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A Singular and Plural Nouns
TASK 1 Read the comic strips and list the singular and plural nouns.

I need to prepare Dear, the baby is Please get a crib
some red eggs for ready. Shall we begin ready for the baby.
the celebration. the ceremony?

Yes, the barber and
the priest have arrived. We will need a pair of
I will cook chicken Most of our relatives scissors for the hair
curry and add in have arrived too. cutting ceremony.
these potatoes.

TASK 2 Complete the diagram below with the plural forms of the nouns given.
Give other examples of your own.

bottle – child –
For the plural Some nouns
cup – form of most have different woman –
nouns, add 's'. plural forms.
pencil – goose –

box – For nouns that Nouns ending baby –
end in 'ch', 'x', 's', Singular in vowels like
watch – candy –
or 'sh' sounds, and Plural 'y' or 'o' do not
bus – add 'es'. have definite potato –
rules.

wolf – For nouns A few nouns sheep –
ending in 'f' or have the same
wife – 'fe', change 'f' to singular and deer –
leaf – 'v' and add 'es'. plural forms. species –

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