Plural Puzzles
Article Alley
Demonstrative Domain
Mixed Bag Magic
Grammar gauntlet
100
What is the plural of man?
The plural of man is men!
100
What is the indefinite article used before a consonant sound?
We use A before consonant sounds!
E.g.: "Rômulo Castello is a small school."
100
What is the demonstrative pronoun used for one item close to you?
You use this for one item close to you!
100
Complete the sentence:
"I want to eat __ açaí!"
"I want to eat an açaí!"
100
True or False:
"Fishes" is the correct plural of "fish."
False!
200
What is the plural form of child?
The plural form of child is children!
200
What is the indefinite article used before a vowel sound?
We use An before a vowel sound!
E.g.: "I study an hour a day."
200
What is the demonstrative pronoun used for many itens close to you?
You use these for one or more itens close to you!
200
Complete the sentence:
"I don't have one knife, I have 4 ______."
"I don't have one knife, I have 4 knives."
200
What is the difference between a cat and the cat?
"a cat" refers to any cat (indefinite), while "the cat" refers to a specific cat (definite).
300
What is the plural of foot?
The plural of foot is feet!
300
What is the definite article?
The definite article is The!
E.g.: "The winter break is next!"
300
What is the demonstrative pronoun used for one item far from you?
You use that for one item far from you!
300
Complete the sentence:
"____ is my friend."
"This is my friend."
300
Can you use "this" with a plural noun? Give an example if yes, or explain why not.
"This" is for singular nouns. You use "these" for plural nouns.
400
What is the plural of octopus?
The plural of octopus is either octopuses or octopi!
400
Complete the sentence:
"Heloísa is __ honest person."
"Heloísa is an honest person."
400
What is the demonstrative pronoun used for many itens far from you?
You use those for one item or more far from you!
400
Complete the sentence:
"There are many ____ in the forest."
a) Deer
b) Deers
c) Deeres
d) Deerves
"There are many deer in the forest."
400
Rewrite the following sentence using a plural noun and a plural demonstrative pronoun:
"That book is interesting."
"These books are interesting" or "Those books are interesting"?
500
What is the plural form of sheep?
The plural form of sheep is sheep!
500
Complete the sentence:
"___ moon is beautiful tonight."
"The moon is beautiful tonight."
500
Complete the sentence:
"Look at _____ beautiful birds flying!"
"Look at those beautiful birds flying!"
500
Identify the demonstrative pronoun and the plural noun in this sentence:
"Those children are playing with these toys."
Those: demonstrative pronoun
Children: plural noun
These: demonstrative pronoun
Toys: plural noun
500
Explain why we say "an hour" instead of "a hour."
Because "hour" starts with a vowel sound (the 'h' is silent), even though it begins with a consonant letter?