Plurals, Some and Any

Plurals, Some and Any
Grammar Chapter 3
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Plurals, Some and Any
Grammar Chapter 3

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Learning goal
- I can use plurals and some and any in a sentence.

Slide 2 - Slide

Find out the rule..
Some
In what kind of sentence is some used?
Any
In what kind of sentences is any used?

Slide 3 - Slide

What do the words "some" and "any" mean?

Slide 4 - Open question

Some and Any

Slide 5 - Slide

1. There aren't ______ discos in town.
A
some
B
any

Slide 6 - Quiz

2. We need _____ extra eggs if we want to make omelettes.
A
some
B
any

Slide 7 - Quiz

3. I can't find _____ nice trousers.
A
some
B
any

Slide 8 - Quiz

4. ____ parts of the film are a bit boring.
A
Some
B
Any

Slide 9 - Quiz

5. Look at those apples! Schould we get ____ ?
A
Some
B
Any

Slide 10 - Quiz

6. Do you have ____ brothers or sister?
A
Some
B
Any

Slide 11 - Quiz

Plurals (meervouden)
Most nouns (zelfstandige naamwoorden) have a regular form. You make these words plural by adding an -s.
gift - gifts
phone - phones
message - messages
Note! Never use -'s for the plural form.

Slide 12 - Slide

Plurals (meervouden)
Nouns that end with an -s, -ss, -x, -z or -ch get -es.
bus - buses
match - matches
glass - glasses
box - boxes

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Plurals (meervouden)
Some nouns have different plural forms. Nouns that end with a consonant (medeklinker) and -o usually get -es.
hero - heroes
tomato - tomatoes
echo - echoes
There are exceptions, however:
photo - photos 
solo - solos

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Plurals (meervouden)
Nouns that end with an -f or sometimes with -fe get -ves.
shelf - shelves
dwarf - dwarves
knife - knives

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Plurals (meervouden)
Nouns that end with a -y that sound like /i:/ and have a consonant before the -y get -ies.
party - parties
baby - babies
penny - pennies
When the word ends in a vowel (klinker) +y, it just gets an -s.
key - keys
boy - boys

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Plurals (meervouden)
Some nouns have an irregular plural form and get a completely different plural form. You have to learn these by heart.
child - children
foot - feet
tooth - teeth
woman - women
man - men
mouse - mice

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Plurals (meervouden)
Some singular words are always used in plural form. The verbs and other words that go with them are also used in the plural form.

 My trousers/jeans/shorts are too long.
His sunglasses are cool.
These scissors are very sharp.


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One notebook, two...
A
notebooks
B
notebook's
C
notebookes
D
noteboeks

Slide 19 - Quiz

One emergency, two...
A
emergencys
B
emergency's
C
emergencies
D
emergences

Slide 20 - Quiz

One fox, two...
A
foxs
B
fox's
C
foxxes
D
foxes

Slide 21 - Quiz

One wife, two...
A
wifes
B
wife's
C
wives
D
wiffes

Slide 22 - Quiz

One child, two..
A
childs
B
child's
C
children
D
childrens

Slide 23 - Quiz

Two sunglasses, one...
A
sunglas
B
sunglass
C
sunglasses
D
moonglash

Slide 24 - Quiz

What did you learn today?

Slide 25 - Open question

What do you find difficult?

Slide 26 - Open question