Form and use plurals: review

Learning Objectives Identify a singular noun and a plural noun. Add -s to a noun to make it plural. Add -es to a noun to make it plural. Choose the correct plural noun for a sentence. Write a simple sentence using a plural noun. Do you have one toy 🧸 or many toys? 🧸🧸🧸 Let's learn how to talk about more than one thing! We will review how to make nouns plural. This means changing a word to show more than one. It helps us write and talk about groups of things. Real-World Applications Counting your toys or snacks 🍎🍎 Talking about all the animals at the zoo 🦁🐵🐘 Reading stories about groups of friends 🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️🧍 Writing about your family or pets 🐶🐱

TermDefinitionExample NounA noun is a word for a person, place, or thing. 🧑‍🏫🏫✏️teacher, school, pencil Singular NounA singular noun means there is only ONE of something. ☝️one cat 🐈 Plural NounA plural noun means there is MORE than one of something. ✌️two cats 🐈🐈 Add -sWe add the letter 's' to most nouns to make them plural.dog → dogs Add -esWe add 'es' to nouns that end with s, x, z, ch, or sh.box → boxes

The 'Just Add -s' Rule noun + s = plural noun For most nouns, just add an 's' to the end to show more than one. The 'Add -es' Rule noun ending in s, x, z, ch, sh + es = plural noun If a noun ends with a hissing sound, add 'es' to make it plural. The 'Tricky Words' Rule Some words change in a special way. Some words are tricky! They don't follow the rules. We just have to remember them.