2e les - HV1B - Food & listening skills

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Our lesson today

All about food!

Listening skills

Plural forms

Plural forms in English - basic rule and exceptions?

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.

Plurals (meervouden)

Nouns that end with an -s, -ss, -x, -z or -ch get -es.

bus - buses

match - matches

glass - glasses

box - boxes

quiz - quizzes

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

Plurals (meervouden)

Nouns that end with an -f or sometimes with -fe get -ves.

shelf - shelves

dwarf - dwarves

knife - knives

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

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

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.

Plural forms:

Join my Quiz!

Quiz on food...

Tea is the most popular drink in the UK. They have it whenever they feel...

1. sleepy
2. hungry
3. thirsty
4. lazy

Which is not a British dessert?

1. trifle
2. Eton mess
3. Yorkshire pudding
4. Spotted Dick

What is NOT part of a typically english breakfast.

1. eggs
2. bacon
3. mushrooms
4. crisps

Als je in Engeland patat en vis besteld dan vraag je om...

1. fish and chips
2. fish and fries
3. fish and crisps
4. fish and potatoes

British shortbread is a sweet and delicious...

1. cookie
2. biscuit
3. candy
4. toast

Crisps are the best if they are very...

1. chewy
2. heavy
3. crunchy
4. hungry

Lemon curd is very...

1. salty
2. sweet
3. sour
4. bitter

If you go to a supermarket, you're going to get some...

1. stuff
2. shops
3. messages
4. groceries

Which is NOT a vegetable?

1. cauliflower
2. plum
3. lettuce
4. zucchini

Who cooks at your house?

my mum

my dad

Do you like to cook?

Yes, I love it!

I hate it!

I never do...

What's your favourite food?

What is your favourite dish? Also mention 3 ingrediënts

What don't you like to eat?