THE PLURALS: RULES OF FORMATION

Singular ['sgjl] form of a noun - means only one thing or person (1).
Plural ['plrl] form means two or more (2 o +).

Exceptions
# Rule (reglas) Examples (ejemplos)
(excepciones)
A book books
Para formar los plurals generalmente se aade
1. A house houses
s a su forma singular.
banana bananas
One bus - many buses
a dress - dresses
Se aade es a las palabras que terminen en watch - watches
2.
s, -ss, ch, -sh, -x or z para formar el plural a bush - bushes
a box - boxes
a quiz quizzes

3.1 Si un sustantivo termina en consonant + y,

One baby - two babies
cambiar y a i y aadires.
3. 3.2 Cuando las palabras terminan en una vocal
antes de y, se aade una s para formar el a toy - toys
plural.
a cliff cliffs
a chief chiefs
a chef chefs
Cuando las palabras termiann en f/-fe, se one leaf leaves
4. a roof roofs
cambia la f/-fe a una v antes de aadir es. a wife - wives
a giraffe giraffes
a handkerchief
handkerchiefs

a piano pianos
a radio radios
a tomato - some a photo photos
Si un sustantivo termina en una o, se aade tomatoes a video videos
5.
es para formar el plural. a potato three a kilo kilos
potatoes a zoo zoos
a kangaroo -
kangaroos

Irregular plurals: (plurales irregulars) 1 foot 2 feet

1 tooth 2 teeth
6.1 Hay algunos sustantivos que no se les 1goose 2 geese
aade s o es. Pues ellos forman sus 1 man 2men
plurales de manera diferente, es decir, 1 woman 2 women
cambian su forma. 1 child 2 children
1 person 2 people
1 mouse mice
6.
6.2 Algunos conservan su misma forma a fish many fish
singular para formar el plural. a sheep 5 sheep
a deer some deer

a criterion criteria
6.3 Algunos sustantivos en ingls fueron
a phenomenon
extraidos de lenguas extranjeras y por ello
phenomena
su plural es tomado de esas lenguas.
a datum data

Note: Los adjetivos no cambian en ingls! Compare: a strong boy

strong boys

Exercises
Name:________________________________ Grade: ______________
Puntuation: ____________/28 Mark: _________________
Its your turn!
Exercise 1: Write the plural forms of the nouns:
1. A sofa - ________________________
2. A sheep - ______________________
3. A trip - ________________________
4. An actor - _____________________
5. A play - _______________________
6. A mouse - _____________________
Exercise 2. Write the plural forms of the nouns:
1. A class - ____________________________________
2. A scarf - ____________________________________
3. An old photo - ______________________________
4. A grey goose - ______________________________
5. A big city - _________________________________
6. A happy child - _____________________________
7. A tornado - _________________________________
8. A roof - ____________________________________
Escuela Bsica Claudio Vicua
Bucalemu, Santo Domingo
Date: ______________________________
7. A company - __________________
8. A life - ________________________
9. A woman - ____________________
10. A church - ____________________
11. A hero - ______________________
12. A chef - _____________________
9. A match - __________________________________
10. A monkey - ________________________________
11. A tie - _____________________________________
12. A factory - _________________________________
13. A sharp knife - _____________________________
14. A tooth - ___________________________________
15. A fish - ____________________________________
16. A dish - ____________________________________