Singular & Plural Nouns

Know the Definitions. This can be a confusing. Here's why.

singular means only one ~ plural means more than one

plural nouns are not the same as collective noun

a collective noun signifies a group of people or things (as in team)

a collective noun can be plural

examples:

- - team is a singular, collective noun
  - teams is a plural collective noun
  - team's is a singular collective noun
  - teams' is a plural collective noun

Creating plurals of nouns involved some weird rules!

add -s (the easiest way)

- - 1 dog -- 2 dogs
  - 1 car -- 2 cars
  - 1 house -- 2 houses
  - 1 apple -- 2 apples
  - 1 book -- 2 books

ends in s, ch, sh, x, z: add -es

- - 1 bus-- 2 buses
  - 1 match -- 2 matches
  - 1 dish -- 2 dishes
  - 1 box -- 2 boxes
  - 1 quiz -- 2 quizzes

ends in vowel +y, add the letter -s

- - 1 day -- 2 days
  - 1 key -- 2 keys
  - 1 boy -- 2 boys
  - 1 guy -- 2 guys
  - 1 donkey -- 2 donkeys

ends in consonant +y: remove y add -ies

- - 1 city -- 2 cities
  - 1 baby -- 2 babies
  - 1 story -- 2 stories
  - 1 party -- 2 parties
  - 1 country -- 2 countries

ends in vowel + 0, add -s

- - 1 zoo --2 zoos
  - 1 radio -- 2 radios
  - 1 stereo is singular -- 2 stereos
  - 1 video -- 2 videos
  - 1 kangaroo --2 kangaroos

ends in consonant + 0, add -es

- - hero-- heroes
  - echo -- echoes
  - tomato -- tomatoes
  - potato -- potatoes
  - EXCEPTIONS --
    - piano/pianos
    - photo/photos

Man, this can be confusing!

ends in f or fe, change to -ves

- - 1 leaf -- 2 leaves
  - 1 wolf -- 2 wolves
  - 1 knife -- 2 knives
  - 1 life -- 2 lives
  - EXCEPTIONS
    - - roof/roofs
      - cliff/cliffs
      - chief/chiefs

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irregular nouns

- - man -- men
  - child -- children
  - foot -- feet
  - tooth -- teeth
  - mouse -- mice
  - person -- people
  - die -- dice

some do not change

- - deer -- deer
  - sheep -- sheep
  - series -- series
  - fish -- fish
  - species

Online Reviews

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Click here for a review game with plurals.

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Plural Nouns : Correct/Incorrect: exercise in QUIA

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Review Exercise in QUIA: 40 points

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Plural Nouns Challenge Board (Jeopardy Style)

Exercises: Sets of 6

#1 of 3

#1 school: click here to do it online

click here for WORD version

#2 of 3

#2 school lunch: click here

#3 of 3

#3 cafeteria work: click here

Sentence Quick Checks

Practicing with Singular & Plural Nouns

for regular nouns

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sentence quick check #1: click here

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sentence quick check #2: click here

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sentence quick check #3: click here

for words ending in -f -fe -ive

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-f -fe -ive SET 1: click here

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-f -fe -ive SET 2: click here

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-f -fe -ive SET 3: click here

for irregular nouns

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irregular set 1: click here

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irregular set 2: click here

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irregular set 3: click here

for words ending in -y -ies

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-y -ies SET A: click here

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-y -ies SET B: click here

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-y -ies SET C: click here

IXL practice

Can you tell the difference between Singular-Plural-Possessive?

3rd Grade: ii.9: identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives: click here

3rd Grade: ii.11: identify & correct errors with plural & possessive nouns: click here

4th Grade: ii.11: identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives: click here

4th Grade: ii.12: form the singular or plural possessive: click here

4th Grade: ii.13: identify & correct errors with plural & possessive nouns: click here

5th Grade: HH.7 identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives: click here

5th Grade: HH.9: identify & correct errors with plural & possessive nouns: click here

5th Grade: B.4: form & use plural of nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y

5th Grade: B.3: form & use plural of nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y: practice like a formula

5th Grade: B.5: form plurals: review

6th Grade: B.2: from plurals of nouns ending in f, fe, o, and y

6th Grade: B.3: form & use plurals of noun sending in f, fe, o, and y

6th grade: B.4: form plurals: review

6th grade: B.5: form & use plurals: review

6th Grade: B.6: identify plurals, singular possessives, and plural possessives

6th Grade: B.7: form the singular or plural possessive

6th Grade: B.8: identify & correct errors with plural and possessive nouns

7th Grade: B.1: form & use plurals: review

7th Grade: B.2: form & use plurals of compound nouns

7th grade: B.3: idenfity plurals, singular possessives, & plural possessives

7th Grade: B.4: form the singular or plural possessive

7th Grade: B.5: identify & correct errors with plural & possessive nouns

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