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Making Nouns Plural

Nouns are people, places, and things.

People

Singular Plural Singular Plural

Places


Things


boy boys

manmen

houses house city

hat hats

mousemice

cities

boys boy



To make the plural form of most nouns, add –s.

Exercise 1 Here is a list of nouns that you may find in a classroom. Write the plural forms of these nouns.

Exercise 2 The five plural nouns in the box are in this word search puzzle. Circle these words. The words can appear horizontally, vertically diagonally, and backwards. The answers are on page 19.

T M J K X Q X I A W Q X D H L

K E A T V G W C I L L L Q W K

X K A H F M T E A E U A T I L

Y S K C L J G T S X A Q T O G

K H X P H P I R B K R W F X L

Z D P B G E E C P T M V L I M

X G F H I T R S Q M K Y E W R

W E L M U K Q S C I D P J K I

W C A P U S F P U M A B L A U

J P M Q U T X A U K I O C Y A

S O L W N W N C P T V O R Q H

C F N L H I H F C T S K A Q P

C J J F W E S S U N Y S Q O Z

M L H S S T U D E N T S Y M F

Z F P E K J I Y R Z G X T D X

Singular Plural book books table tables

Singular Plural book computer desk eraser map pen pencil paper student table teacher

The plural form of

classroom is classrooms.

books computers maps students teachers



When a noun ends in a consonant + y, change the y to -i and add –es to form the plural.

Singular Plural baby babies butterfly butterflies city cities country countries dictionary dictionaries discovery discoveries lady ladies library libraries party parties

Exercise 3 Write the plural of each noun on the line provided.

baby butterfly city country ______________ _______________________ __________________________ ______________________

dictionary discovery lady library party _______________________ _______________ ______________________ _______________ _________________________



When a noun ends in a consonant + y, change the y to -i and add –es to form the plural. Exercise 4 Read the clues to the crossword puzzle and fill in the blanks. Insert these words into the puzzle. Use the plural form of these singular nouns: baby, butterfly, city, country, dictionary, discovery, lady, library, party. The answers are on page 19.

The Clues Across 3. The scientists make many new ___________________.

7. There are five ___________________ in our city. They have books on many different subjects.

9. South Africa and India are ____________________.

Down

1. There are two ____________________ in my flower garden.

2. The ____________________ go shopping for new dresses.

4. Paris and Madrid are ____________________.

5. The ____________________ are in the nursery.

6. Melanie goes to many__________________ during the Christmas holidays.

8. John has two ______________. He uses one for English words and he uses the other for Spanish words.



When a noun ends in a vowel + y, add –s to form the plural.

Exercise 5 Circle the correct spelling of these plural nouns.

jokceys jockyes jockeys

guys guies gyus

holidaies holidays hollydays

Singular Plural boy boys day days guy guys key keys holiday holidays jockey jockeys journey journeys monkey monkeys toy toys trolley trolleys

boy boys



When a noun ends in a vowel + y, add –s to form the plural. Exercise 6 Fill in the missing letters of these plural nouns from page 5. The answers are on page 19.

d __ y ___ tr __l __e__s __ o __ k __ y __ jo __ r __ e y __ __ e __ s

__ o __ s b __ y __

Exercise 7 Use the words on page 5 to fill in the blank with a singular or plural noun. The answers are on

page 19.

1. A _____________________ rides a horse.

2. There are ____________________ at the zoo.

3. The children are playing with their ____________________.

4. The ____________________ is in the classroom.

5. There are seven ____________________ in one week.

6. The ____________________ are playing football.

7. Janet has _____________________ to her apartment and her car.

8. Christmas and Easter are ____________________.

9. You are going to France. Have a pleasant ____________________.

10. Mary rides the ____________________ when she goes downtown.



Add -es to nouns ends in -ch, -sh, -ss, -x, or –z to form the plural.

Nouns that end in –ch

beach match sandwich wrench

Exercise 8 Write the plural form of these nouns.

Singular Plural beach match sandwich wrench

Exercise 9 Fill in the blank with a singular or plural noun.

