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Singular and Plural Nouns
OBJECTIVES • To identify and use singular nouns and plural nouns • To form the plurals of regular nouns and irregular nouns
DAILY MAINTENANCE Assign Practice Book page 1, Section 1.1. After students finish, 1. Give immediate feedback. 2. Review concepts as needed. 3. Model the correct answer. Pages 4–5 of the Answer Key contain tips for Daily Maintenance.
WARM-UP On separate note cards, list the following: Grocery store, Toy store, Department store, Sporting goods store, Hobby shop
Remind students that some words ending in -y require the -y to be changed to -i before adding -s. Read aloud the final rule for forming plurals. Remind students to use a dictionary when they are unsure of a word’s plural form.
PRACTICE EXERCISE 1 Ask volunteers to read the first two sentences. After each sentence has been read, have students identify all the nouns that appear. As each noun is cited, ask whether it is singular or plural. Have students complete the exercise on their own.
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Divide students into five groups and give each group a card. Have students work together to list as many things as they can that they might find in the store on their note card. Ask them to circle all the words that name one person, place, or thing. Have them rewrite those words to refer to more than one person, place, or thing.
Singular and Plural Nouns A noun is a name word. A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea. A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea. Add -s to most nouns to form the plurals. SINGULAR
PLURAL
SINGULAR
PLURAL
writer brick
writers bricks
canyon hope
canyons hopes
Add -es to form the plurals of nouns ending in -s, -x, -z, -ch, and -sh. SINGULAR
PLURAL
SINGULAR
PLURAL
dress church princess
dresses churches princesses
box flash march
boxes flashes marches
Form the plurals of nouns ending in -y preceded by a vowel by adding -s.
Read from a piece of writing that the class is currently reading. Emphasize the singular and plural nouns.
SINGULAR
PLURAL
SINGULAR
PLURAL
toy birthday
toys birthdays
attorney guy
attorneys guys
Form the plurals of nouns ending in -y preceded by a consonant by changing the -y to -i and adding -es.
TEACH Read aloud the definition of a noun. Discuss the difference between a singular noun and a plural noun. Recall the Warm-Up activity and remind students of the singular nouns and plurals nouns they listed. Invite volunteers to read aloud the first four ways of forming plurals. Ask students to provide additional examples.
SINGULAR
PLURAL
SINGULAR
PLURAL
lily colony
lilies colonies
baby party
babies parties
Some plural nouns are not formed by adding -s or -es. Check a dictionary to find the correct plural form.
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EXERCISE 2 Have students work with a partner to complete the exercise. Ask students to discuss and decide the plural of each noun and then look it up in a dictionary to confirm the answer. Advise students to use a dictionary whenever they are in doubt about the spelling of a plural noun. Recommend that students keep a list of troublesome plural nouns for future reference.
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SINGULAR
PLURAL
SINGULAR
PLURAL
woman ox tooth mouse congressman
women oxen teeth mice congressmen
trout swine Chinese corps moose
trout swine Chinese corps moose