Lesson keyword: CHILDREN

Plurals

(see also lessons: whose, the, much, thrz, any)

	>> Add "s" to the noun:
band		bands
cat		cats
spring		springs
sea		seas
mountain	mountains

	>> Add "s" to nouns ending in a VOWEL + "y":
turkey		turkeys
monkey		monkeys
day		days

	>> Change the "y" to "i" and add "es" to nouns ending with a CONSONANT + "y":

body 		bodies
country		countries
company		companies
party		parties

	>> Add "es" to nouns ending in "s", "x", "z", "ch", and "sh":

mass		masses
class		classes
sex		sexes
box		boxes
buzz		buzzes
watch		watches
stitch		stitches
dish		dishes
crash		crashes

	>> Collective nouns refer to plurals but are treated as singular:

crowd, audience, navy, army, committee, swarm, government, team, group,
club, church, company

IRREGULAR PLURALS:

	>> Change the "f" to "v" and add "es":

self		selves
knife		knives
wife		wives
life		lives
half		halves
shelf		shelves
wolf		wolves

	>> But not always!!!:

belief		beliefs
chief		chiefs
chef		chefs
cliff		cliffs
roof		roofs

	>> Add "s" or "es" to nouns ending in "o":

piano		pianos
solo		solos
salvo		salvos

potato		potatoes
tomato		tomatoes
hobo		hoboes
hero		heroes

	>> Very irregular plurals:

fish		fish
deer		deer
moose		moose
sheep		sheep
bison		bison

datum		data
phylum		phyla
index 		indices

mouse		mice
goose		geese
tooth		teeth
foot		feet
person		people

man		men
woman		women
child		children
ox		oxen
brother		brothers, brethren (archaic)

EXERCISES:

	Change the following sentences from singular to plural:

0.	There is a man on a bicycle.
	There are men on bicycles.
1.	His wife is not ready yet.
2.	Is there a mouse under the bed?
3.	A high mountain is very cold at the top.
4.	There is a large shipping company in Istanbul.
5.	There is only one holiday this month.
6.	This class is very boring.
7.	My foot is tired.
8.	There is a party this weekend.
9.	That is a large box.
10.	This is an expensive watch.

	Change the following sentences from plural to singular:

0.	There are many museums in Madrid.
	There is a museum in Madrid.
11.	Are there any geese on the pond?
12.	Our enemies are near.
13.	These watches are broken.
14.	Those Rock and Roll bands are loud.
15.	There are many fish in the sea.
16.	There are potatoes for dinner.
17.	Those knives are very sharp.
18.	Your children are very good.
19.	The cliffs are dangerous.
20.	There are many car crashes every year.

	Re-write the following sentences without errors:

0.	How many houses is there on your street?
	How many houses are there on your street?
21.	Mathematics are very difficult.
22.	Our football team are winners.
23.	There are many monkies in the tree.
24.	The fancy dishs are on the table.
25.	My tooths are yellow.
26.	How many womans are there in your company?
27.	Are my shirtes washed yet?
28.	Not many citys is clean and safe.
29.	There is many problem in this exercises.
30.	There are six librarys in our school.

POSSIBLE ANSWERS TO THE EXERCISES:

1.	Their wives are not ready yet.
2.	Are there mice under the beds?
3.	High mountains are very cold at the top.
4.	There are large shipping companies in Istanbul.
5.	There are only two holidays this month.
6.	These classes are very boring.
7.	Our feet are tired.
8.	There are parties this weekend.
9.	Those are large boxes.
10.	These are expensive watches.
11.	Is there a goose on the pond?
12.	My enemy is near.
13.	This watch is broken.
14.	That Rock and Roll band is loud.
15.	There is a fish in the sea.
16.	There is a potato for dinner.
17.	That knife is very sharp.
18.	Your child is very good.
19.	The cliff is dangerous.
20.	There is a car crash every year.
21.	Mathematics is very difficult.
22.	Our football team is a winner.
23.	There are many monkeys in the tree.
24.	The fancy dishes are on the table.
25.	My teeth are yellow.
26.	How many women are there in your company?
27.	Are my shirts washed yet?
28.	Not many cities are clean and safe.
29.	There are many problems in these exercises.
30.	There are six libraries in our school.