“Rules for Making Plurals” Learning Zone - Inglés Universidad Metropolitana Título V Campus “Rules for Making Plurals” Learning Zone - Inglés
Rule # 1 Add an (s) to form the plural of most of words. Examples: book – books bug – bugs friend- friends tutor – tutors flower - flowers
Rule # 2 For words that end in (s, z, x, ch, sh, ss) add (es) to form the plural. Examples: quiz - quizzes box - boxes church –churches bush – bushes class – classes
Rule # 3 If the word ends in a vowel + (y) [ay, ey, iy, oy, uy] add an (s) to the word. Examples: tray – trays key – keys stay – stays toy - toys buy – buys
Rule # 4 If the word ends in a consonant + (y) change the (y) into (i) and add (es) to form the plural. Examples: enemy – enemies cherry – cherries baby – babies party – parties dictionary - dictionaries
Rule # 5 For words that end in (f), drop the (f) change it to (v) & add (es) for the plural. For words that end in (fe), change the (f) to (v) & ad (es) to form the plural. Examples: wolf - wolves wife - wives knife – knives self – selves
Rule # 6 For nouns that end in a consonant + (o) add (es) to make the noun plural. Examples: tomato – tomatoes hero - heroes potato – potatoes volcano - volcanoes
I. Some nouns change spelling in the plurals. Irregular Plurals I. Some nouns change spelling in the plurals. Singular Plural child children man men woman women foot feet mouse mice person people goose geese
Irregular Plurals II. Some nouns do not change in plural. one deer – two deer one sheep – three sheep one fish – four fish
Irregular Plurals c. Some nouns are always plural. - scissors - pajamas - eyeglasses - shorts - clothes - plants Examples: 1.My pajamas. 2.Susan’s shorts. 3.Lilly likes plants.
Practice 1. party - parties - partys 2. shoes - shoeses - shoe Click the word that has the correct plural form. 1. party - parties - partys 2. shoes - shoeses - shoe 3. fox - foxs - foxes 4. gallery - galleries - gallerys 5. weeks - weekes - week 6. bus - buses - buseses 7. elves - elf - elfes 8. leaf - leaves - leafes 9. watches - watch - watchs 10. stereo - stereoses - stereos 11. month - months – monthes 12. witches – witch - witcheses
Bibliography http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/plurals.htm
Prepared by: Cristabel R. Ocasio Ilarraza Nirazette L. González Abella
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