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Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns

Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns. Miss Lewis’ 5 th Grade Writing Class. Plural Nouns. Plural nouns name two or more persons, places, things, activities, ideas, or qualities. To form plurals of most common and proper nouns, add s to the singular nouns. File page desk keystroke. File

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Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns

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  1. Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns Miss Lewis’ 5th Grade Writing Class

  2. Plural Nouns • Plural nouns name two or more persons, places, things, activities, ideas, or qualities. • To form plurals of most common and proper nouns, add s to the singular nouns. File page desk keystroke File Page Desk Keystroke Files Pages Desks Keystrokes

  3. Plurals of Nouns Ending in . . . watch watches dish dishes glass glasses box boxes waltz waltzes quiz quizzes ch sh s x z or Add es Exception PP 4-7

  4. Plurals of Nouns Ending in . . . F, fe, or ff Many singular nouns require only an s for their plural forms. For other singular nouns, change the f or fe to ve and add an s. belief beliefs Shelf shelves wife wives PP 4-8

  5. Plural Forms of Nouns . . . When a noun ends in y and the letter before the y is a vowel, add an s to make the noun plural. Delay Delays Key Keys Boy Boys Play Plays Essay Essays PP 4-9

  6. Plural Forms of Nouns . . . When a noun ends in y and the letter before the y is a consonant, change the y to i and add es to make the noun plural. Policies Copies Accessories facilities Policy Copy Accessory facility PP 4-10

  7. Plural Forms of Nouns . . . When the noun ends in o and is preceded by a vowel, add an s to form the plural. stereo tattoo portfolio stereos tattoos portfolios When the noun ends in o and is preceded by a consonant, add s or es to form the plural. photo potato photos potatoes PP 4-11

  8. Irregular Noun Plurals and Special Nouns Some singular nouns have irregular plurals. Singular Plural woman foot mouse goose child ox women feet mice geese children oxen PP 4-12a

  9. Irregular Noun Plurals and Special Nouns continued Some nouns have the same singular and plural forms. Singular Plural deer sheep moose species series deer sheep moose species series PP 4-12b

  10. Irregular Noun Plurals and Special Nouns continued Some nouns that end in s look like plurals; but, depending on their use, they may have singular meanings. news physicsethics politics Most nouns that represent ideas or qualities have no plural forms. honesty integritypatience innocence Some nouns are never singular. proceeds savingsgoods earnings PP 4-12c

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