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PLURALIZATION OF
IRREGULAR NOUNS
Activity Sheets in English
VALERY LEI ELIZA B. MERCADER
Developer
Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Cordillera Administrative Region
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF ABRA
Bangued, Abra
Published by the
Learning Resource Management and Development System
Department of Education
Cordillera Administrative
Region Schools Division
of Abra
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Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Cordillera Administrative Region
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF ABRA
Bangued, Abra
PREFACE
This Activity Sheet is a project of the Curriculum Implementation
Division
particularly
the
Learning
Resource
Management
and
Development Unit. Department of Education, Schools Division of Abra. This
Learning Material is in response to the implementation of the K to 12
Curriculum. This material aims to improve performance specifically in
English.
Writer/Developer: VALERY LEI ELIZA B. MERCADER
Illustrator:
Cover Design & Layout:
Date of Development: August 27, 2019
Learning Area: ENGLISH
Grade Level: SIX
Resource Type: Activity Sheet
Code/ Learning Competency: EN6G-lb-2.3.2 / Compose clear and
coherent sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures: Pluralization of
irregular nouns
Quarter/week: FIRST QUARTER/ WEEK 2
Resource Location: DepEd SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ABRA
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Republic of the Philippines
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Cordillera Administrative Region
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF ABRA
Bangued, Abra
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
I would like to express my deepest appreciation to all those who
provided me the possibility to complete this Activity Sheet. First and
foremost, I would like to thank God Almighty for giving me strength ,
knowledge, ability and wisdom .
I would also like to acknowledge with much appreciation my
Manayday Elementary School family for their unending support. I would
also like to extend my gratefulness to my Grade VI pupils, who are my
greatest inspiration in preparing this Local Curriculum Material.
A special gratitude to the DepEd Schools Division, Learning Resource
Management and Development Center for their technical assistance on
the preparation and quality assurance of this material.
VALERY LEI ELIZA B. MERCADER
Developer/ Writer
DIVISION LRMDS STAFF
RIZA E. PERALTA
Librarian II
RONALD T. MARQUEZ
Education Program Supervisor-LRMDS
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HEDWIG M. BELMES
Chief Education Supervisor , Curriculum Implementation Division
CHRISTOPHER C. BENIGNO
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AMADOR D. GARCIA SR. Ph.D
OIC– Office of the Schools Division Superintendent
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Copyright ……. ……………………………………………………………..ii
Preface……..…………………….…………………………………………. iii
Acknowledgement…………..…………………………………………… iv
Table of Contents..…………………….………………………………….. v
Lesson 1: Pluralization of Irregular Nouns…….……….…….……….…1
Activity 1: Identify Me!...……………………….…………..…...…..2
Activity 2: Figure out!........…………………………………..……...3
Activity 3: Complete Me!........……….…………………………...4
Activity 4: Use Me!.........……………….…………………….……...5
Generalization...……...…………………………………………………….6
Answer Key…... ………………………………………………………….....7
References………………...………………………………….…………….8
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PLURALIZATION OF IRREGULAR NOUNS
Lesson 1
Objective: Compose clear and coherent sentences using appropriate
grammatical structures: Pluralization of irregular nouns
(EN6G-lb-2.3.2)
Topic: Pluralization of Irregular Nouns
Irregular nouns are nouns that do not become plural by adding –s or –
es, as most noun in English language do.
For example, the plural form of man is men not mans. The plural form of
woman is women, not womans.
The most common irregular nouns:
1. Nouns ending in –f and –fe
Ex. Leaf-leaves
Life –lives
2. Nouns that change vowels
Ex. Foot– feet
Man– men
3. Irregular nouns that change substantially
Ex. Mouse– mice
Child– children
4. Irregular nouns that do not change at all when made plural
Ex. Sheep– sheep
Fish– fish
5. Plurals of Latin and Greek words
Ex. Cactus-cacti
Axis– axes
Criterion– criteria
Datum– data
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Activity 1: Identify Me!
