Plural Rules
If a singular noun ends with x , how do you make it plural?
You add es to the end of the word
Is dog singular or plural?
Singular
Make this noun plural. book
books
Make this noun plural: pen
pens
The man has one car or cars.
The man has one car.
If a singular noun ends with sh, how do you make it plural?
you add es to the end of the word.
Is bags singular or plural? Why?
plural because it has a s at the end of the word.
Make this noun plural. tree
trees
Make this noun plural. pillow
pillows
The woman has ten bedrooms or bedroom.
The woman has ten bedrooms.
If a singular noun ends with ch, how do you make it plural?
Add es to the end of the word.
Is flower singular or plural? Why?
Singular because it has no s at the end of the word.
Make this noun plural. beach
beaches
Make this noun plural. tomato
tomatoes
Pam has plenty friend or friends.
Pam has plenty friends.
If a singular noun ends with s, what do you add to the end of the word to make it plural?
es
Is gases singular or plural?
plural
Make this noun plural and then say what is the rule: fax
faxes, the rule says if the word ends with a x, we add es to make it plural
Make this noun plural and then say what is the rule. flash
flashes, the rule says if the word ends with sh, we add es to make it plural
My sister has a pair of shoes or a pairs of shoes. Why you chose that answer?
My sister has a pair of shoes because a means that we are talking about one pair so we do not add s to pair.
We add es to all singular nouns ending with o. True Or False
False
Is dishes singular or plural? Why?
Plural because it has es at the end of the word.
Make this noun plural and then say what is the rule:
bed
beds, the rules says to add a s to the end of the word because it does not end with x ch sh s or o
Make this noun plural and then say what is the rule.
chair
chairs, the rules says to add a s to the end of the word because it does not end with x ch sh s or o
Mr. Bob has several house or houses. Why? Which word in the sentence helped us find the answer?
Mr. Bob has several houses because the word several means more than one.