these nouns?
A
boat
B
chair
C
elephant
D
car
E
cat
F
building

7. To some nouns, we add -es
If a noun ends in -s, -sh, -ch, or -x, we add –es:
bus
box
brush
church
buses
boxes
brushes
churches
+ -es

8. What is the plural of these nouns?
A
book
B
bike
D
address
E
umbrella
C
fox
F
sandwich

9. What is the plural of these nouns?
A
radish
B C
peach
D
witch
E
door
F
map
toolbox

10. Nouns ending in -o
Most of these nouns come from other languages,
you add -es for the plural form:
potato
tomato
hero
potatoes
tomatoes
heroes
+ -es

11. Some nouns ending in -o take -s
zoo
avocado
mango
zoos
avocados
mangos or
mangoes
+ -s

12. Choose a noun and make it plural
1. You need five tomatoes to make lasagna.
2. There are four __________ in the new adventure film.
3. People in India love to eat __________.
4. French fries and hot chips are made from deep-fried
__________.
hero potato mango
tomato

13. bush
cloud tree
What is the plural of these nouns?
A B C
D
student
E
box dish
F

14. potato
bus address
What is the plural of these nouns?
A B C
D
ship
E
church flower
F

15. Use the singular or plural below
5
6
There are a lot of books in
these boxes.
The people are waiting for a
__________.
box
bus

16. Use the singular or plural below
7
8
There are many __________
in Prague.
You need three __________
to make this soup.
church
potato

17. Use the singular or plural below
9
10
This garden has a lot of
__________.
You need an __________
when it rains.
bush
umbrella

18. Use the singular or plural below
1
1
12
An electrician carries a
__________.
Look at these beautiful
__________!
toolbox
stained glass
window

19. Match the nouns and pictures
B
C
boy
dictionary
A
baby
monkey
D

20. Many nouns in English end in -y
holiday
boy
monkey
holidays
boys
monkeys
+ -s
For nouns ending in -ay, -oy, -ey,
we add -s to make the plural:
The monkeys are eating bananas.
We have a lot of holidays this year.
The boys are fighting.

21. For other nouns ending in -y
baby
party
butterfly
lady
babies
parties
butterflies
ladies
-ies
For other nouns ending in –y, we delete –y and add –ies:

22. Make plural nouns
13. One butterfly > Two butterflies.
14. One dictionary > A lot of __________.
15. A lady > Some __________.
16. A day > Seven __________.
17. One monkey > Three __________.

23. Use the plural form of a noun
18. Matthew has three English __________.
19. Ben and Fiona have two __________.
20. There are seven __________ in a week.
21. The __________ are talking.
bike day lady
book

24. Can you remember the plural?
A B C
D E F

25. Match the nouns and pictures
B
C
A
This is a
knife.
This is
a shelf.
These are
bookshelves.
These are
Japanese
knives.
D

26. Nouns ending in -f and -fe
knife
shelf
leaf
knives
shelves
leaves
-ves
For these nouns, we delete -f / -fe and add –ves:

27. Use the plural form of the nouns below
22
23
Baby cows are called
__________.
Horses, donkeys and goats
have __________.
calf
hoof

28. Use the singular or plural form below
24
25
There are a lot of
__________ in the library.
In autumn, the __________
fall off the trees.
bookshelf
leaf

29. How to make plural nouns
noun singular +/- plural
most nouns
ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x
ending in -y
ending in -ay, -oy, -ey
ending in -f, -fe
some nouns ending in -o
cat
bush
baby
day
knife
potato
+ s
+ es
> ies
+ s
> ves
+ es
cats
bushes
babies
days
knives
potatoes

30. Can you remember the plural?
A C
D E F
B

31. Use the correct spelling and form
26. The leafs _________ on the tree were green.
27. To make the soup you need four onions, three tomatos
_________ and three potatos _________.
28. Many bus _________ go past my house every day.
29. I’m going to buy some flower _________.
30. All of my friends are student _________.
31. There are four weekes _________ in a month.

32. Are the sentences correct or incorrect?
32. It is raining today so I have my umbrella.
33. There are many big citys in Asia.
34. I usually eat two sandwichs for lunch.
35. He bought five knifes for the kitchen.
36. There are a lot of churches in London.

33. What is the plural of these nouns?
bus
leaf
shelf
car
party
church
week
house
student
lady
monkey
butterfly
boy
box
brush