The use of indefinite and

definite articles A, AN or THE

And PLURAL OF NOUNS

A and AN

A and An are indefinite articles.Both of them works with singularnouns.

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How do we use them?

We use A before words that begin with consonants.

For example:A car.A plane.A beautiful doll.

02/14/15 Teacher Danitza Lazcano F. 6

In both cases, the recognition was visual.But we can also recognize the use of these articles by using our hear.

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We can use A before the vowel u and before the dipthonge eu, when it sounds like the word ‘you’(/ju /ː )

Here we have some examples:

A university/ ju n v rs ti/ə ˌ ː ɪˈ ɜː ə

A European city

/ j r pi n s ti/ə ˌ ʊ əˈ ːə ˈ ɪ

What happened with h words?

We use an before words that begin with a silent h like the word hour.

An hour/ n a r/ə ˈ ʊə

We use A with a hard h like the word house.

A house/ ha s/ə ʊ

PLURAL NOUNSA plural form of a noun names more than one. It usually ends with s or es.

WRITE P IF THE NOUN BELOW IS PLURAL. WRITE S IF THE NOUN BELOW IS SINGULAR.1. houses2. baby3. church4. tables5. books6. bus

ANSWERS

WRITE P IF THE NOUN BELOW IS PLURAL. WRITE S IF THE NOUN BELOW IS SINGULAR.1. Houses P2. baby S3. church S4. tables P5. books P6. bus S

ADD ES TO MAKE NOUNS PLURAL THAT END WITH: s

buses x

taxes ch

benches

SsClasses

shDishes

ADD S FOR NOUNS THAT END WITH VOWEL + Y

Boy Boys

Monkey Monkeys

ADD IES TO MAKE NOUNS PLURAL THAT END WITH A CONSONANT + Y:

lady ladies

fry fries

ADD ES FOR NOUNS THAT END WITH CONSONANT + O

Mosquito Mosquitoes

Potato Potatoes

Exeptions: Photos, pianos, solos, altos, sopranos, autos, avocados.

SOME NOUNS THAT END IN F OR FE CHANGE TO VES:

calf calves

knife KnivesExceptions: beliefs, chiefs, roofs, chefs.

CAN YOU MAKE THESE NOUNS PLURAL?

1. half2. person3. spy4. brush

ANSWERS

CAN YOU MAKE THESE NOUNS PLURAL?

1. halves2. people3. spies4. brushes

CAN YOU MAKE THESE NOUNS PLURAL?

1. party2. shelf3. Leaf4. Wife5. Box

ANSWERS

CAN YOU MAKE THESE NOUNS PLURAL?

1. parties2. shelves3. Leaves4. Wives5. Boxes

Plurals Irregulares

mouse

foot

child

man

woman

tooth

Person

mice

feet

children

men

women

people

teeth

sheep/sheep

fish/fish

reindeer/reindeer

They do not change