LJ 1 Week 15 - Philip + Plurals

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1-4

English: In the news this week... 

English: In the news this week... 

Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, has died, aged 99. He was married to Queen Elizabeth for 73 years.

English: In the news this week... 

He was well known for his gaffes*. He both shocked and delighted the public with his outspoken remarks.

*a stupid or careless mistake.

British women can't cook

I declare this thing open, whatever it is.

It looks like a tart's bedroom

Yak, yak, yak; come on, get a move on.

Bloody silly fool!

Scottish Women's Institute, 1961

Unveiling a statue in Canada, 1969

On seeing plans for a house at Sunninghill Park, 1988

From the deck of the Royal Yacht to the Queen who was chatting on the quayside. 1994

Referring to a car park attendant who didn't recognize him, 1997

You managed not to get eaten then?

You're too fat to be an astronaut.

I wish he'd turn the microphone off.

You look like a suicide bomber.

How many people have you knocked over this morning on that thing?

Meeting a disabled man on a mobility scooter, 2012

To a female police officer wearing a bullet-proof vest, 2002

To a 13-year-old who wanted to go into space.

To a student who'd been trekking Papua New Guinea.

Watching Sir Elton John perform.

English Skills: Grammar 

Enkel

English Skills: Grammar 

singular

plural

(enkelvoud)

(meervoud)

For most nouns (zelfstandige naamwoorden) the rule is:

add -s to the word

For example:

One boy --> two boys

One apple --> three apples

One house --> four houses

Remember: never use 's to make a plural! 

How to make plurals in English:

Wat moet je doen om een woord in het meervoud te zetten in het Engels

1. Er een 's achter zetten
2. Er een -s achter zetten
3. Niks, alle woorden zijn meervoud
4. A, B en C zijn goed.

Wat is het meervoud van 'girl'?

1. girl's
2. girl
3. girls
4. A,B,C zijn goed

Of course there are a few exceptions (uitzonderingen) to the rule.

1. If the word ends in consonant + y (medeklinker + y), the -y changes into -ies in plurals

one hobby --> two hobbies

one story --> six stories

Exceptions:

Wat is het meervoud van 'sky'

1. sky's
2. skys
3. skies
4. skis

Wat is het meervoud van 'toy'

1. toys
2. toies
3. toy's
4. toyses

2. If the word ends in -f(e), the -f(e) changes into -ves in plurals

one knife --> two knives

one wife --> four wives

one calf --> five calves

Exceptions:

Wat is het meervoud van 'half'

1. halfes
2. halve
3. halfe's
4. halves

3. If the word ends in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, the plural gets               -es added

one bus --> two buses

one business --> four businesses

one wish --> five wishes

one witch --> ten witches

one box --> fifty boxes

Exceptions:

Wat is het meervoud van 'address'?

1. addreses
2. addresses
3. address'
4. addressess

Wat is het meervoud van 'beach'?

1. beaches
2. beach's
3. beachs
4. beach

4. These words don't change when you make them plurals

one sheep --> two sheep

one deer --> four deer

one fish --> five fish

Exceptions:

Wat is het meervoud van 'sheep'?

1. sheep's
2. sheeps
3. sheep
4. A, B en C zijn goed

5. The spelling of these words changes when you make them plurals

one man--> two men

one woman --> four women

one child --> five children

one mouse --> ten mice

one goose --> fifty geese

one die --> two dice

Exceptions:

Wat is het meervoud van 'man'?

1. mans
2. man's
3. man
4. men

Wat is het enkelvoud van 'women'?

1. woman
2. women
3. women's
4. womans

6. The spelling of these words changes when you make them plurals

one tooth--> two teeth

one foot--> two feet

one tomato --> three tomatoes

one potato --> four potatoes

one hero --> five heroes

Exceptions:

Wat is het meervoud van 'tooth'?

1. tooth
2. tooths
3. tooth's
4. teeth

Wat is het meervoud van 'child'?

1. childs
2. child's
3. children
4. childrens

Wat is het meervoud van 'video'?

Wat is het meervoud van 'mouse'?

Wat is het meervoud van 'hobby'?

Wat is het meervoud van 'fox'?

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