1. Slide
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Plural nouns
2. Word cloud
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What is the plural of 'mouse'?
3. Slide
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In English, words can be changed to a plural form by adding an 's' at the end. If the word ends with 'y' change the 'y' to an 'i' and add 'es' at the end. If the word ends with 's', 'x', 'z', 'ch', or 'sh' add 'es' at the end.
Making Plurals
4. Slide
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Pluralization: The process of making a noun plural. For example, the plural of house is houses. Regular Plurals: Most nouns that end in a consonant are made plural by adding -s. For example, cat > cats. Irregular Plurals: Some nouns are made plural in a different way. For example, the plural of mouse is mice.
Concepts:
5. Slide
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In English, some plurals are formed by changing the vowel in the word, such as 'man' becoming 'men' and 'woman' becoming 'women'. The Latin plural 'data' is now used as the singular form in modern English.
Did you know?
6. Word cloud
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What are some examples of words that change when they become plural?
7. Poll
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Plural noun of child:
- children
- childs
- childrens
8. Poll
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Plural noun of country:
- countrys
- countries
- countryes
9. Poll
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Plural noun of hero:
- heros
- heroes
- hereos
10. Poll
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Plural noun of leaf:
- leafes
- leafs
- leaves
11. Poll
60 seconds
What is the plural of 'potato'?
- Potaties
- Potatoes
- Potatos
12. Poll
60 seconds
What is the plural of 'box'?
- boxs
- boxes
- boxses
13. Open question
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What have you learned about making words plural?
14. Open question
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What is the rule for making nouns plural that end in "y"?
15. Open question
180 seconds
What is the rule for making nouns plural that end in "o"?
16. Open question
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What is the rule for making nouns plural that end in "x"?
17. Drawings
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Question: How do you make plurals in English? Clues: • Look at the last letter of the word. • If the last letter is a consonant, add -s. • If the last letter is a vowel, add -es. Select and solve one of the tasks: A. Find 3 nouns in the class and write them down. B. Draw a table with 3 columns: singular, plural, and example.
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