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“Rules for Making Plurals” Learning Zone - Inglés

Universidad Metropolitana Título V Campus. “Rules for Making Plurals” Learning Zone - Inglés. Rule # 1. Add an ( s ) to form the plural of most of words. Examples: book – book s bug – bug s friend- friend s tutor – tutor s flower - flower s. Rule # 2.

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“Rules for Making Plurals” Learning Zone - Inglés

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  1. Universidad MetropolitanaTítulo V Campus “Rules for Making Plurals” Learning Zone - Inglés

  2. Rule # 1 Add an (s) to form the plural of most of words. Examples: book – books bug – bugs friend- friends tutor – tutors flower - flowers

  3. Rule # 2 For words that end in (s, z, x, ch, sh, ss) add (es) to form the plural. Examples: quiz - quizzes box - boxes church –churches bush– bushes class – classes

  4. Rule # 3 If the word ends in a vowel + (y) [ay, ey, iy, oy, uy] add an (s) to the word. Examples: tray – trays key – keys stay – stays toy - toys buy – buys

  5. Rule # 4 If the word ends in a consonant + (y) change the (y) into (i) and add (es) to form the plural. Examples: enemy – enemies cherry – cherries baby – babies party – parties dictionary - dictionaries

  6. Rule # 5 For words that end in (f), drop the (f) change it to (v) & add (es) for the plural. For words that end in (fe), change the (f) to (v) & ad (es) to form the plural. Examples: wolf - wolves wife - wives knife – knives self– selves

  7. Rule # 6 For nouns that end in a consonant + (o) add (es) to make the noun plural. Examples: tomato – tomatoes hero - heroes potato– potatoes volcano - volcanoes

  8. Irregular Plurals I. Some nouns change spelling in the plurals.

  9. Irregular Plurals II. Some nouns do not change in plural. one deer – two deer one sheep – three sheep one fish – four fish

  10. Irregular Plurals c. Some nouns are always plural. - scissors - pajamas - eyeglasses - shorts - clothes - plants Examples: 1.My pajamas. 2.Susan’s shorts. 3.Lilly likes plants.

  11. Practice Click the word that has the correct plural form. 1. party - parties - partys 2. shoes - shoeses - shoe 3. fox - foxs - foxes 4. gallery - galleries - gallerys 5. weeks - weekes - week 6. bus - buses - buseses 7. elves - elf - elfes 8. leaf - leaves - leafes 9. watches - watch - watchs 10. stereo - stereoses - stereos 11. month - months – monthes 12. witches – witch - witcheses

  12. Bibliography • http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/plurals.htm

  13. Prepared by: • Cristabel R. Ocasio Ilarraza • Nirazette L. González Abella

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