Plurals

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EngelsMBOStudiejaar 2

In deze les zitten 36 slides, met interactieve quizzen en tekstslides.

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Slide 1 - Tekstslide

What is the plural of:
cat
A
cat
B
cats
C
cates
D
cattes

Slide 2 - Quizvraag

What is the plural of:
house
A
house
B
housses
C
houses
D
hice

Slide 3 - Quizvraag

Regular plurals
Just add -s to the end

Example: table - tables

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

What is the plural of:
bus
A
bus
B
buses
C
busses
D
bussess

Slide 5 - Quizvraag

What is the plural of:
lunch
A
lunches
B
lunchs
C
lunch
D
lunchess

Slide 6 - Quizvraag

Ending in s-sound
If you want to make a plural of a word that ends in an s-sound, you have to add - es

Example: dish - dishes

Slide 7 - Tekstslide

What is the plural of:
thief
A
thief
B
thiefs
C
thiefes
D
thieves

Slide 8 - Quizvraag

What is the plural of:
wolf
A
wolf
B
wolfs
C
wolves
D
wolfes

Slide 9 - Quizvraag

Ending in -f or -fe
If you want to make a plural of a word that ends in -f or -fe, you have to change the -f to a -v and then add -s or -es

Example: wife - wives

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

What is the plural of:
city
A
cities
B
citys
C
city's
D
citis

Slide 11 - Quizvraag

What is the plural of:
puppy
A
puppy's
B
puppys
C
puppis
D
puppies

Slide 12 - Quizvraag

Ending in -y (after a consonant)
If you want to make a plural of a word that ends in a consonant + -y, you have to change the -y to -i and then add -es

Example: baby - babies

Slide 13 - Tekstslide

Watch out!
This is different in Dutch!
's is NOT allowed for plurals in English

Slide 14 - Tekstslide

What is the plural of:
ray
A
raies
B
rays
C
rais
D
rayes

Slide 15 - Quizvraag

What is the plural of:
boy
A
boys
B
bois
C
boies
D
boyes

Slide 16 - Quizvraag

Ending in -y (after a vowel)
If you want to make a plural of a word that ends in a vowel + y, you can just add -s to the end

Example: day - days

Slide 17 - Tekstslide

What is the plural of:
potato
A
potatos
B
potatoes
C
potato's
D
potato

Slide 18 - Quizvraag

What is the plural of:
hero
A
heros
B
hero's
C
heroes
D
heroos

Slide 19 - Quizvraag

Ending in -o
If you want to make a plural of a word that ends in -o, you have to add -es

Example: tomato - tomatoes

Slide 20 - Tekstslide

What is the plural of:
photo
A
photo's
B
photos
C
photoes
D
photi

Slide 21 - Quizvraag

Ending in -o (exceptions!)
There are many exceptions that end in -o, but have a regular plural with -s

Example: studio - studios

Slide 22 - Tekstslide

Irregular plurals
There are many plurals that can't be explained. 

Let's see if you know what they are!

Slide 23 - Tekstslide

What is the plural of:
foot

Slide 24 - Open vraag

What is the plural of:
sheep

Slide 25 - Open vraag

What is the plural of:
man

Slide 26 - Open vraag

What is the plural of:
series

Slide 27 - Open vraag

What is the plural of:
mouse

Slide 28 - Open vraag

What is the plural of:
woman

Slide 29 - Open vraag

What is the plural of:
child

Slide 30 - Open vraag

One child, two…..
A
childs
B
children
C
kids
D
childrens

Slide 31 - Quizvraag

Mice

Slide 32 - Tekstslide

Meervoud van:
child
A
childs
B
childes
C
childern
D
children

Slide 33 - Quizvraag

A pair of ...
Sommige woorden zijn altijd in het Engels in het meervoud.
Het zijn vaak voorwerpen die uit 2 losse delen bestaan zoals:
- glasses
- jeans 
Daar zetten we dus a pair of voor. 

Slide 34 - Tekstslide

Samenvatting:
Algemeen+s
  • Dog - Dogs
  • Teacher - teachers

eindigt op:  f(e) --> f=ves
  • Leaf - Leaves
  • Wife - Wives



Medeklinker + Y --> y=ies
  • Party - Parties
    Klinker + Y --> ys
  • Boy - Boys
O --> oes 
  • Tomato - Tomatoes 
Sis klink (s/sh/ch) --> +es
  • Coach - Coaches
  • Box - Boxes

Slide 35 - Tekstslide

Slide 36 - Tekstslide