Área Académica: Licenciatura en Turismo

Tema: Nouns: Singular-Plural

Materia: Inglés I

Docente: E. en D. Fernando Benitez Leal

Periodo: Julio-Diciembre 2015

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Topic: Nouns: Singular-Plural

Abstract:In this slides the student will learn how to change the singular nouns to plural nouns. Keywords: Noun, Singular, Plural Grammar, A125/07/15

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SINGULAR-PLURAL Nouns

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Regular Nouns

• Most nouns take -s in the plural.

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Bag Bags

Pen Pens

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Regular Nouns

• Nouns ending in -ss, -s, -ch, -sh, -x, take -es in the plural.

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Box Boxes

Watch Watches

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Regular Nouns

• Nouns ending in a consonant + y, drop the -y and take -ies in the plural.

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Country Countries

Cherry Cherries

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Regular Nouns

• Nouns ending in a vowel + y, take -s in the plural.

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Toy Toys

Boy Boys

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Regular Nouns

• Nouns ending in -f or -fe drop the -f or -fe and take -ves in the plural.

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BUTKnife Knives Cliff Cliffs

Loaf Loaves Roof Roofs

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Regular Nouns

• Nouns ending in -o take -es in the plural.

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BUT

Tomato Tomatoes Radio Radios

Potato Potatoes Photo Photos

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PronunciationThe suffix of the plural is pronounced:

• /s/ when the noun ends in a /f/, /k/, /θ/, /p/, or /t/ sound.

Books, Clocks, Cats

• /iz/ when the noun ends in a /s/, /ks/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/, /dʒ/, /z/, or /ʒ/ sound.

Torches, Bridges, Buses

• /z/ when the noun ends in any other sound.

Tables, Sofas, Mirrors

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Irregular Nouns

• Some nouns have irregular plural form. These are:

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Singular Plural Singular Plural

Man Men Mouse Mice

Woman Women Goose Geese

Tooth Teeth Deer Deer

Child Children Ox Oxen

Person People Fish Fish

Foot Feet Sheep Sheep

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References

H.Q., M. (2009). Traveller Elementary. USA: MM Publications.

Hobbs, M., & Keddle, J. (2010). For Real Elementary. London: Helbling Languages.

Evans , V., & Dooley, J. (2000). Enterprise Grammar 1. Newbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom: Express Publishing .

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Para citar este trabajo utiliza:

Benitez, F. (2015). Nouns: Singular-Plural. [Diapositivas de Power Point]. Recuperado de: http://es.slideshare.net/fhertown

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