lesson 1

Nouns have two forms: Singular and Plural

A singular noun refers to only one person, place, event, animal or thing.

A plural noun refers to more than one person, place, event, animal or thing.

Regular nouns form their plural by adding –s or –es at the end of the word. Study the different regular nouns and how their plural form are written.

Examples: bag-bags       baby-babies   toy-toys 

 glass-glasses   knife-knives      building-buildings

1. Most regular nouns form its plural by adding –s or –es

Examples: table-tables    building-buildings

2. Nouns ending in s, ss, ch, x, or z form its plural by adding –es.

Examples: glass- glasses  brush – brushes

                  wish - wishes   tax – taxes

3. Nouns ending in o can form its plural either by adding

-s or –es.

Examples: piano – pianos      radio – radios

There are ,however, that have two acceptable plural

forms:

mangos-mangoes   cargos-cargoes

        volcanos-volcanoes

5. Nouns ending in –f or –fe form their plural by

changing –f or –fe to v and adding -es

Examples: leaf –leaves    knife –knives 

Some nouns ending in –f are considered

exceptions and form their plurals by adding –s.

Examples: roof –roofs        proof- proofs

        belief-beliefs     gulf- gulfs

  Same nouns have two plural forms:

Examples: elf – elfs,elves     scarf- scarfs,scarves hoof- hoofs,hooves

B. The plural of irregular nouns do not end in –s. For

same irregular nouns, the plural is formed by changing

the vowel in the middle ; other irregular nouns change

their spelling.

Examples:

woman-women  tooth-teeth 

 goose-geese

shrimp-shrimp      man-men     foot-feet

mouse-mice        child-children

 sheep –sheep

Read the paragraph carefully. Fill in the blanks with the correct plural form of the words in the parenthesis.

   There are many old (church)1.___________ in the

                 Philippines. They are found in the (province)2.__________

                 As well as in the (city)3.____________. 

They were built many (century)4._______________ago. In the wilderness of the Western(country)5._______________________

 wolf)6.________________and (fox)7.________________still roam.

Their (mountain) 8.________ and (forest) 9 ________________ still allow these ( animals) 10.________ to exist.

Write the plural form of the following nouns.

1.  newspaper ______________

2.  goose         ______________

3.  butterfly     ______________

4.  surprise        ______________

5.  party           ______________