Plurals

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Lesson plan
  1. Grammar time!
  2. Practise
  3. DIY 

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Introduction
Last week I bought some groceries. I got one apple (I needed it for a recipe okay? Don't judge). A couple of kiwis, some bananas and several vegetables. Besides my usual items, I also bought 18 bottles of ice tea because it was on sale. In total I went to two shops.

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What do the bolded words have in common?

Slide 4 - Open question

Plurals
  • = meervoudsvorm

  • singular = enkelvoud = 1 
  • plural = 2 or more

  • One apple
  • Two apples
  • Basic rule:
  • Add -s 

  • But there a few spelling exceptions!
  • Let's see if we can figure them out

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Spelling exceptions
  • One bus, two buses
  • Rule: if the noun ends on an -s sound (sisklank) --> add
    -es
  • One hobby, two hobbies
  • Rule: consonant + y --> change y in to i + add -es
  • Compare with day
  • One wolf, two wolves
  • Rule: ends on -f(e) --> change f to v + add -es

  • One tomato, two tomatoes
  • Rule: ends on -o --> add -es
  • Compare with video 

  • Then there are the irregulars

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Irregular plurals
  • child - children
  • person - people
  • (wo)man - (wo)men
  • mouse - mice
  • tooth - teeth

Slide 7 - Slide

Make it plural:
book

Slide 8 - Open question

kiss

Slide 9 - Open question

match

Slide 10 - Open question

friend

Slide 11 - Open question

wife

Slide 12 - Open question

country

Slide 13 - Open question

foot

Slide 14 - Open question

potato

Slide 15 - Open question

woman

Slide 16 - Open question

hero

Slide 17 - Open question

cup

Slide 18 - Open question

knife

Slide 19 - Open question

lady

Slide 20 - Open question

man

Slide 21 - Open question

tooth

Slide 22 - Open question

fish

Slide 23 - Open question