This presentation is to explain how to pluralize English nouns

1. FORMING
PLURAL
OF NOUNS

2. Apple Apples
Leaf Leaves
Lady Ladies
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3. Basic Rule:
Most nouns forms their plural by
adding –s or –es.
Other nouns form their plural
irregularly.
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4. Most nouns form their plural by
adding –s.
Ex. Nation – nations
Blanket – blankets
Chair – chairs
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5. 2.For nouns that ends in s, ss,
ch, and x
Simply add –es.
Ex: gas – gasses
glass – glasses
box – boxes
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6. 3. For nouns that end in y
preceded
by a consonant, change y to I
and add –es.
Ex: pony – ponies
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7. For nouns that ends in y,
preceded by a
vowel, simply add –s.
Ex: monkey – monkeys
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8. For some nouns ending in o, add
only –s.
Ex: contralto – contraltos
Cameo - Cameos
For some, add –es.
Ex: hero – heroes
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9. For nouns ending in f or fe, change f or fe
too ve and add –es.
Ex. Shelf – shelves
Wife – wives
There are few exemption. Some merely
add –s.
Ex: roof – roofs
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10. There are a few common and highly
irregular
plural.
Ex: ox – oxen man – men
tooth – teeth child – children
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11. There are also a few nouns that have
the same form for the singular and
plural.
Ex: sheep – sheep
moose – moose
deer – deer
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12. Some foreign nouns form their
plural as
in the original language.
Ex: analysis – analyses
bacterium - bacteria
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13. Identify which rule number is the given
word.
NOUN RULE NUMBER
stimulus - stimuli
school - schools
ox - oxen
box - boxes Rule number 2
Rule number 7
Rule number 1
Rule number 6
Rule number 1
safe - safes
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14. Direction: In a ½ crosswise copy these nouns
and give the plural forms:
Noun Plural Form
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3.leaf
2.life
1.country
4.radio
watches
radios
leaves
lives
countries
5.watch
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15. Direction: Copy these sentences in your notebook
then circle the correct form of noun.
1. A (mother, mothers) knows what’s best for her children.
2. (Monkeys, Monkies) act like human beings.
3. Filipinos are multicultural thus, we have different (beliefs, believes)
4. The Philippines known for its beautiful (beach, beaches)
5. (Headlines, Headline) make me want to read the whole news.
6. There are (drugs store, drugstores) which stay open for 24 hours.
7. I have to solve (crosswords, crossword) puzzles.
8. Keep (knife, knives) out of children’s reach.
9. I am afraid of (oxen, oxens).
10.I collect old (pennys, pennies) as a hobby.
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