EXERCISE
(PLURAL NOUNS)
(PLURAL NOUNS)
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PLURAL
SPELLING RULES
1. General
rule:
Add –S.
2.
Nouns ending in -ch, -sh, -s,
-x, -o, -z:
Add –ES.
3.
Nouns ending in consonant +
-y:
Change –y to –i and add –ES.
4.
Nouns ending in –f and –fe:
Change –f and –fe to –VES.
SOME IRREGULAR PLURALS:
Man - Men
Woman - Women
Child - Children
Person - People
Foot - Feet
Tooth - Teeth
Goose - Geese
Mouse - Mice
Louse - Lice
Ox - Oxen
REMEMBER:
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INDEFINITE ARTICLES (A/AN) come only in the SINGULAR.
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DEFINITE ARTICLE (THE) can be SINGULAR
and PLURAL.
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ADJECTIVES are INVARIABLE.
It is a beautiful day.
They are beautiful days.
He is a funny guy.
They are funny guys.
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ANSWER KEY:
1. She is
a good person.
They
are good people.
2. He is my cousin.
They are our cousins.
3. The pencil is on the desk.
The
pencils are on the desks.
4. The glass is in the kitchen.
The glasses are in the kitchens.
5. It is a new dish.
They are new dishes.
6. He is a young man.
They
are young men.
7. The dictionary is under the chair.
The dictionaries are under the chairs.
8. She is a pretty woman.
They are pretty women.
9. The knife is sharp.
The knives are sharp.
10. The boy is on his way.
The boys are on their ways.
11. The child is in the garden.
The children are in the gardens.
12. The book is on the shelf.
The books are on the shelves.
13. The orange is on the table.
The oranges are on the tables.
14. He is a hero.
They are heroes.
15. The watch is old.
The watches are old.
16. This quiz is easy.
These quizzes are easy.
17. That city is in that country.
Those cities are in those countries.
18. The wolf is in the forest.
The wolves are in the forests.
19. The tooth is white.
The teeth are white.
20. The toy is in the box.
The toys are in the boxes.
PRONUNCIATION:
PRONUNCIATION:
/s/
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/z/
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/iz/
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desks
books
forests
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cousins
pencils
kitchens
dictionaries
chairs
knives
boys
ways
gardens
shelves
tables
heroes
cities
countries
wolves
toys
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glasses
dishes
oranges
watches
quizzes
boxes
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