English Exercises: PLURAL FORM

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�PLURAL FORM

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I. Plural of regular nouns�

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Group 1: For most nouns, add S�

student - students�� apple - apples

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Group 2: For nouns ending in -X, -S, -Z, -CH, and -SH, add ES

box - boxes�� dress - dresses

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Group 3: For nouns ending in a consonant + Y, change Y to I and add ES

party - parties��galaxy - galaxies

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Group 4: For nouns ending in a vowel + Y, add S

boy - boys�� key - keys

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Group 5: For most nouns that end in F or FE,F or FE becomes VES

elf - elves�� loaf - loaves

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Group 6: For most nouns that end in O, add S

kangaroo - kangaroos�� piano - pianos

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Group 7: For certain nouns that end in a consonant�+ O, add ES

hero - heroes�� potato - potatoes
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II. Plural of irregular nouns

foot - feet�� mouse - mice

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WHAT'S THE PLURAL FORM OF�.... ?

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DOWN

1. city

3. child

4. country

6. woman

8. person

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ACROSS

2. dictionary

5. watch

7. fox

9. tooth

II.�Fill in�the sentences with the proper plural form of the noun in parentheses.�

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a) There are�three big �in my yard. (tree)

b) I eat two �for breakfast. (sandwich)

c) My friend's twin��are very cute. (baby)

d) My �are small. (foot)

e) I love . (dress)

f) Manaus and Bel�m are very hot . (city)

g) I have two � in my purse. (brush)

h) There are two �under the sofa.(mouse)

i) The sheik has many . (wife)

j) These �are very old. (church)

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III. Change the sentences below to the plural form. The words in black�do not change.

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a) There�s a fly in my soup. �in my soup.

b) The knife is on the table. The �on the table.

c) The family is at home. The �at home.

d) That gentleman�works here.��here.

e) This person has a great life. .

f) That story is interesting. �interesting.

g) This crystal glass is beautiful. �beautiful.

h) That lady has beautiful hair. �beautiful hair.

i) The thief is in jail. The �in jail.

j) This student is excellent. �excellent.

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