1.1
Singular and Plural Nouns
OBJECTIVES • To identify and use singular and plural nouns • To form the plurals of nouns ending in -s, -x, -z, -ch, and -sh • To form the plurals of nouns that end in -y preceded by a vowel and those that end in -y preceded by a consonant • To recognize the plural forms of irregular nouns and the plural forms of nouns that do not change in the plural form
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.
Ask volunteers to take turns reading the rules that explain how to make nouns plural. Review the list of nouns on the board and help students determine which rule applies to each word.
PRACTICE
EXERCISE 2 Review students’ answers for accuracy. You may wish to have students go back to their dictionaries to check incorrect responses. Encourage students to state the rule that applies to making each noun plural.
EXERCISE 1 After students have identified which nouns are singular and which nouns are plural, have volunteers write on the board the singular and plural forms for all the nouns. Encourage students to state the rule that applies to making each noun plural.
1.1
WARM-UP
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.
Write the headings One and More Than One on the board. Have small groups list people, places, and things. Then have a student from each group write the words on the board under the appropriate heading. Erase and switch the headings. Ask students to change the singular words to make them fit under the new heading and to do the same for the plurals.
Add -s to most nouns to form the plurals. SINGULAR
PLURAL
SINGULAR
PLURAL
artifact
artifacts
minute
minutes
Add -es to form the plural of a noun ending in -s, -x, -z, -ch, or -sh. SINGULAR
PLURAL
SINGULAR
PLURAL
guess
guesses
crash
crashes
Form the plural of a noun ending in -y preceded by a vowel by adding -s. SINGULAR
PLURAL
SINGULAR
PLURAL
monkey
monkeys
birthday
birthdays
Form the plural of a noun ending in -y preceded by a consonant by changing the y to i and adding -es.
Read from a piece of writing that the class is currently reading. Emphasize the singular and plural nouns.
SINGULAR
PLURAL
SINGULAR
PLURAL
baby
babies
victory
victories
Some plural nouns are not formed by adding -s or -es. Check a dictionary for the correct plural.
TEACH Invite a student to read aloud the definitions for singular and plural nouns at the top of the page. Ask students to share nouns they know. Write these words on the board. Help students distinguish between nouns that are singular and nouns that are plural.
SINGULAR
PLURAL
SINGULAR
PLURAL
ox oasis
oxen oases
goose medium
geese media
The plural form of some nouns is the same as the singular form.
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SINGULAR
PLURAL
SINGULAR
series sheep
series sheep
corps corps Portuguese Portuguese
PLURAL
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