LESSON 3

PARTS
OF
SPEECH
 PARTS OF SPEECH
NOUN
VERB
ADJECTIVE
ADVERB
 NOUN
Definition
→ word that is the name of a
thing, quality, person, etc and can
be the subject or object of a verb.
 KINDS OF NOUNS
Singular – Plural
Countable – Uncountable
Singular and
Plural Nouns
A noun that names only one
person, place, or thing is called a
SINGULAR noun.

A noun that names more than

one person, place, or thing is
called a PLURAL noun.
There are 7 ways to
change a noun from
singular to plural.
 sRule 1
Most nouns become plural by adding “s”.

Singular Plural
e.g. computer computers

e.g. clock clocks

More examples

boy boys
book books
desk desks
school schools
 Rule 2
Add es to make nouns plural that end with:
s
 classes
x
 boxes
 ch
 watches
 sh
 dishes
 Rule 3
Add ies to make nouns plural that end with a
consonant and a y:
lady
 ladies

fry
 fries
 Rule 4
Some nouns that end in f or fe change to ves when
made plural:
 calf
 calves

 knife
 knives
 Rule 5
Some nouns that end in o change to es when made
plural. Some change to s:

kangaroo
 kangaroos

potato
 potatoes
 Rule 6
Some nouns do not change at all when made
plural:

sheep
 sheep

deer
 deer
 Rule 7
Some nouns become a new word when made
plural:
 Man
o men

 mouse
 mice

 goose
 geese
 REVIEW
1. Most nouns become plural by adding “s”
e.g. cup cups
2. Nouns that end in “ch”, “sh”, “x” add “es”
e.g. dish dishes
3. Nouns that end in”f” or “fe” often change to
“ves”.
e.g. knife knives
4. Some nouns change the inside spelling.
e.g. woman women
5. Nouns that end in consonant letter and
“y”, drop the “y” and add “ies”.
e.g. fly flies
monkey monkeys
6. Some nouns do not change when
making them plural.
e.g. cotton cotton
mouse mice
fly flies
pen pens
flash flashes
rice rice
life lives
Can you make these nouns
plural?
1. half
2. foot
3. piano
4. spy
5. brush
 Here are the answers
1. halves
2. feet
3. pianos
4. spies
5. brushes
 Can you make these nouns
plural?
1. mouse
2. memo
3. shelf
4. leaf
5. child
 Here are the answers:
1. mice
2. memos
3. shelves
4. leaves
5. children
 Can you make these nouns
plural?
1. thief
2. woman
3. fish
4. photo
5. bacterium
Can you make these nouns
plural?
1. thieves
2. women
3. fish
4. photos
5. bacteria
Question?
Whispering
Game