Tricky plurals rules and final exercise

1. Snímek 1

TRICKY PLURALS
RULES
AND
FINAL
EXERCISE
animated
sound
33 slides

2. Snímek 2

foot
Sorry,
no dinner
today!
feet
foots
feets

3. Snímek 3

sheep
No fish
again?
sheep
sheeps
sheepes

4. Snímek 4

child
Nothing
again?
childrens
childs
children

5. Snímek 5

fish
You´ll
be
hungry!
fishes
fish
fishs

6. Snímek 6

knife
What
a
fisherman!
knives
knifes
knive

7. Snímek 7

man
Are you
hungry?
mens
mans
men

8. Snímek 8

woman
Where is
your fish?
womans
women
womens

9. Snímek 9

leaf
You´ll
be
hungry!
leafs
leaves
leave

10. Snímek 10

mouse
Are you
joking?
mouses
mices
mice

11. Snímek 11

tooth
Not
exactly.
Try again!
teeth
tooths
teeths

12. Snímek 12

means
Go
home!
means
meanses
meens

13. Snímek 13

crisis
Fish
is swimming
in the river!
crisi
crisises
crises

14. Snímek 14

deer
Go and
buy the
fish!
deer
deers
deeres

15. Snímek 15

goose
It´s getting
late.
Give it up!
goose
geese
gooses

16. Snímek 16

lady
Nothing
again?
ladys
ladyes
ladies

17. Snímek 17

datum
Fish
is safe!
datums
data
datas

18. Snímek 18

toy
You should
have more
practice!
toies
toys
toyes

19. Snímek 19

foot
What about
having some
bread for
dinner?
feet
foots
feets

20. Snímek 20

roof
Try hard!
roofs
roofes
roofies

21. Snímek 21

bike
Try again!
bikies
bikes
bike

22. Snímek 22

person
Oh, no!
people
peoples
personals

23. Snímek 23

tomato
Poor you!
tomaties
tomatos
tomatoes

24. Snímek 24

wife
Your fish
is
laughing
at you!
wifes
wives
wifies

25. Snímek 25

shelf
Come on!
shelf
shelfes
shelves

26. Snímek 26

wish
Are you
kidding?
wishes
wishs
wishies

27. Snímek 27

hero
Not today!
heros
heroes
heroies

28. Snímek 28

church
It´s getting
cold!
churchies
churchs
churches

29. Snímek 29

box
Well,
it´s not your
lucky day!
boxes
boxs
boxies

30. Snímek 30

key
It´s not
funny
anymore!
key
keies
keys

31. Snímek 31

pencil
You are
hopeless!
penciles
pencils
pencilies

32. Snímek 32

RULES
Most words that end in –s, -x, -z, -ch, -sh
Add –es.
dish → dishes
Some words that end in -f
Change the –f to a –v then add –es.
wolf → wolves
Words that end in -ife
Change the –ife to –ive and add –s.
wife → wives, knife → knives
Words that end in consonant + y
Change the –y to an –i then add –es.
berry → berries

33. Snímek 33

Some words don´t change
fish → fish, deer → deer
Some words ending in –o
Add –es
tomato → tomatoes
Some other words change a lot
person → people, man → men, child →children,
woman → women, foot → feet, tooth → teeth,
mouse → mice, goose → geese, datum →data
Most other words
Just add –s.
cat → cats

34. Snímek 34

Write the plurals
1. person
2. potato
3. wolf
4. foot
5. cherry
6. play
7. wish
8. woman
9. watch
10. plane
1.potatoes
2.wolves
3.feet
4.cherries
5.people
6.plays
7.wishes
8.women
9.watches
10.planes
SOLUTION

35. LINKS

• http://animoteca.blogcindario.com/2006/10
/00069-pelicano-pescando.html
• http://www.infigration.com/aaishwarya/heal
thonomics/gear-up-to-beat-the-summer/
• http://clipartgarden.com/animatedgifs/flow
ers5.html