She is my _____________________ .
Mother
________________ you for the gift.
Thank
Singular: There is one CAT.
Plural: There are lots of ____.
CATS
What is an regular plural noun?
It's a noun that follows the rule of adding -s or -es to the end of the word to make it plural.
Singular: Look! There is a MOUSE.
Plural: Look at all those ____.
MICE
He is my _____________________ .
Father
I need to have a _____________________ .
Bathtub
Singular: Look at that DOG!
Plural: Look at all those ____!
What are irregular plural nouns?
Nouns that make their plural in a different way. They do not follow the +s rule at the end of the word
Singular: I lost a TOOTH last night.
Plural: I lost many _____.
TEETH
What is the _____________________ like today?
Weather
Where is the _____________________ .
Bathroom
Singular: He has a nice WATCH.
Plural: They have lots of _______.
WATCHES
(NOTE: if the word ends in -ch, add -es)
What does plural mean?
Many! or more than one.
Singular: I have one CHILDREN.
Plural: My brother has 3 ________.
CHILDREN
She went the ________________ way.
Other
I need to shovel the snow off the ________________.
Path
Singular: I see a red FOX!
Plural: There are many red _____.
FOXES
(NOTE: if the noun ends in X, add -es)
True or False: when writing the plural form of irregular nouns their spelling changes?
TRUE!
Singular: I see a SHEEP in the field.
Plural: There are many _____ in the field.
SHEEP
Light as a _____________________ .
Feather
I like _____________________ .
Math
Singular: I have a birthday PARTY to go to this weekend!
Plural: I have 2 birthday _______ to go to this weekend!
PARTIES
(Note: when a word end in -y, to make it plural look at the ending. If Y goes after a consonant, change the Y to i and add es [party-parties]. If Y goes after a vowel just ad an S [boy-boys])
True or false: sometimes the spelling of an irregular plural noun doesn't change in spelling and it is the same.
True!
Singular: What a beautiful FISH.
Plural: Those three ____ are beautiful!
FISH