Regular Plurals
What is the plural of "cat"?
cats
What is the plural of "child"?
children
True or False: You always just add -s
False
Fill in the blank: "One dog, two ______."
dogs
Is "chairs" regular or irregular?
Regular
What is the plural of "bus"?
buses
What is the plural of "tooth"?
teeth
What do you add to words ending in "ch"?
add -es
One man, three _________.
men
Is "geese" regular or irregular?
Irregular
What is the plural of "baby"?
babies
What is the plural of "mouse"?
mice
Name a word that changes the vowels when plural.
foot -> feet
goose -> geese
tooth -> teeth
One box, four _________.
boxes
Find the plural nouns: "The teachers graded papers after school." What type of plural nouns are they?
teachers - regular, papers - regular
What rule do we follow when a word ends in -y?
Change y to i, add -es
What is the plural of "foot"?
feet
Explain why "baby" changes to "babies".
Baby ends in consonant +y
One tooth, two _________.
teeth
Find the plural nouns: "The children played with their toys in the yard." What type of plural nouns are they?
children - irregular, toys - regular
Make this plural: "match". Tell me the plural rule that helped you find the answer.
matches; the word ends with the ending "ch", so you add -es to the end.
What is the plural of "person"? What is your rule for this plural?
people; it's a unique form or you have to memorize it
When do you add -es to the word?
Words that end with s, x, z, ch, sh
Write a sentence using an irregular plural noun correctly.
answer varies
Find the plural nouns: "The geese and cows grazed the grass near the fences." Explain the rules for each plural noun.
geese - changed the vowel because it's irregular
cows - added -s because it's a common regular noun
fences - added -s because it's a common regular noun