Nouns-A Review Of Plural Spelling changes

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To make the plural form of most nouns, add s to the end of the word. cup = cups

snake = snakes . ski = skis (I am taking my new skis pair of skis to the to the mountains next weekend.)

Add es to the end of a noun that ends in s, x, z, ch, sh. box = boxes

waltz = waltzes

match = matches

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When a noun ends in a consonant and y, drop the y and add ies. city = cities

Add s to some nouns that end in o . kangaroo = kangaroos

Add es to some words that end in o. tomato = tomatoes

Some words that end in o form the plural by adding either s or es to the end of the word. • Ato tornado = tornados tornado = tornadoes

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Some nouns that end in f or fe, drop f or fe and add ves.

Some nouns that end in f add s to form the plural.

loaf = loaves

belief = beliefs

thief = thieves

cliff = cliffs

Some nouns have irregular plural forms without s.

man - men woman - women child - children goose - geese mouse - mice

louse - lice ox - oxen

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Some nouns have the same singular and plural form.

one shrimp

two shrimp

one series

two series

Nouns borrowed from other languages such as Latin or Greek, have foreign plural forms. cactus = cacti datum = data index = indices medium = media stimulus = stimuli

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Write the plural noun in the blank.

1. (cup)

Over half the adults in the United states drink at least two _______________ of coffee a day.

2. (kangaroo)

_______________ are native to Australia.

3. (snake)

The first time that I ever saw rattle _______________ was in Florida.

4. (thief)

People who steal are called _______________.

5. (ski)

Mike is taking his new ________________ to Colorado next month.

6. (series)

A series is a group of similar things. Several groups are also called _______________.

7. (tornado)

Some storms, including _______________ , cannot be forecast accurately.

8. (belief)

Those politicians held different ________________ on the subject of the economy.

9. (box)

Ellen received four _______________ of chocolate on Valentine’s Day.

10. (cliff)

The bay is surrounded by towering _______________.

11. (child)

This project encourages school ______________ to study science.

12. (waltz)

I had hoped that she would save the last ________________ for me.

13. (louse)

You can buy a lotion at the pharmacy that treat head _______________.

14. (match)

________________ catch fire by friction.

15. (brush)

My grandfather liked to lather his beard with shaving _______________.

16. (city)

I have visited all of the capitol ________________ of the countries in the European Union.

17. (tomato)

Chop the _______________ into bite size pieces before you add them to the salad.

18. (loaf)

How many _______________ of bread did you buy?

19. (stimulus)

The optical illusions showed how the brain reacts to visual ________________.

20. (shrimp)

The jumbo shrimp platter comes with 12 fried _______________ and 2 vegetables.

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