“Common objects

and its locations”

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 Objectives:
Ask about objects using a/an, plural rules and
demonstrative pronouns.

Identify and differentiate objects using a/n, plural

rules and demonstrative pronouns.
 Singular/Plural

Apples
A dog
Girls

A girl An apple
Dogs
 Singular/Plural

Apples
A dog
Girls

A girl An apple
Dogs
 Plural
We use plural for two or more (2+) objects:

He is my friend (1) [singular]

They are my friends (2,3,4, etc…) [plural]

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 Singular/Plural

Singular Plural
A boat Three boats
A house Four houses
A cat Two cats
An orange Three oranges

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PLURAL RULES
For words that end with the sounds
/s/ , /x/ , /z/ , /ch/ and /sh/ :
Add “es ”
Singular Plural
bus buses
wish wishes
watch watches

* trace traces

Pronunciation:
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For words that end in “ge”:
Add “s ”
Singular Plural
orange oranges
carriage carriages
charge charges
advantage advantages

Pronunciation:
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For words that end in “consonant + o”:
Add “es ”

Singular Plural
Tomato Tomatoes
Potato Potatoes
Tornado Tornadoes
Mosquito Mosquitoes

Pronunciation:
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Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Mango Mango__
es Prize Prize_
s Branch Branch__
es
Wish Wish__
es Hero Hero__
es Loss Loss__
es
Echo Echo__
es Cross Cross__
es Church Church__
es
Box Box__
es Brush Brush__
es Glass Glass__
es
Fox Fox__
es Age Age__
s Match Match__
es
Rose Rose_
s Volcano Volcano__
es Change Change__
s
Kiss Kiss__
es Dish Dish__
es Flamingo Flamingo__
es

Pronunciation: 11 or
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For words that end in “vowel + y”:
Add “s ”
Singular Plural
Boys Boys
Monkey Monkeys
Toy Toys
Bay Bays

Pronunciation:
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For words that end in “consonant + y”:
Erase “y ” Add “ies ”
Singular Plural
Baby Babies
Country Countries
Fly Flies
Berry Berries

Pronunciation:
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 Let’s practice!
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Candy Candy___
i es City City___
ies Enemy Enemy___
i es
Bunny Bunny___
i es Day Day___
s Penny Penny___
i es
Mommy Mommy___
i es Birthday Birthday___
s Library Library___
i es
Supply Supply___
i es Donkey Donkey___
s Duty Duty___
i es
Key Key___
s Trolley Trolley___
s Story Story___
i es
Pony Pony___
ies Spy Spy___
ies Cherry Cherry___
i es
Lady Lady___
i es Tray Tray___
s Sky Sky___
i es

Pronunciation: 15
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For words that end in “f” or “fe”:
Erase “f/fe ”. Add “ves ”
Singular Plural
Thief Thieves
Knife Knives
Leaf Leaves
Wife Wives

Pronunciation: 17
For words that end in vowel or voiced
consonant sound:
Add “s ”
Singular Plural
Comb Combs
Window Windows
King Kings
Car Cars
Voiced consonants:
b, d, g, j, l, m, n, g, r, w

Pronunciation:
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For words that end in voiceless
consonant sound:
Add “s ”
Singular Plural
Book Books
Bat Bats
Trap Traps
Seat Seats
Voiceless consonants:
k, p, t

Pronunciation:
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 Let’s practice!
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Loaf Loaf___
ves Step Step___
s Desktop Desktop___
s
Rat Rat___
s Drop Drop___
s Pencil Pencil___
s
Map Map___
s Half Half___
ves Backpack Backpack___
s
Coat Coat___
s Town Town___
s Scissor Scissor___
s
Life Life___
ves Mom Mom___
s Wolf Wolf___
ves
Self Self___
ves Star Star___
s Scarf Scarf___
ves
Ship Ship___
s Eraser Eraser___
s Spot Spot___
s

Pronunciation: 20
 SUMMARY
/s/,/x/,/z/,/ch/,/sh/ ge consonant + o
Add “es”. Add “s”. Add “es”.
Beach Beaches Orange Oranges Volcano Volcanoes
Kiss Kisses Marriage Marriages Mango Mangoes

vowel + y consonant + y f/fe

Add “s”. Erase “y”. Add “ies”. Erase f/fe. Add“ves”.
Key Keys Berry Berries Life Lives
Day Days Enemy Enemies Leaf Leaves

vowel or voiced consonant Voiceless consonant

Add “s”. 21 Add “s”.
Pencil Pencils Backpack Backpacks
Ruler Rulers Bat Bats
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Singular Plural
Thief Thief___
ves
Girl Girl___
s
Bench Bench___
es
Candy Candy___
i es
Knife Knife___
ves
Toy Toy___
s
Potato Potato___
es

Pronunciation: 22
 Exceptions
Some plurals are special, they are very different from the
singular:
Singular Plural Observation
Mouse Mice The plural is a different word
Child Children The plural is a different word
Person People The plural is a different word
Deer Deer The plural is the same word
Fish Fish The plural is the same word

For these and other special words, the rules don’t exist. You
need to learn the word.
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