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Singular and Plural Nouns

Singular and Plural Nouns. Notes On Generalizations For Spelling/Forming Plural Nouns. Singular vs. Plural. A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea. One cat, one store, one item A plural noun names two or more persons, places, things, or ideas.

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Singular and Plural Nouns

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  1. Singular and Plural Nouns Notes On Generalizations For Spelling/Forming Plural Nouns.

  2. Singular vs. Plural • A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea. • One cat, one store, one item • A plural noun names two or more persons, places, things, or ideas. • Two cats, four stores, fifteen items

  3. Generalizations for forming plural nouns: • For most singular nouns, add s.

  4. Generalizations for forming plural nouns: 2. For nouns ending with s, x, z, sh, or ch, add es.

  5. Generalizations for forming plural nouns: 3. For nouns ending with a consonant and y, change the y to i and add es. For nouns ending with a vowel and y, add s.

  6. Generalizations for forming plural nouns: • For some nouns ending with f or fe, add s. For others, change the f to vand add s or es. (You will need to memorize the spellings for such words or look them up in a dictionary to check.

  7. Generalizations for forming plural nouns: These are a little more tricky . . . 5. For nouns that end with o, add s or es. (Again, you would need to memorize the spellings of such words or look them up in a dictionary to double-check.) —One trick to remember: if it has to do with sound (“music”), just add s.—Ex: cello. piano, radio

  8. Generalizations for forming plural nouns: 6. Some nouns have irregular plural forms. You will have to memorize the spelling for irregular plurals.

  9. Generalizations for forming plural nouns: 7. A few nouns have the same singular and plural forms.

  10. Multiple Choice Which 2 words correctly complete these sentences? We bought a pair of _____ and some _____ at the yard sale. A. ski . . . dishes B. skis . . . dishs C. skies . . . dish D. skis . . . dishes

  11. CORRECT! We bought a pair of _skis_ and some _dishes_ at the yard sale.

  12. Multiple Choice One of her _______ is studying _______ in the wild. A. hobbys . . . monkeyes B. hobbyes . . . monkies C. hobbies . . . monkeys D. hobbys. . . monkees

  13. CORRECT! One of her _hobbies_ is studying _monkeys_ in the wild.

  14. Multiple Choice A team of ______ pulled a wagon with three _______ inside. A. ox . . . woman B. oxen . . . women C. oxes . . . women D. oxens . . . womans

  15. CORRECT! A team of _oxen_ pulled a wagon with three _women_ inside.

  16. Multiple Choice Near the campsite they saw two _______ and several ________. A. deer . . . moose B. deers . . . moose C. deers . . . mooses D. deer . . . meese

  17. CORRECT! Near the campsite they saw two _deer_ and several _moose_.

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