Forming Plural Nouns

By Deb Hanson © 2013http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Deb-Hanson

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A singular noun refers to ONE thing.

A plural noun refers to MORE THAN ONE thing.

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Rule #1

Try it!

Make apple plural.

Make girl plural.

Add an –s to most singular

nouns

apples

girls

Rule #2

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Make box plural.

Make six plural.

If a word ends in x, add -es

boxes

sixes

Rule #3

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Make lunch plural.

Make witch plural.

If a word ends in -ch, add -es

lunches

witches

Rule #4

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Make wish plural.

Make eyelash plural.

If a word ends in sh, add -es

wishes

eyelashes

Rule #5

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Make pass plural.

Make boss plural.

If a word ends in -ss, add -es

passes

bosses

Rule #6

Try it!

Make baby plural.

Make candy plural.

Change the y to an i, and then

add -es

babies

candies

Rule #7

Try it!

Make leaf plural.

Make wife plural.leaves

wives

Change the f or –fe to an v, and

then add -es

Rule #8- There are a few irregular plural nouns that you need to memorize.

man men

woman women

child children

mouse mice

foot feet

tooth teeth

fish fish

sheep sheep

Let’s practice. Write a sentence using the plural form

of the word.

lady

The ladies walked into the store.

lady

The calves just learned how to walk.

calf

The foxes ran into the woods.

fox

I saw two big fish swimming in the stream.

fish

My brother broke two dishes.

dish

I got two watches for my birthday.

watch

My mom saves my baby teeth.

tooth

Do you like ketchup with your French

fries?

fry

My sister loves to wear dresses.

dress

I keep one of my toothbrushes in my suitcase.

toothbrush

Mom says that my cat has nine lives.

life

His feet hurt after his long run.

foot

Both churches are new.

church

The shelves were full of books.

shelf

I have special memories of times with my grandma.

memory

I have a red pair of glasses.

glass

My parents have to pay taxes.

tax

I screamed when I saw the three mice.

mouse