7 Nouns
7 Nouns
7 Nouns
5. Irregular plurals 6. Some words ending 7. Some words are 7. Some words are
e.g. man – men in f or fe make the always used in the always used in the
woman - women plural in -ves plural. singular.
tooth – teeth e.g. pyjamas e.g. news
e.g. life – lives
mouse – mice trousers information
thief – thieves
child – children glasses furniture
half – halves
ox – oxen scissors advice
1. There is a young man sitting on a bench. There are young people sitting on the benches.
2. He has got his first job. He has got first jobs.
3. He works as a steward in the company. He works as a steward in the companies.
4. One of these days he saw a mouse running throw the waiting room. One of these days saw a mouse
running through the waiting rooms.
5. The lady who was sitting there with her child was afraid of the little animal. The lady who was sitting there
with her child was afraid of the little animals.
6. The child was eating a sandwich. The child was eating a sandwiches.
7. The lady was reading the newspaper. The lady was reading the newspapers
8. She had a pencil on her hand. She had a pencil on her hands.
9. There was a basket with a cherry on the ground. There was a basket with a cherries on the ground.
10. Next to the basket there was a wooden chair. Next to the basket there was wooden chairs.
C) Identify with S or P the underlined words as singular (S) or plural (P), and then write the word in the
opposite number as in the example.
D) Group the following words under the correct heading according to their plural formation.
E) Spot ten (10) mistakes in the text. Then underline them and write the correct word on the lines.
Garden
THE ENGLISH AND THE GARDENS Baby
Women
English persons like gardenes and parks very much. On Sundays they take their Men
childs with them and we can see mans, womans, girls, boies and even babys in Child
Boy
their prams very happy breathing fresh air. Older people read newspapers,
Toy
magazines or even lifes of famous people. The green leaves of the trees protect
Pram
them from the sun. Red buses run in the streets. That little baby, smiling with his Magazine
tooths, plays with his toies. Leaf