Plural

1. Área Académica: Licenciatura en Turismo
Tema: Nouns: Singular-Plural
Materia: Inglés I
Docente: E. en D. Fernando Benitez Leal
Periodo: Julio-Diciembre 2015

2. Topic: Nouns: Singular-Plural
Abstract:
In this slides the student will learn
how to change the singular nouns to
plural nouns.
Keywords: Noun, Singular, Plural
Grammar, A1
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3. SINGULAR-PLURAL
Nouns
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4. Regular Nouns
• Most nouns take -s in the plural.
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Bag  Bags
Pen  Pens

5. Regular Nouns
• Nouns ending in -ss, -s, -ch, -sh, -x,
take -es in the plural.
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Box  Boxes
Watch  Watches

6. Regular Nouns
• Nouns ending in a consonant + y,
drop the -y and take -ies in the
plural.
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Country  Countries
Cherry  Cherries

7. Regular Nouns
• Nouns ending in a vowel + y, take -s
in the plural.
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Toy  Toys
Boy  Boys

8. Regular Nouns
• Nouns ending in -f or -fe drop the -
f or -fe and take -ves in the plural.
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BUT
Knife  Knives Cliff  Cliffs
Loaf  Loaves Roof  Roofs

9. Regular Nouns
• Nouns ending in -o take -es in the
plural.
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Tomato  Tomatoes Radio  Radios
Potato  Potatoes Photo  Photos

10. Pronunciation
The suffix of the plural is pronounced:
• /s/ when the noun ends in a /f/, /k/, /θ/, /p/,
or /t/ sound.
Books, Clocks, Cats
• /iz/ when the noun ends in a /s/, /ks/, /ʃ/, /tʃ/,
/dʒ/, /z/, or /ʒ/ sound.
Torches, Bridges, Buses
• /z/ when the noun ends in any other sound.
Tables, Sofas, Mirrors
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11. Irregular Nouns
• Some nouns have irregular plural
form. These are:
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Singular Plural Singular Plural
Man  Men Mouse  Mice
Woman  Women Goose  Geese
Tooth  Teeth Deer  Deer
Child  Children Ox  Oxen
Person  People Fish  Fish
Foot  Feet Sheep  Sheep

12. References
H.Q., M. (2009). Traveller Elementary. USA:
MM Publications.
Hobbs, M., & Keddle, J. (2010). For Real
Elementary. London: Helbling Languages.
Evans , V., & Dooley, J. (2000). Enterprise
Grammar 1. Newbury, Berkshire, United
Kingdom: Express Publishing .
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13. Para citar este trabajo utiliza:
Benitez, F. (2015). Nouns: Singular-
Plural. [Diapositivas de Power
Point]. Recuperado de:
http://es.slideshare.net/fhertown
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