1. It’s a sunny day. Let’s go to the ____________________.

2. Bill needs a couple of ____________________ to fix the car engine.

3. I need some ____________________ to light the fire.

4. Jim eats a ____________________ at lunch time.

Exercise 10 Unscramble each of the plural nouns. Copy the numbered cell to the other cells with the same

number. A surprise sentence will appear. The answer is on page 19.




Nouns that end in –sh

bushes dishes eyelashes

Exercise 11 Write the singular forms of these plural nouns.

Singular Plural bushes dishes eyelashes

Exercise 12 Fill in the blank with the plural noun. After supper we have to wash the ___________________.

She has long ____________________.

Mike trims the ____________________ in the front yard every weekend.

Exercise 13

The words that end in –sh have been chopped into small pieces. They are in their plural form.

Write the letters in the boxes so that you put the pieces of the words back together again.

Example:

__bushes__

_________________________

________________________

b us hes

b us hes

s e sh ye e la

i

d sh s e




Nouns that end in –x and -z.

ax box

fox tax quiz

Exercise 14 Write the plural form of these words.

Exercise 15 One of the above words is used in a sentence in this fallen phrase puzzle. Use the letters below each column to

complete the sentence. Notice that the letters below each column are scrambled. (Hint: Ann and Betty have

boxes full of something. The first word of the phrase is given.) The answer is on page 20.

Example:

e r e t p n y x h r v v a s y t a e e a y t n g o I e r e m e o t

A n n

.

e e u h a l o e n t a n f b l x e r f j n o l v y d A B w e t s y

Singular Plural ax box fox quiz tax

I p a y

t a x e s t o

t h e

g o v e r n m e n t

e v e r y

y e a r .



Some noun that end in –f or –fe change to –ves in the plural.

Words that end in -f

Exercise 16 Write the plural forms of these nouns.

Singular Plural calf calves half leaf loaf scarf thief wolf

Read these sentences and notice the singular and plural forms of the nouns. A calf is a young cow. Calves are young cows.

One half is one of two equal parts. Halves are two equal parts of one whole thing.

A leaf is the part of a plant that grows from a branch. Leaves are the parts of a plant that grow from

branches.

A loaf is bread that has been baked into one large piece. Loaves are large pieces of bread.

A scarf is a piece of cloth that you wear around your neck and head. Scarves are pieces of cloth that

you wear around your neck and head.

A thief is someone who steals things. Thieves are people who steal things.

A wolf is a wild animal that is like a large dog. Wolves are wild animals that are like large dogs.

Exercise 17 Read the sentences above in order to find the words tthat answer the questions below. Example: Which plural noun means “young cows”? __calves__

1. Which plural noun means “parts of a plant that grow from branches"?

____________________

2. Which plural noun means “wild animals that are like large dogs”?

____________________

3. Which plural noun means “two equal parts of one whole thing?” ____________________

4. Which plural noun means “people who steal things”? ____________________

5. Which plural noun means “pieces of cloth that you wear around your neck and head”? _____________

6. Which plural noun means “large pieces of bread”? ____________________

scarves

leaves



Some noun that end in –f or –fe change to –vest in the plural.

Words that end in –fe Exercise 18 Write the plural form of these nouns.

Singular Plural knife life wife

Exercise 16 Here are 2 cryptograms. Write the letter that corresponds with the number in each of the blanks below in order to form a sentence. The answers are on page 20. Example:

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 25 15 16 23 11 9 20 23 25 3 24 23 10 12 4 9 12 9 20 23 24 9 20 20 15 23 26

___ ___ ___ ___ ___. _W_ _i_ _v_ _e_ _s_ _a_ _r_ _e_ _w_ _o_ _m_ _e_ _n_ _t_ _h_ _a_ _t_ _a_ _r_ _e_ 12 3 24 23 10 25 15 16 23 11 9 20 23 25 3 24 23 10 12 4 9 12 9 20 23

m_ _a_ _r_ _r_ _i_ _e_ _d_ _t_ _o_ _m_ _e_ _n_. 24 9 20 20 15 23 26 12 3 24 23 10

a c e f g h i k l n o p r s t u v 8 1 25 5 4 19 6 13 15 18 21 12 22 11 10 17 2 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 13 18 6 2 25 11 8 22 25 11 19 8 22 12 10 21 21 15 11 5 21 22

