Structure, Vocabulary Development – Plural Forms of Nouns SS1 English Studies Lesson Note

NOUN- NUMBERS

PLURAL FORMS OF NOUNS

The answer is a relatively easy one, as grammar goes. A plural noun is a word that indicates that there is more than one person, animal place, thing, or idea. When you talk about more than one of anything, you’re using plural nouns. When you write about more than one of anything, you usually use the same word, simply adding an s, es, or ies to the end. There are a few exceptions to this rule, but not many. One of the best is that a single moose is a moose, and a group of moose are still moose.

The difference between singular and plural nouns is simple once you know what to look for. Here, we take a look at singular and plural nouns, providing both singular noun examples and plural noun examples to help you recognize plural nouns when you see them.

RULES FOR FORMING PLURALS

Most nouns make their plurals by simply adding -s to the end (e.g. cat/cats, book/books, journey/journeys). Some do change their endings, though. The main types of nouns that do this are:

1. Nouns ending in -y

If the noun ends with a consonant plus -y, make the plural by changing -y to ies: e.g.

• berry                       berries
• activity                   activities
• daisy                     daisies, etc

2. If the noun ends with -ch, -s, -sh, -x, or -z, add -es to form the plural: eg

• church                  churches
• bus                       buses
• fox                       foxes

3. There’s one exception to this rule. If the -ch ending is pronounced with a ‘k’ sound, you add -s rather than -es: e.g.

• stomach             stomachs
• epoch                    epochs

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT 

Vocabulary is all about words. With vocabulary, you tend to learn the meaning, pronunciation, 

translation and give examples of a new word.

What is a home?

A home is a place of residence or refuge. It is usually a place in which an individual or a family

can rest and store personal property.

What is family?

A family is a group of people who are affiliated by birth (biological)or marriage.

Words Associated With Home And Their Meaning

Those are words associated with things at home.

Words.                  

Sentences with vocabulary associated with home and family are:

1. Abel is my cousin.
2. Amina is my sibling.
3. Aminu kept the bag of rice in the pantry.
4. She is my stepsister.
5. We all sat in the dining room for breakfast.

ASSIGNMENT:

Fill in the gaps in the following sentences with words chosen from the list below:

“Uncle”, “pantry”, “dining room”, “extended”, “niece”.

Questions

1. A family that comprises the father, the mother, the children and relatives is known as a/an

________family.

2. The place where a family gathers together to have a meal is the_______

3. ________ is the place where food is stored.

4. My father’s brother is my________

5. My brother’s daughter is my_______