Spelling Plural Nouns
Plural of half.
halves
The child's toys are all over the floor.
How many children are there? How many toys?
(one or more than one)
one child, more than one toys
Count or noncount?
furniture
noncount
A few/few are used with _____ nouns.
A little/little are used with _____ nouns.
plural count, noncount
The teacher gave each of students a test.
The teacher gave each of the students a test.
Plural of video.
videos
Which is correct?
a. You missed the the movie's start.
b. You missed the start of the movie.
b
Is this phrase used for count, noncount, or both?
a lot of
a little/little/a few/few
I'm glad I got to save ______ money over the summer.
a little
Every chairs in that room is uncomfortable.
Every chair in that room is uncomfortable.
Plural of goose.
geese
Joseph and Mary are married. Jesus is their son. Create a sentence comparing Jesus and Mary using the possessive.
Mary is Jesus' mother.
Jesus is Mary's son.
a, an, or some?
She gave me ______ advice about life.
some
a little/little/a few/few
We're going on a long plane ride, so I packed ____ sandwiches.
a few
Customs officials will check each one of your suitcases.
No mistakes
Plural of analysis.
analyses
a. I'm going to the doctors tomorrow.
b. I'm going to the doctor's tomorrow.
b
Which words are noncount?
In a storm, we hear thunder and lightning. The rain is very heavy, and the clouds are dark.
thunder, lightning, rain
a little/little/a few/few
That's _______ too much sugar for my taste.
a little
It's difficult for me to understand English when people use a lot of slangs.
It's difficult for me to understand English when people use a lot of slang.
Plural of cliff.
cliffs
Nancy and Jack Hanson's family is large. They have ten sons. If each son has a sister, how many children do the Hansons have?
eleven
Count or noncount?
He's got a handful.
count
a little/little/a few/few
This music is so underground. Very _____ people know about it.
few
The boss has a picture of his five-years-old daughter on his office.
The boss has a picture of his five-year-old daughter in his office.