Nouns

Turn and talk to your neighbor about what you notice about the words in each column. wife calf bluff wives calves bluffs What did the author do to pluralize each of these words? For nouns that end in “f” or “fe”, change the “f” to a “v” and add “es” to some nouns and “s” to others.

Turn and talk to your neighbor about what you notice about the words in each column. stereo video stereos Videos What did the author do to pluralize each of these words? Nouns that end with a vowel and “o” add “s”

Turn and talk to your neighbor about what you notice about the words in each column. silo hero silos Heroes What did the author do to pluralize each of these words? For nouns that end with a consonant and “o” add “s” or “es”

Turn and talk to your neighbor about what you notice about the words in each column. tooth foot Man Woman teeth feet Men Women What did the author do to pluralize each of these words? Some nouns have special plural forms

Turn and talk to your neighbor about what you notice about the words in each column. What did the author do to pluralize each of these words? Deer sheep deer sheep Some nouns have the same singular and plural forms.

I can pluralize regular nouns Noun rule Examples Nouns that end in “f” or “fe” Change the ________ to a ______ and add _________ to some nouns and _________ to others nouns. Wife> Calf> Bluff> Nouns that end with a vowel and “o”   Stereo> Video> Nouns that end with a consonant and “o” Silo> Hero> Nouns that have special plural forms Tooth> Foot> Man> Woman> Child> Nouns that have the same forms in singular and plural Deer> Sheep> F V Wives Calves bluffs S ES Stereos Videos Add S Silos Heroes Add S or ES Teeth Feet Men Women Children Deer Sheep