Singular and Plural Nouns by Jacquis S. Bates

Content Area: Language Arts Grade Level: Kindergarten Summary: The purpose of this powerpoint is to teach the students how to form plural nouns by adding /s/ or /es/. Learning Objective: Given a noun, the student will be able to accurately form a plural noun by adding /s/ or /es/ with 100% accuracy. Accomplishment: Develop an understanding of of singular and plural nouns.

Explore this website to learn how to form plural nouns. FBqM FBqM The plural forms of most nouns is created by simply adding /s/ or /es/. One duck vs. Two ducks. duck ducks

s s What are singular and plural nouns? Singular is one. Plural is more than one. bird bird(s) ball ball(s) Facts

Facts Explore this website as we learn when to add an /s/ or /es/. dAx8 dAx8 The plural of nouns is usually formed by adding –s to a singular noun. Nouns ending in s, z, x, sh, and ch form the plural by adding –es. LampLamps PenPens FlowerFlowers BuzzBuzzes ChurchChurches DishDishes

Exercise Write the plural of each of these nouns dress brush hex wish class fox cross bench bush ax grass mantis

Great Job You got them all correct!

Exercise Here is more than one fox. How do you make the word fox plural? Fox__

Sorry Let’s try again When it is more than one fox, You add an –es.

Exercise How would you make this noun plural? Toy a. toys b. toyes

Great job! Give yourself a hand! You add an –s to make toy plural.

Summary In this lesson the student will have learned how to form plural nouns from singular nouns. The student will have learned when to add an –s and –es to a noun to make it plural. The student will have practiced turning singular nouns into plural nouns by answering questions. The student will have learned how to identify singular nouns from plural nouns.

Works Cited Degrassi Wiki. (n.d.). Retrieved November 2, 2014, from Master file Stock Photos: Rights-Managed and Royalty-Free Images. (n.d.). Retrieved from Stock Photography Images Royalty Free at Can Stock Photo. (n.d.). Retrieved from