plurals

• English
• Middelbare school
• vmbo
• Leerjaar 1,2

plurals

Who remembers what we learnt about last week?

School 

and

the classroom!!!

Who can remember some English school words?

what is the difference?

what is the difference? 

Todays Lesson: Plurals / Meervouden

Singular = enkelvoud

Plural = meervoud

Learning goal:

1. I can make English nouns plural.
2. I can use the correct spelling rules.

Planning:

1. Teachers explanation
2. practice exercise.
3. Quiz
4. Exit ticket
5. Extra practice wordwall and Worksheet

1 backpack

4 backpacks

Rule for Plurals = word + s

                1 backpack - 4 backpacks

Words that end in a vowel sound + y

Vowel sounds = A, E, i, O, U

Exception! For words ending in a consonant + y                            

  -y goes away          and add an - ies

1 diary

3 diaries

Exception! Add -es when a word ends in:

-s, -sh, -ch, -x, or -o

Here are useful school words that follow this rule:

Singular                                              Plural

class                                                         classes

bus                                                           buses

quiz                                                          quizzes

box                                                           Boxes

Lunch                                                      lunches                                                         

Exception! By Words that end in a f/fe :

-f/fe goes away       and add VES

Here are useful school words that follow this rule:

Singular                         Plural

Shelf                                  shelves

knife                                  knives

life                                      lives

wife                                    wives

Exception! Words ending in a consonant + o

Add -es

Irregular Plural words

Plural:<div><span>Word + S</span></div>

Plural:<div>Irregular</div>

Plural:<div>Exception</div>

Child

Woman

lady

box

radio

Eye

potato

shelf

fireman

car

foot

teacher

F/ FE<div>becomes VES</div>

Consonant + O<div>becomes = OES</div>

Consonant + Y<div>becomes= ies</div>

Word ends in ch<div>add + ES</div>

Your turn!

1 Baby
2 ?

1. babys
2. babi
3. babies
4. babyies

1 Brush
2?

1. brushies
2. brushs
3. brushes
4. brush's

1 thief
3 ?

1. thieves
2. thiefs
3. thiefes
4. thievves

1 box
9 ?

1. boxxes
2. boxes
3. boxs
4. boxies

Plural of : lady

Plural of: dish

Plural of: student

1 berry
5?

1. berrys
2. berries
3. berryies
4. berrys

1 kiss
2 ?

1. kiss
2. kisses
3. kissies
4. kises

Irregular:
1 man - 2 ?

1 child
3 ?

1 foot
2 ?

Exit Ticket

Roll the dice and answer!

1️⃣ Make book plural

2️⃣ Make class plural

3️⃣ Make shelf plural

4️⃣ Make box plural

5️⃣ Make tomato plural

6️⃣ Tell me one plural rule

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