Grammar
Plurals
Primary 3M
Cockenzie Primary School
December 2008
Grammar
• NOUN
– A naming word, person, place or object.
• house
• rose
• pencil
• bird
What is a plural?
one cat
two cats
Plural or Singular?
one flower
three flowers
Plural or Singular?
one hat
four hats
Plural
• A plural word is where we have more
than 1 thing.
– Singular = 1
– Plural = More than 1
Watch Out –
Rules!
• There are lots of rules when changing
words from singular to plural.
• BE CAREFUL!
• We are going to look at just two of
the rules.
• LISTENING?
Adding ‘s’
• For most words we just add ‘s’ to the
end of it to change it into a plural.
• one apple
three apples
• desk → desks
• book → books
• pen → pens
month → months
train → trains
name → names
Adding ‘es’
• For others we need to add ‘es’ to
change it to a plural.
• one brush
two brushes
• box → boxes
dish →
• glass → glasses quiz →
dishes
quizes
Rule!
• If the word ends with a long s sound
or a hiss sound like;
– sh
-s
-x
– ch
-z
– ss
»then add ‘es’