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 1 17 10 10 6 18 4

a b d e h i l m n r s t w v 23 19 12 26 4 20 18 25 6 8 13 24 2 10

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 18 20 10 26 13 23 8 26 24 4 26 24 20 25 26 13 19 26 24 2 26 26 6 ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___. 19 20 8 24 4 23 6 12 12 26 23 24 4

a d e h i m n o r s t v w 9 26 23 4 15 24 10 3 20 11 12 16 25

knives



Some nouns that end in a consonant + -o form the plural by adding –es.

Exercise 19 Write the plural forms of these nouns.

Exercise 20 Find and circle the plural nouns in the box on the right. The words can appear in the puzzle horizontally, vertically, diagonally, and backwards. A hidden sentence will appear between the circled words in the top 6 lines of the puzzle. Write the sentence below. The answer is on page 20.

P B I L L A T E P O

E O T O M A T O E S

T C T A T O E S A N

D T H A O M A S T O

E S F O T O E R S U

P P E R E O L K T U

Q N G W R S E A D Q

L F Z E A O F S X T

O H H Z U O X Q R O

C M E O D N P T H W

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ .

an echo

a hero some potatoes three tomatoes

Singular Plural echo hero potato tomato

ECHOES HEROES

POTATOES TOMATOES

tomatoes and

potatoes



Some nouns that end in a consonant + -o, form the plural by adding –s.

auto Brian saw many unusual autos at the Washington auto show.

ghetto The mayor of the city wants to

improve conditions in the ghettos.

memo

She often writes memos on yellow Post it notes.

photo The photographer took

hundreds of photos at the photo shoot.

piano The piano store sells new and

used pianos.

soprano

Beverly Sills and Geraldine Farrar were famous

sopranos.

Exercise 21 The sentences below have been divided into parts. Find the matching parts of each sentence.

Example: _b_ Brian saw a. new and used pianos. b. many unusual autos at the auto store.

_____ The photographer took a. at the auto store.

_____ Beverly Sills and Geraldine Farrar b. new and used pianos.

_____ The mayor of the city c. memos on yellow Post it notes.

_____ Brian saw many unusual autos d. hundreds of photos at the photo shoot.

_____ The piano store sells e. wants to improve conditions in the ghettos.

_____ She often writes f. were famous sopranos.

Exercise 22 A new sentence has been scrambled. Unscramble the sentence and write it below. The answer

is on page 20.

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Beverly Sills

Geraldine Farrar

photos top Mary’s There and are memos desk. on of



Nouns that end in a vowel + -o add –s to form the plural.

Exercise 23 Enter the maze at tattoo. Find your way through the maze. Exit the maze at tattoos. Exercise 24 Write the plural of each noun.

Singular Plural

kilo

photo

radio

studio

tattoo

video

zoo

kilo

some photos

radio

studio

some tattoos

zoo

some videos

tattoo

tattoos



Some nouns that end in –o add either –s or –es to form the plural. Either way is

correct. The –es form is most common.

mosquito

tornado

torpedo volcano

zero

Exercise 25 Write the plural form of each noun.

Singular Plural mosquito tornado torpedo volcano zero

Exercise 26 Stepping Stones. Write one letter in each circle. Follow the arrows to know where to place each letter. Example: mosquitoes torpedoes

volcanoes tornadoes zeroes

m

o

s

q u

i

t

o

e

s



Some nouns have irregular plural forms.


Exercise 28 Fill in the blanks with singular and plural nouns. Example: There is one child in the classroom. There are three __children__ on the playground. How many children_ are on the playground? There are three __children__ on the playground. How many __children__ are in the classroom? There is one __child__ in the classroom.

Singular Plural child children foot feet goose geese man men mouse mice ox oxen tooth teeth woman women

Singular Plural child foot goose man mouse ox tooth woman

There is one man in the office. There are five ____________ in the restaurant. How many ____________ are in the restaurant? There are five____________ in the restaurant. How many ____________ are in the office? There is one ____________ in the office.

