Transcript FORMING PLURALS

FORMING PLURALS
• Most nouns
• Nouns ending in ss, sh,
ch, x
• tomato, potato, mango
• Nouns ending in
consonant + y
• Nouns ending in f, fe
• Add s
• Add es (e.g. dishes,
classes)
• Add es
• Change y to ies (e.g.
babies)
• Change f, ve to ves
(e.g. wolf > wolves)
BUT cliff > cliffs, chef
> chefs
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goose
alumnus
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goose
alumnus
• children
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child
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alumnus
• children
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child
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• children
• feet
• mice
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children
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mice
oxen
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children
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PLURAL THE SAME AS
SINGULAR
• ONE SHEEP
TWO SHEEP
• ONE FISH
TWO FISH
– There is also a plural `fishes’ but this is rather
old-fashioned now
• ONE DEER
TWO DEER
NOUNS THAT ARE ALWAYS
PLURAL
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CLASSES
SPECTACLES
SCISSORS
TROUSERS
COMPASSES
We can count these by using the phrase `a
pair of’ (e.g. two pairs of scissors)
UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS
• These cannot be used with `a’ but always go
with a singular verb
– Homework is fun!
– Furniture is expensive
• We can count them only by adding phrases
like `piece of’
– A piece of rubbish
– Two pieces of furniture
– Three news items