Презентация по английскому языку Noun Number Singular Plural
NOUN NUMBERSINGULAR- PLURAL
a cat- cats [ s]a dog- dogs [z]a cow- cows [z]a match – matches [iz]
1.Using – es after – s, - x, - sh, - ch, - tch a class-classesa box- boxesa bush-bushesa kiss-kissesa speech-speechesa watch-watches
Using – es after - o a tomato – tomatoes a potato - potatoes a hero - heroesNegro- Negroes
Using – s in Shortened form kilo-kilos ( kilogram) photo-photos ( photograph)
Music term of Italy piano- pianos concerto- concertos
a kangaroo-a radio – radios kangaroosUsing – s if o is preceded by a vowel don’t change it. Just add – s
If the word has -e at the end. Reading as [ iz]horse-horses place-places prize-prizes bridge-bridges
Change y into i and add – es fly-flies baby-babies army-armies dictionary-dictionaries
If y is preceded by a vowel don’t change it. Just add - s toy-toys day-days monkey-monkeys boy-boys
Change f into v and add – esleaf- leaves shelf- shelves half- halves wolf- wolves The ending – fe knife-knives wife-wives life- lives
Exceptions roof - roofs safe - safeshandkerchief- handkerchiefs chief- chiefs
Exceptions a man – men a woman – womena tooth – teeth a foot – feeta goose – geese a mouse – mice a louse – licea child – children an ox- oxena deer – deer a sheep- sheep a swine - swine a fish – fish a fish – fishes
a cat –cats a dog- dogsa cow- cows a match – matchesa potato- potatoes a piano- pianosa class- classes a box- boxesa bush- bushes a speech- speechesa watch- watches a man- mena louse- lice a sheep- sheep
a tomato- tomatoes a chief- chiefsNegro –Negroes a kangaroo- kangaroosa radio –radios a kilo - kilosa photo- photos a piano -pianosa concerto- concertos a horse- horsesa place- places a woman - womena child – children a swine- swine
a prize- prizes a bridge- bridgesa fly- flies a baby- babies an army- armies a dictionary- dictionariesa toy- toys a day- daysa monkey- monkeys a boy- boysa leaf- leaves a tooth - teethan ox- oxen a fish- fish
a shelf – shelves a half- halvesa wolf- wolves a knife- knivesa wife- wives a life- livesa roof –roofs a handkerchief- handkerchiefsa monkey- monkeys a safe- safesa foot- feet a goose- geese a mouse- mice a deer- deer a hero- heroes