There is one woman in the office. There are nine ____________ in the supermarket. How many ____________ are in the supermarket? There are nine____________ in the supermarket. How many ____________ are in the office? There is one ____________ in the office.

Jim had an accident and lost a tooth. The dentist pulled out all of my grandfather’s ____________. How many of my grandfather’s____________ did the dentist pull out? The dentist pulled out all of my grandfather’s ____________ . How many ____________ did Jim loose in an accident? Jim lost one ____________ in an accident.

There is one mouse in the house. There are twenty ____________ in the field. How many ____________ are in the field? There are twenty ____________ in the field? How many ____________ are in the house? There is ____________ in the house.

teeth

goose



Some nouns have the same singular and plural form.

deer

fish

sheep

shrimp

Singular Plural

deer deer

fish fish

sheep sheep

shrimp shrimp


Singular Plural

deer fish sheep shrimp

Exercise 30

Riddles. Read the clues. Look up the words that you do not know in your bilingual dictionary.

Answer the questions with the singular or plural form of the nouns.

1. The Clues 2. The Clues a. lives in the woods a. lives in water b. a wild animal b. swims using its tail and fins c. the male has long horns c. is covered with scales What kind of animal is this? ____________________ What kind of animal is this? ____________________ How do you write the plural form? _________________ How do you write the plural form? _____________ 3. The Clues 4. The Clues a. has a thin shell and a long tail a. a farm animal b. lives in water b. the skin is covered with wool c. a small pink animal that you can eat c. eats grass What kind of animal is this? ____________________ What kind of animal is this? ____________________ How do you write the plural form? _________________ How do you write the plural form? _____________



Some English nouns that are borrowed from other languages have different plural forms.

a bacterium some data

some nuclei some parentheses marks

Exercise 31 Write the plural form of each word.

Exercise 32 Find the four plural nouns above in the spiral word search. They will appear horizontally and

vertically. The answers are on page 21.

i d

e j y n p t s x d s i l i o n f s z a

t i s x l e y p t m u a w n r t k y t

r a x p l a

h i h d q y m d q p a l o v s q b

p r u v v e i l n y i u y v e v a

j e e r m x x s i b

g t w u d y a n j b p q e f j

k c f c y u b i y x b p h q s

m a n t c m y i n m v t p z

h b b f s p l d f m f n w m

p l k n j d u u z e o d

n y a z t j j y v o n e g r c r

w i b f n j n e i t r r k a t w

f q k d i p x h

q l q s y r q e k c l l l s a g l c

t i p y b f a i v t v v e o j m j x

f e c h g

p w z r p r m s l r r b r e u h w u y g

s s u e l c u n o x j e m z p f n w m

Singular Plural bacterium bacteria datum data nucleus nuclei parenthesis parentheses

Singular Plural bacterium datum nucleus parenthesis

bacteria data nucleus parentheses



The Answers Exercise 2 T E A C S H R E E T R M U S A P B P M O S O O C K S S T U D E N T S Exercise 4 Across Down 3. discoveries 1. butteflies 7. libraries 2. ladies 9. countries 4. cities 5. babies 6. parties 8. dictionaries Exercise 6 days, trolleys, monkeys, journeys, keys, toys, boys Exercise 7

1. jockey 2. monkeys 3. toys 4. boy 5. days 6. guys 7. keys 8. holidays 9. journey 10. trolley

Exercise 10 beaches sandwiches wrenches matches Fred eats chicken sandwiches.



The Answers (continued) Exercise 15 A N N A N D B E T T Y H A V E B O X E S F U L L O F J E W E L R Y . Ann and Betty have boxes full of jewelry. Exercise 16 Knives are sharp tools for cutting. Lives are the times between birth and death. Exercise 20 P B I L L A T E P O E O T O M A T O E S T C T A T O E S A N D T H A O M A S T O E S F O T O E R S U P P E R E O R S E E S H Bill ate potatoes and tomatoes for supper. Exercise 23 There are memos and photos on top of Mary’s desk. There are photos and memos on top of Mary’s desk.



The Answers Exercise 32 d a t a a i s r e e s t e c h a t b n e r a p s u e l c u n

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