Direction:
Write if it is singular or plural for each underlined noun. The first one is done
for you.
1. The children dance gracefully. PLURAL
2. The fox ate the meat
3. She forgot to pay her taxes.
4. My father uses the axe in cutting the log.
5. I want to become a fireman someday.
6. Too much sweets causes tooth decay
7. My sister’s ultimate dream is to have a peaceful life.
8. The thieves robbed the bank last night.
9. Wolves are carnivorous kind of animal.
10. Love yourself first before loving others.
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Activity 2: Figure out!
Direction:
Read each sentence. Figure out the plural form of the noun in the parentheses and write it on the blank/space provided.
1. Carrie saw a flock of ___________________ across the field. (goose)
2. There were too many ___________________ in line, so I left. (person)
3. Five ___________________ grazed in my backyard. (deer)
4. The farmer shaved the wool of seven ___________________. (sheep)
5. Two ___________________ helped move the television. (man)
6. The desert is home to many ___________________. (cactus)
7. The baseball knocked out several of her ___________________. (tooth)
8. We roll two ___________________ in the game of Monopoly. (die)
9. Several ___________________ swim downriver each spring. (salmon)
10.
Three ___________________ walked slowly across the road. (elk)
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Activity 3: Complete Me!
Direction:
Complete the sentences. Write the plural form of the correct word from
the word pool in each blank space.
Bush
child
woman
tooth
Foot
leaf
season
knife
City
fish
1. There are three men and four _______________in my art class.
2. My neighbors next door have six _____________________.
3. People have two arms, two hands, two legs, and two _______.
4. Humans have 32 _____________________ in their mouths by the time they
are adults.
5. The _____________________ of the year are spring, summer, winter, and autumn, or fall.
6. The _____________________ on the trees change color in autumn.
7. There are forks, _____________________, and spoons on the table.
8. There are trees, flowers, and _____________________ outside around my
house.
9. Mumbai and Calcutta are two ____________________ in India.
10. My family has several pets. We have a dog, two cats, and five
____________________.
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Activity 4: Use Me!
Direction:
Write the plural form of the following nouns and use them in meaningful
sentences.
1. (mouse) ______________________________________________________
2. ( tooth) _______________________________________________________
3. (leaf) _________________________________________________________
4. ((woman) _____________________________________________________
5. (foot) _________________________________________________________
6. (wolf) _________________________________________________________
7. (life) __________________________________________________________
8. (thief) _________________________________________________________
9. (loaf) __________________________________________________________
10. (child) _________________________________________________________
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Generalization
a. Some nouns form their plural by a change in spelling
examples:
foot – feet
man – men
b. Some nouns add “en” + change into their plural form.
Examples:
child - children
ox – oxen
c. Some nouns are plural in form but singular in meaning. They always
end in s.
examples:
news
civics
mathematics
d. Some nouns are plural in form and in meaning. They do not have a
singular form.
examples:
clothes
pliers
eye
f. When a compound noun is written without a hyphen, the plural is
formed at the end of the word.
examples:
spoonful – spoonfuls
blackboard – blackboards
g. When a compound noun is hyphenated, the first word is pluralized.
examples:
basket- of- gold - baskets- of- gold
h. Foreign words form their plural by changing their last letter.
examples:
datum- data
radius – radii
crisis- crises
alumna- alumnae
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Answer Key
Activity 1
1. Plural
6. Singular
2. Singular
7. Singular
3. Plural
8. Plural
4. Singular
9. Plural
5. Singular
10. Singular
Activity 2
1. Geese
6. Cacti
2. People
7. Teeth
3. Deer
8. Dice
4. Sheep
9. Salmon
5. Men
10. Elk
Activity 3
1. Women
6. Leaves
2. Children
7. knives
3. Feet
8. bushes
4. Teeth
9. cities
5. seasons
10. fish
Activity 4
1. Mice
6. wolves
2. Teeth
7. lives
3. Leaves
8. thieves
4. Women
9. loaves
5. Feet
10. children
- Answers may vary in constructing
sentences
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References
Department of Education. 2016. K to 12 Curriculum Guide in
English 6. Pasig City: Department of Education.
