plurals

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome to today's English lesson!

With Ms Frijns

By the end of this lesson, you...

...know what plurals are. 

Table of Contents

Speaking activity: theme words

Explanation: plurals

Work by yourselves

Plurals

Plural = meervoudsvormen

In NL:

school --> scholen

mens --> mensen

But what about plural (=meervoud) in English?

What do you already know?

Translate the following word to English:
sterren

1. stars
2. starren

Translate the following word to English:
ideeën

1. ideas
2. ideaen

Translate the following word to English:
optredens

1. shows
2. show's

Plural: gebruik

Wat is een 'plural'? 

Een plural is een meervoudsvorm 

Hoe ziet een meervoudsvorm eruit in het Engels?

Woord + s

• friends (NL= vrienden)
  
• stars (NL=sterren)

Translate the following word to English:
voeten

1. foots
2. feet

Translate the following word to English:
schapen

1. sheep
2. sheeps

Translate the following word to English:
sjaals

1. scarfs
2. scarves

Translate the following word to English:
verhalen

1. storys
2. stories

Translate the following word to English:
kinderen

1. children
2. childs

Plural: uitzonderingen

foot (voet)	f ee t (voeten)
tooth	t ee th
scarf	scar ves
lady	lad ies
story	stor ies
child	child ren

oo = ee

-f = -ves

-y = -ies

+ren

Write the following words in plural:
human, cat, pony, foot

Over to you...

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