Read and Speak English Multimedia CDROM

Teaches Reading, Spelling, Pronunciation, Phonics, Vocabulary, Handwriting

English as a Second Language CD-ROM

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PLURAL OF NOUNS
Nouns are words that name people, animals and things.  Examples: Bob, dog, bed, dogs, or beds.

A singular noun names one person, animal or thing.  Examples: Bob, dog or bed.

A plural noun names two or more persons, animals or things.  Examples: dogs or beds.
 

PLURAL TYPE	SINGULAR	PLURAL
1. The plural of a noun is usually formed by  adding "s" to the singular.    Examples:  cat + "s" = cats dog + "s" = dogs	cat+ s = dog+ s =	cats dogs
2.  The plural of a noun ending with the sounds  "s", "x", "sh", "ch","zh", "z",  or "j" is usually formed by adding "es",  or "s" if the singular ends with a silent  "e", to the singular.   Examples:  bus + "es" = buses box + "es" = boxes dish + "es" = dishes church + "es" = churches mirage + "s" = mirages prize + "s" = prizes bridge + "s" = bridges	bus + es = box + es = dish + es = church + es = mirage + s = prize + s = bridge + s =	buses boxes dishes churches mirages prizes bridges
3. The plural of a noun ending in "y" is  usually formed by adding "s" if the "y"  follows a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) or changing  "y" to "ies" if the "y" follows a consonant.  Examples:  boy + "s" = boys  (y follows a vowel) baby - y + "s" = babies  (y follows a consonant)	boy + s = baby - y + ies =	boys babies
4. The plural of a noun ending in "o" is usually formed by adding "s" if the "o" follows  a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) and "es" if the "o"  follows a consonant. Examples:  radio + "s" = radios  (o follows a vowel) tomato + "es" = tomatoes  (o follows a consonant) Nouns relating to music may form the  plural by adding "s" even if "o"  follows a consonant. Example: piano + "s" = pianos (o follows a consonant and noun  relates to music)	radio + s = tomato + es = piano + s =	radios tomatoes pianos
5. The plural of some nouns ending in "f" or  "fe" is formed by adding an "s". Examples:  roof + "s" = roofs  giraffe + "s" = giraffes Other nouns ending in "f" or "fe" form the  plural by replacing "f" or "fe" with "ves". Example: leaf - "f" + "ves" = leaves  knife - "fe" + "ves" = knives	roof + s = giraffe + s = leaf - f + ves = knife - fe + ves =	roofs giraffes leaves knives
6. The formation of some plural nouns  does not follow any rules. Examples:  man => men foot => feet mouse => mice deer => deer	man foot mouse deer	men feet mice deer

EXERCISE  1    EXERCISE  2

 (c) Anotek, Inc.  - Copyright 1996 - Patent Pending
Title: Read and Speak English
(Teaches Reading, Spelling, Pronunciation and Phonics, Vocabulary and Handwriting)
Authors: George N. Balanis, PhD, MBA and Toula Balanis, AA
Publisher: Anotek, Inc.
Circulation:  1 January 2000
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