1. Number of nouns Números del sustantivos

2. ¡Haz Plurales!  To make nouns plural: If they end in a vowelAdd an -s El hermanoLos hermanos La placaLas placas

3. ¡Haz Plurales!  To make nouns plural: If they end in a consonant, including y,Add -es El mesLos meses La leyLas leyes El examenLos exámenes

4. Notas Importantes   Nouns stressed on the last syllable in the singular lose the accent in the plural.   Limón = limonesinglés = ingleses   Excepción: el país = países  All nouns that have a written accent on the next to last syllable in the singular retain that accent.  azúcar = azúcares  When –es is added to nouns that end in –z; the – z is changed to a –c.  Feliz = felicesel pez = los peces  el lápiz = los lápices

5. Notas Importantes  Masculine plural nouns refer to both males and females.  los hijos = children  los hermanos = siblings  los padres = parents  Nouns ending in –í or –ú and nouns with –í or –ú in the last syllable keep the accent.  rubí = rubíesraíz = raíces  laúd = laúdesbaúl = baúles

6. Practica  Change to plural with attention to written accents: Rubíluzlápiz Verdadcafésol Meslavaplatosautobús Lunesdominómenú