Plurals Plural nouns name more than one person

Plurals Plural nouns name more than one person, place, thing. books houses kids

Plurals Please write P for plural and S for singular: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. address friends bus cats mess 6. class 7. eyes 8. kiss 9. signs 10. toys 11. axes 12. atlas 13. dress 14. boss 15. dishes

Plurals • To make a plural most of the time you just have to add –s to the end of a word. favorite book favorites books

Plurals • Sometimes you have to add –es to the end of the word if the word ends in –ch, -s, or –x. You try saying those words with just an –s on the end! Your mouth can’t do it! wish sketch box dress wishes sketches boxes dresses

Plurals • When a word ends with a consonant and a y then you change the y to i and add –es. story stories family families hobby hobbies

Plurals Make the underlined word plural: (and tell me the rule) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Her favorite band Grandma’s album cover Hundred of muscian Tell me her story The record has some scratch Special memory

Plurals Make the underlined word plural: (and tell me the rule) 1. Her favorite bands (just add –s)

Plurals Make the underlined word plural: (and tell me the rule) 2. Grandma’s favorite album covers (just add –s)

Plurals Make the underlined word plural: (and tell me the rule) 3. Hundred of musician Hundreds of musicians (just add –s)

Plurals Make the underlined word plural: (and tell me the rule) 4. Tell me her story Tell me her stories (change the y to i and add -es)

Plurals Make the underlined word plural: (and tell me the rule) 5. The record has some scratches (just add -es)

Plurals Make the underlined word plural: (and tell me the rule) 6. Special memory Special memories (change the y to i and add -es)

Plurals Remember these words? Please change the plural ones to singular and the singular to plural! 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. address friends bus cats mess 6. class 7. eyes 8. kiss 9. signs 10. toys 11. axes 12. atlas 13. dress 14. boss 15. dishes