When a noun ends in ch, sh, x, s or z we add 'es' to make it plural.
pouches
For example: pouch
C
I Write the following words in their plural form.
a match
f couch
b patch
g brush
c waltz
h class
d fox
i wish
e dish
j compass
When there is just one of anything we say it is singular.
Where there is more than one thing it becomes plural.
When a noun ends in a consonant followed by y make it plural by dropping they and adding ies.
For example: fairy
fairies.
2
Fill in the crossword using the clues given.
(
(Across
4
7
1
Plural of city
Plural of pony
Plural of cherry
8
Plural of ferry
C
(
2
3
5
6
2
Down
Plural of theory
Plural of dairy
Plural of fairy
5
Plural of berry
■
[7
8
Most nouns that end in for fe become plural by dropping the for
fe and adding yes. For example: wife
wives
3
Rewrite the sentences by changing the words in bold to plurals.
a The wife helped the elf clean up.
b The shelf broke when the loaf cooled.
c The thief stole a scarf and a knife.
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Some words become plural in very strange ways and some words, like sheep, don't change at all!
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[people
4
women men
geese
childrenn sheep
Choose a plural from the box above and match it to its singular form below.
a person
b man
c child
d goose
e tooth
f woman
I
g sheep
Some uncommon plurals can be identified through your knowledge of their root word.
For example: Cactus adr cacti
rmumo
Match the clues with their uncommon plural form.
(
a
more than one nucleus
y
b
more than one syllabus
( fungi
more than one focus
(nuclei
d
more than one fungus
(
e
more than one cactus
h
C
more than one phenomenon
C
more than one criterion
6
syllabi
theses
more than one thesis
more than one index
1,)
foc i
phenomena
) cacti
c)
criteria
)
indices
Write the following words in their plural form.
a fly
h diary
b mouse
i cactus
c baby
j shelf
d church
k dress
e fungus
I goose
f man
m life
g scarf
n battery