Nouns Plurals amp Contractions Definition A SINGULAR noun names one person place thing or idea A PLURAL noun names more than one person place thing or idea Plural nouns ID: 636818
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Grammar: Lesson Three
Nouns: Plurals & ContractionsSlide2
DefinitionA
SINGULAR noun names one person, place, thing, or idea.
A
PLURAL
noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.Slide3
Plural nounsMost
nouns in English are made into PLURAL NOUNS
by adding an s to the singular form.
one snake
two snakes
one car
two carsone tree two treesSlide4
Plural nounsIf the noun ends with an
s, ch,
sh
,
x
, or
z
, an es is added to make the noun plural.Make the following nouns plural: box loss
dish quiz
church house
boxes
losses
dishes
quizzes
churches
housesSlide5
Plural nounsAdd
s to nouns ending in a vowel and y.
key
toy
monkey
keys
toys
monkeysSlide6
Plural nounsChange
y to an i
and add
es
to nouns ending in a consonant and
y
. sky
hobby
penny
sk
ies
hobb
ies
penn
iesSlide7
Plural nounsWhat about nouns that end in a vowel?
Add an
s
to musical terms ending in
o.
Add an s
to nouns ending in a vowel and o.
radio - radios
zoo - zoos
cello - cellos
solo - solosSlide8
Plural nounsNouns ending in a consonant and
o should be learned. If you are not sure, check the dictionary.
echo
echoes
potato
potatoes
tomato
tomatoes
zero
zeros, zeroes
hero
heroesSlide9
Plural nounsSome
nouns have special PLURAL FORMS.Slide10
Plural nouns
Add s
to many nouns ending in
f,
fe
,
or
ff.roof - roofscliff - cliffsBut, some nouns drop the f or fe
and add ves.
calf – calves
life - lives
Some nouns have irregular plural forms!
child - children
ox - oxenSlide11
Plural nouns
Some nouns have identical singular and plural
forms
deer - deer
scissors - scissors
For compound words, the most important word is usually made
plural
son-in-law/sons-in-lawboard of health/boards of health
Add an ‘s to form the plural of letters or numbers used as a
noun
A – A’s
100 – 100’sSlide12
PracticeWrite the plural form of each noun.
1.
teacup
A: teacups
2.
goose
A: geese
3.
Iroquois
A: Iroquois
4. class
A: classes
5. auto
A: autosSlide13
Practice
6. Department of Justice
A: Departments of Justice
7. daughter-in-law
A: daughters-in-law
8. leaf
A: leaves
9. hobby
A: hobbies
10. donkey
A: donkeysSlide14
DefinitionA
CONTRACTION is a word made by combining two words and leaving out one or more letters. An apostrophe shows where the letters have been left out. Slide15
Contractions
The speaker is happy about her presentation.
We can
join
the two words
speaker
and
is to create a contraction.SPEAKER’SThe speaker’s happy about her presentation.Slide16
Testing Your KnowledgeWhat is a plural noun?
more than one person, place, thing, or idea
How are most nouns in English made plural?
add an s
What
is
a contraction?
A word made by combining two words and leaving out one or more letters using an apostrophe