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Singular & Plural Nouns

Singular & Plural Nouns. Chapter 2, Lesson 3. Objectives. Students will: Write the plural form of nouns correctly. Proofread for plural nouns. Rules. Singular Noun Names one person, place, thing, or idea. Example: The farmer drove to the market with the box. Plural Noun

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Singular & Plural Nouns

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  1. Singular & Plural Nouns Chapter 2, Lesson 3

  2. Objectives Students will: • Write the plural form of nouns correctly. • Proofread for plural nouns.

  3. Rules • Singular Noun • Names one person, place, thing, or idea. • Example: • The farmer drove to the market with the box. • Plural Noun • Names more than one person, place, thing, or idea. • Example: • The farmers drove to the markets with the boxes.

  4. Rules for forming plurals • Most singular nouns: • Add “s” • Street = streets • House = houses • Nouns ending in s, x, ch, or sh: • Add “es” • Dress = dresses • Ax = axes • Bench = benches • Dish = dishes • Nouns ending with a vowel and y: • Add “s” • Valley = valleys • Joy = joys • Nouns ending with a consonant and y: • Change the “y” to “i” and then add “es.” • City = cities • Cranberry = cranberries

  5. What is the plural form of each noun? • ostrich • ostriches • fox • foxes • letter • letters • alley • alleys • boss • bosses • panda • pandas • porch • porches • family • families • holiday • holidays • glass • glasses

  6. What is the plural form of each noun? • idea • ideas • month • months • toy • toys • ocean • oceans • party • parties • flute • flutes • marsh • marshes • basket • baskets • doctor • doctors • body • bodies

  7. What is the plural form of each noun? • paper • papers • picture • pictures • ranch • ranches • library • libraries • business • businesses • birthday • birthdays • notebook • notebooks • ax • axes • balcony • balconies • inch • inches

  8. Find the eleven incorrect plural nouns At the City Harbor Huge ocean lineres arrive. Tiny tugboats pull the giant shipes. Persones young and old sit on benches and watch. Ferrys sail in and out. Familys get on and off. Noisy seagulles swoop over the beachs. Tall cranes load boxes onto big vessels. Bosses direct the groupes of workers. The rayes of the sun fade. Flashs of light beam from the buoyes offshore. liners ships Persons Ferries Families seagulls beaches rays groups Flashes buoys

  9. Homework WB pgs. 25 & 26

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