Arbeitsblatt: Singular & Plural_ Exercise

Select at least one plural conversion rule from the list below. (The worksheet may not be full if there are not enough examples from those you select.) The most basic case: nouns that become plural with -s For nouns ending with hiss sound (s, z, x, ch, sh), add -es For nouns ending with vowel and y, add -s For nouns ending with consonant and y, change -y to -ies For nouns ending with -is, change to -es For nouns ending with -f or -fe, change to -ves, including the exceptional case of roof For nouns ending with -o, add either -s or -es (sometimes both endings are correct) Irregular and mutating nouns (man, child, foot.) Compound nouns with left-handed heads (e.g. brother-in-law) Irregular nouns from Greek or Latin (cactus, alumnus, syllabus.) Less common irregular nouns from Greek or Latin (gnus, larva, synopsis.) Nouns with identical singular and plural form (fish, corps, aircraft.) Add an at the end of each word to form the plural. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. car2. hair 2. plant 4.table 3. chair 6.lake 4. animal 8.baseball 5. house 10. desk 6.video 12.student Add an or es at the end of each word to form the plural. 1. flower 2. tool 3. box 4. tree 5. flash 6. church 7. lunch 8. apple 9. peach 10. truck 11. waltz 12. crash 13. blanket 14. tax 15. dog 16. egg 17. car 18. beach 19. wish 20. cloud Some nouns end in y. To make the noun plural, change the to and add es. 1. At the farm, we counted five . (pony) 2. After trickortreating we ate 20 each. (candy) 3. We are studying the many in Social Studies. (country) 4. The reunion will have over 15 in attendance. (family) 5. During the summer, like to catch many. (firefly) 6. really enjoy going to my friends birthday. (party) 7. Bears like to eat before they hibernate for the winter. (berry) 8. The were crying in their cribs. (baby) 9. Our table at the restaurant had lots of dierent flavored . (jelly) 10. When order an ice cream sundae, ask for three. (cherry