FOR GRADE 5 YOUTUBE CHANNEL: TR. Zey Aron

1. Tr. Jezelle Aron
SINGULAR AND
PLURAL NOUNS
UNIT 1: BREAKING BARRIERS
AGENDA:
OBJECTIVE:
The learners listen critically to different text types; expresses
ideas logically in oral and written forms; and demonstrates
interest in reading to meet various needs. The learner listens
critically to news reports and other radio broadcasts and
expresses ideas accurately in oral and in written forms;
demonstrates confidence in the use of the language to meet
every day needs; and reads independently and gets relevant
information from various text types.

2. EXAMPLES:
moth-moths
town-towns
mother-mothers
lamp-lamps
Nouns have number. It is quality of a noun
that tells whether a noun is singular (ONE)
plural (MORE THAN ONE)

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5. Here are ways of forming the plural of
nouns.
NOUNS PLURAL
NOUNS
EXAMPLES
1. Most nouns Add -s
Books – books
Son -- sons

6. Here are ways of forming the plural of
nouns.
NOUNS PLURAL
NOUNS
EXAMPLES
2. Nouns
ending in s, sh,
ch, x or z
Add -es
dress – dresses
wish – wishes
match – matches
box – boxes

7. Here are ways of forming the plural of
nouns.
NOUNS PLURAL
NOUNS
EXAMPLES
3. Nouns
ending in y
with a vowel
before y
Add -s
keys – keys
boy – boys
tray – trays

8. Here are ways of forming the plural of
nouns.
NOUNS PLURAL
NOUNS
EXAMPLES
4. Nouns
ending in y
with a
consonant
before the y
Change the y
to I and add -
es
baby – babies
lady – ladies
story – stories

9. Here are ways of forming the plural of
nouns.
NOUNS PLURAL
NOUNS
EXAMPLES
5. Most nouns
ending in f or
fe
Changes f to v
and add -es
life – lives
knife – knives

10. Here are ways of forming the plural of
nouns.
NOUNS PLURAL
NOUNS
EXAMPLES
6. Some nouns
that end in f or
ff
Add -s chief – chief
cliff – cliffs

11. Here are ways of forming the plural of
nouns.
NOUNS PLURAL
NOUNS
EXAMPLES
7. Most nouns
ending in o
with a vowel
before the o
Add -s trios – trios
stereo – stereos
radio – radios

12. Here are ways of forming the plural of
nouns.
NOUNS PLURAL
NOUNS
EXAMPLES
8. Some nouns
ending in o
with a
consonant
before the o
Add -es
tomato – tomatoes
mango – mangoes
zero – zeroes

13. EXAMPLES:
ox – oxen
mouse – mice
goose – geese
child – children
louse – lice
woman -- women
Some nouns have the same spelling for
singular and plural.

14. EXAMPLES:
deer
sheep
salmon
species
moose
trout
swine
corps
Some nouns have the same spelling for
both singular and plural.

15. passers – by = passers – by
proofreader = proofreaders
teacher-in-charge = teachers-in-charge
attorney-at-law = attorneys-at-law
Compound nouns form the plural by
adding –s to the most important word
or words.

16. alumna – alumnae
alumnus – alumni
antenna – antennae
basis – bases
fungus – fungi
crisis – crises
datum – data
radius – radii
oasis – oases
vertebra – vertebrae
Some foreign nous retain their foreign
plural forms.

17. Some foreign nouns have both foreign
and English plural forms.
ENGLISH PLURAL FOREIGN PLURAL
agendum agendums agenda
criterion criterions criteria
genius geniuses genii
formula formulas formulae
index indexes indices
matrix matrixes matrices
memorandum memorandums memoranda
phenomenon phenomenons phenomena

18. Miss Reyes
- The Misses Reyes or The Miss Reyeses
Mr. Antonio
- The Messrs. Aunario or the Mr. Aunarios
Mrs. Tiongson
- The Mrs. Tiongsons
When a name is preceded by a title, either
the name or the title maybe pluralize
except for the title Mrs.

19. Some nouns are plural in form but are
always considered singular in meaning.
aeronotics billards ethics economics
athletics diabetes phonetics news
arthritis mathematics measles politics
checkers mumps statistics tactics

20. Some nouns are plural in form but are
always considered singular in meaning
ashes fireworks links shears trousers
braces forceps pincers slacks tweezers
clippers jeans goods pliers suds
clothes tongs proceeds suspenders thanks

21. t – t’s
I – It’s
- ‘s
9 – 9’s
O – O’s
_ ‘s
Numbers, letter and symbols form the
plural by adding apostrophe and s (‘s).