singular plural.ppt

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There is a mancollecting the oil palmfruits

The menare working inthe paddy field.

The womanis puttingthe bottles into a box.

The women arearranging the boxeson the shelves.

There is a mouseeating under thecoconut tree.

The cat caught somemice.


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- Countable nouns can be in the form

of singularand plural.

-A plural nounrefers to more than

one, or many.


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a) Singular nounsshow one thing of :* a person * an animal

* a place * a thingb) We put the articles aor anbefore singular countable

nouns.c) Ais put before any word that begins with a consonant.

Examples :1) My brother is acareless man.2) We cross the river using acanoe.


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a) Plural nounsshow two or more things of :* a person * an animal

* a place * a thingb) Plural nounsare divided into 2 groups1) regular plurals2) irregular plurals

Examples :1) We are good friends.2) They are Mr. Lees children.


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CHANGING SINGULAR

TO

PLURAL NOUNS

There are certain rulesneed to be followed whenwe are changing singular

noun to plural noun


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Rule No. 1

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Adding sto the singular form in order tomake them plural

Singular Plural Singular Plural

Cottage Cottages Girl Girls

Year Years Singer Singers

Month Months Pilot PilotsDay Days Peacock Peacocks

Noun Nouns Carrot Carrots

Song Songs Instrument Instruments

Street Streets Canoe CanoesPaper Papers Office Offices

Ruler Rulers Bank Banks


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Rule No. 2

2Adding -esto nouns that end with s,sh, chand x.


Abacus Abacuses Sandwich Sandwiches

Dress Dresses Crutch Crutches

Bus Buses Watch Watches

Octopus Octopuses Coach Coaches

Fish Fishes Tax Taxes

Wish Wishes Fox Foxes

Bush Bushes Box BoxesClass Classes Glass Glasses

Church Churches Sash Sashes


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Rule No. 3

3If the noun ends in oand there is aconsonantbefore theo, the plural is usually formed by adding sto the singular.


Motto Mottos Banjo BanjosKimono Kimonos Halo Halos

Piano Pianos Zero Zeros

Solo Solos Dynamo Dynamos

Video Videos Radio Radios

Photo Photos Kangaroo Kangaroos


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Rule No. 4

4For some nouns, that end with o, we addesto make them plural.


Cargo Cargoes Buffalo Buffaloes

Echo Echoes Mango Mangoes

Hero Heroes Volcano Volcanoes

Tomato Tomatoes Potato Potatoes


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Rule No. 5

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If the noun ends in yand there is a consonantbefore the y, the plural is usually formed bychanging yto iand add es.


Story Stories Scenery Sceneries

Butterfly Butterflies Lady LadiesDiary Diaries City Cities

Candy Candies Aunty Aunties

Lorry Lorries Factory Factories

Baby Babies Party Parties

Army Armies Gallery Galleries

Country Countries Injury Injuries


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Rule No. 6

6If the noun ends in yand there is avowelbefore the y, the plural is usuallyformed by changing s to the singular.


Day Days Valley Valleys

Donkey Donkeys Toy Toys

Monkey Monkeys Guy Guys

Key Keys Play Plays

Boy Boys Way Ways


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7 Changing f, fe,to ves


Elf Elves Calf CalvesKnife Knives Loaf Loaves

Hoof Hooves Wolf Wolves

Leaf Leaves Wife Wives

Life lives Thief Thieves


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Rule No. 8

8 Adding sto nouns ending with fand fe

Singular Plural Singular PluralLift Lifts Beef Beefs

Roof Roofs Caf Cafes

Chief Chiefs Dwarf Dwarfs

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