Singular and Plural Nouns Lesson 2.2

Here’s the Idea *A singular noun names on person, place, thing, or idea. * A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

* A walked down the cobbled. What is the first noun in this sentence? Are there any more nouns in this sentence? touriststreet Is the word tourist singular or plural? Singular Is the word street singular or plural? Singular

* walked down the cobbled. What is the first noun in this sentence? Is the word tourists singular or plural? Touristsstreets Plural Are there any more nouns in this sentence? Is the word streets singular or plural? Plural What is the clue to let you know that these words are plural? They both end in “S”!

Going from Singular to Plural 1. Add –s to most nouns. building buildings 2. Add –es to a noun that ends in s, sh, ch, x, or z. dishdishes 3. Add –s to most nouns that end in o. volcanovolcanos 4. Add –es to a few nouns that end in o. echoechoes

More Rules! 5. For most nouns ending in y, change the y to an i and add -es. citycities 6. When a vowel comes before the y, just add -s. stairway stairways 7. For most nouns ending in f or fe, change the f to v and add –es or –s. shelf knife shelves knifes

Wait There’s More! 8. Just add –s to a few nouns that end in f or fe. chief chiefs 9. Some nouns keep the same spelling. deerdeer buffalobuffalo

Just when you thought it was over… The plurals of some nouns are formed in irregular ways. Singular child woman man foot Plural children women men feet

Let’s try some together! 1. The (priest) of Egypt put the (body) of dead kings in tombs. priestsbodies 2. For this reason, they prepared their dead to be (mummy). mummies 3. At first, only dead (king) and (queen) were wrapped in cloth. kingsqueens 4. They have found (rash) and (sore) caused by a (parasite). rashessoresparasites 5. Egyptians with many (rich) often had short (life). richeslives