SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS by Steph J Martin https://padlet.com/stephmartin/3iv94jf6su7ceva6 GRAMMAR RULES en-us 2021-05-31 13:30:40 UTC 2024-02-25 17:44:16 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f197.png OVERVIEW stephmartin https://padlet.com/stephmartin/3iv94jf6su7ceva6/wish/1573623588 WHAT IS A NOUN?
Noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place or thing. EXAMPLE: GIRL - BOY - DOG - PHONE - CAR

NOUNS CAN BE SINGULAR OR PLURAL, REGULAR OR IRREGULAR AND TO CLASSIFY THOSE WE HAVE SOME RULES THAT I WILL EXPLAIN. ]]> 2021-05-31 13:33:16 UTC https://padlet.com/stephmartin/3iv94jf6su7ceva6/wish/1573623588 RULE #1 stephmartin https://padlet.com/stephmartin/3iv94jf6su7ceva6/wish/1573635724 To make regular nouns plural, add ‑s to the end.
cat – cats
girl - girls

]]> 2021-05-31 13:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/stephmartin/3iv94jf6su7ceva6/wish/1573635724 RULE #2 stephmartin https://padlet.com/stephmartin/3iv94jf6su7ceva6/wish/1573641457 If the singular noun ends in ‑s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z, add ‑es to the end to make it plural.
Glass – Glasses
bus – buses
trash – trashes
lunch – lunches
box – boxes
quiz – quizes
]]> 2021-05-31 13:41:30 UTC https://padlet.com/stephmartin/3iv94jf6su7ceva6/wish/1573641457 RULE #3 stephmartin https://padlet.com/stephmartin/3iv94jf6su7ceva6/wish/1573649890 If the noun ends with ‑f or ‑fe, the f is often changed to ‑ve before adding the -s to form the plural version.
wife – wives
wolf – wolves
OF COURSE EVERY RULE HAS AN EXCEPTION HERE WE HAVE A FEW WORDS:
Exceptions:
roof – roofs
belief – beliefs
chef – chefs
chief – chiefs]]> 2021-05-31 13:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/stephmartin/3iv94jf6su7ceva6/wish/1573649890 RULE #4 stephmartin https://padlet.com/stephmartin/3iv94jf6su7ceva6/wish/1573659230 If a singular noun ends in ‑y and the letter before the -y is a consonant, change the ending to ‑ies to make the noun plural.
city – cities
puppy – puppies
THE EXCEPTION IN THIS RULE IS THE FOLLOWING
If the singular noun ends in -y and the letter before the -y is a vowel, simply add an -s to make it plural.
ray – rays
boy – boys

]]> 2021-05-31 13:49:06 UTC https://padlet.com/stephmartin/3iv94jf6su7ceva6/wish/1573659230 RULE #5 stephmartin https://padlet.com/stephmartin/3iv94jf6su7ceva6/wish/1573669171 If the singular noun ends in ‑o, add ‑es to make it plural.
potato – potatoes
tomato – tomatoes
AND OF COURSE
Exceptions:
photo – photos
piano – pianos
halo – halos]]> 2021-05-31 13:53:41 UTC https://padlet.com/stephmartin/3iv94jf6su7ceva6/wish/1573669171 RULE EXCEPTIONS stephmartin https://padlet.com/stephmartin/3iv94jf6su7ceva6/wish/1573672936 Some nouns don’t change at all when they’re pluralized.
sheep – sheep
series – series
species – species
deer – deer
fish - fish

]]> 2021-05-31 13:55:20 UTC https://padlet.com/stephmartin/3iv94jf6su7ceva6/wish/1573672936 IRREGULAR NOUNS stephmartin https://padlet.com/stephmartin/3iv94jf6su7ceva6/wish/1573679824 Plural Noun Rules for Irregular Nouns
Irregular nouns follow no specific rules, so it’s best to memorize these or look up the proper pluralization in the dictionary.
EXAMPLES
child – children
goose – geese
man – men
woman – women
tooth – teeth
foot – feet
mouse – mice
person – people 
]]> 2021-05-31 13:58:31 UTC https://padlet.com/stephmartin/3iv94jf6su7ceva6/wish/1573679824 stephmartin https://padlet.com/stephmartin/3iv94jf6su7ceva6/wish/1573682857 This is just a review]]> 2021-05-31 14:00:00 UTC https://padlet.com/stephmartin/3iv94jf6su7ceva6/wish/1573682857