Englishlinx.com. Accessed August 27, 2019, https://
englishlinx.com/cgi-bin/pdf_viewer.cgi?script_name=%
2Fpdf-content-by-subject%2FPlural-Nouns-with-esWorksheet.pdf&x=65&y=12.
AzarGrammar.com: Teachers helping teachers. Accessed
August 17, 2019, http://www.azargrammar.com/
index.html.
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School: MANAYDAY ES
Grade 6
Daily Lesson
Log
Teacher: VALERY LEI ELIZA B.
MERCADER
Teaching June 10-14, 2019
Date and (Week 2); 8:15-9:05 AM
Time:
Grade VI
Level:
Learning ENGLISH
Area:
Quarter 1st Quarter
I. OBJECTIVES
A. Content Standards
Compose clear and coherent sentences using appropriate grammatical structure: Pluralization of Irregular Nouns
B. Performance Standards
C. Learning Competencies/
Objectives Write the LC
code for each.
EN6G-Ib-2.3.2
Compose clear and coherent sentences using appropriate grammatical structures: Pluralization of irregular nouns
II. CONTENT
Composing clear and coherent sentences using
appropriate grammatical structures: Pluralization of
irregular nouns
III. LEARNING RESOURCES
A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide pages
2. Learner’s Materials pages
3. Textbook pages
Fun in Eng. Lang. p.112
4. Additional Materials from
Learning Resource (LR)
portal
B. Other Learning Resources
Activity sheets, activity cards, power point presentation
IV. PROCEDURES
A. Reviewing previous lesson
Pluralization of Regular Nouns (power point presentation
or presenting the new lesson slide 3)
B. Establishing a purpose for
the lesson
Let the pupils read the poem. (power point presentation
slide 4)
C. Presenting examples/
instances of the new lesson
1. What are the nouns in the poem?
2. What kind of plural nouns are they?
3. How are they formed?
Have a discussion on forming the plural form of irregular
nouns
D. Discussing new concepts
Let the pupils do Activity 1 (refer to Activity Sheet page 2)
and practicing new skills #1 Direction: Write singular or plural for each underlined noun.
E. Discussing new concepts
Ask the pupils to read the poem orally by group
and practicing new skills #2
F. Developing mastery (leads
to Formative Assessment 3)
Let the pupils do the Group Activity
(refer to activity cards)
G. Finding practical applications of concepts and skills in
daily living
Let the pupils do Activity 2 (refer to Activity Sheet page 3)
Direction: Read each sentence. Figure out the plural form
of the noun in the parentheses and write it on the line.
H. Making generalizations and How to form the plural form of irregular nouns? What are
abstractions about the lesson the rules?
I. Evaluating learning
Let the pupils do Activity 3 (refer to Activity Sheet page 4)
Direction: Complete the sentences. Write the plural form of
the correct word from the word pool in each blank space.
J. Additional activities for
application or remediation
Let the pupils do Activity 4 (refer to Activity Sheet page 5)
Direction: Write the plural form of the following nouns and
use them in meaningful sentences.
V. REMARKS
VI. REFLECTION
A. No. of learners who earned
80% in the evaluation
B. No. of learners who require
additional activities for
remediation
C. Did the remedial lessons
work? No. of learners who
have caught up with the
lesson
D. No. of learners who
continue to require
remediation
E. Which of my teaching
strategies worked well? Why
did these work?
F. What difficulties did I
encounter which my
principal or supervisor can
help me solve?
G. What innovation or
localized materials did I
use/discover which I wish to
share with other teachers?
Regional LRMDC TN: 340-10-19
Pluralization of Irregular Nouns
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