Make It Plural: 's' or 'es'— Let's Practise!
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Understanding Plural Nouns – Definition
A noun names a person, place, thing or idea. When a noun names just one, it is called a singular noun. When a noun names more than one, it is called a plural noun.
Examples:
- Singular: cat → Plural: cats
- Singular: dog → Plural: dogs
- Singular: house → Plural: houses
- Singular: tree → Plural: trees
- Singular: flower → Plural: flowers
Rules for Forming Regular Plural Nouns
Adding -s:
Most nouns form their plural by simply adding an -s to the end of the word.
- Example: book → books
- Example: car → cars
- Example: apple → apples
- Example: pen → pens
Adding -es:
Nouns ending in s, x, z, ch or sh form their plural by adding -es to the end of the word.
- Example: box → boxes
- Example: church → churches
- Example: bush → bushes
- Example: quiz → quizzes
Changing -y to -ies:
If a noun ends in a consonant followed by a -y, change the -y to -ies.
- Example: baby → babies
- Example: story → stories
- Example: city → cities
- Example: puppy → puppies
Understanding Irregular Plural Nouns – Explanation
Some nouns don't follow the regular rules when forming their plural. These are called irregular plural nouns - they do not follow any specific pattern, and therefore we need to memorise them.
Examples of Irregular Plural Nouns:
- Child → children
- Foot → feet
- Mouse → mice
- Tooth → teeth
Make it Plural – Example
Let's look at some examples of forming plural nouns:
Regular Plural Nouns
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| car | cars |
| dish | dishes |
| city | cities |
Irregular Plural Nouns
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| man | men |
| woman | women |
| tooth | teeth |
Make it Plural – Guided Practice
Make it Plural – Application
Make it Plural – Summary
Key Learnings from this Text:
- A noun names a person, place, thing or idea.
- Singular nouns name one, while plural nouns name more than one.
- Regular plural nouns typically add -s, -es or change -y to -ies.
- Irregular plural nouns do not follow standard rules.
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Make it Plural – Frequently Asked Questions
Make It Plural: 's' or 'es'— Let's Practise! exercise
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Identify how to make a word plural.
HintsIs the word flags singular or plural? What does it end with?
Is the word foxes singular or plural? What does it end with?
SolutionTo make a word plural, add es or s to the ending.
For example:
We flew one flag.
We flew many flags.One fox ran fast.
Many foxes ran fast. -
Make words plural.
HintsIf a word ends with x, s or ch, we need to add es.
For example:
- sock becomes socks
- switch becomes switches
SolutionHere are the correct suffixes for each word.
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Identify the correct plural form of the word.
HintsThe plural of car is cars.
The plural of batch is batches.
SolutionTo make a word plural, add the suffix -s or -es.
- Our watches tell us the time.
- There are two hands on a watch.
- One is for the minutes and the other is for the hours.
- With a watch, you'll be able to be in places on time!
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Label a picture with plural forms.
HintsThe plural of the word hat is hats.
The plural of the word bunch is bunches.
Solution- The plural of bush is bushes.
- The plural of sunflower is sunflowers.
- The plural of rose is roses.
- The plural of patch is patches.
- The plural of stem is stems.
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What's the plural?
HintsIf a word ends in t, add an s to the end to make it plural.
The sentence below is an example of a correct plural form of the word kitten:
My cat had a litter of seven kittens.
SolutionNone of the words above end in s, ch, x or s. Therefore, to make them plural, we just add s.
- balloons
- baskets
- tigers
- lemons
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Write a story using plural words.
HintsThe plural of the word cat is cats.
The plural of the word fox is foxes.
SolutionTo make a word plural, add the suffix -s or -es.
Uncle Ted's farm is between two mountains. There are cows, ducks and chickens. Every morning we go and collect the eggs.
We have to get up before the sun! We gather the eggs into cartons, then put the cartons into boxes. We also collect bunches of flowers. It is lots of fun at the farm!
