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Singular: There is one CAT. Plural: There are lots of ____.
cats
Singular: I ate one SANDWICH. Plural: They ate lots of _______. * Remember the rule! This word ends in -ch!
sandwiches
What are irregular plural nouns?
Nouns that make their plural in a different way.
Not regular nouns
Change to plural: The girl walks to school.
The girls walk to school.
Singular: Plural form of CHILD ?
children
Singular: Look at that DOG! Plural: Look at all those ______!
dogs
Singular: He has a nice WATCH. Plural: They have lots of _____.
watches
Singular: She has a nice HAT. Plural: They have nice _____.
hats
Singular: John has one flag at school. Plural: John has many ______ at school.
flags
How do most nouns form their plural?
adding S
True or False: when writing the plural form of irregular nouns their spelling change
TRUE
The plural of Church
churches
Plural form of tooth?
Teeth
Nouns that can be made plural by adding S or ES
REGULAR NOUNS
Plural form of mouse?
mice
Singular: I have one BOOK. Plural: She has lots of _____.
books
The plural of fox
foxes
How do nouns ending in CH form their plural?
Adding ES
Singular: I drank a GLASS of water. Plural: He drank five _______ of water.
glasses
Plural form of sheep?
sheep
Spell the plural of princess
p r i n c e s s e s
How do nouns ending in X form their plural?
Adding ES
How do the words that end in Y form their plural?
If the Y goes after a vowel, just add an S (boy - boys)
If the Y goes after a consonant, change the Y to i and add ES. (party-parties)
What is the plural of BUBBLE?
Bubbles
Singular: What a beautiful FISH. Plural: Those three ______ are beautiful.
FISH