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Plural forms
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Slide 1 - Slide

How do you turn a singular noun into a plural noun?
A
add s
B
add 's
C
add en
D
just say 2 noun

Slide 2 - Quiz

General Rule 1:
 + s at the end.
one book  - > many  books
a shop - > 5 shops 

Slide 3 - Slide

What's the correct plural of bus?
A
buss
B
busses
C
buses
D
bus's

Slide 4 - Quiz

General Rule 2
 words ends with –s, –ss, –sh, –ch, –x, or –z,  + es
bus – buses
glass – glasses
marsh – marshes
lunch – lunches
tax – taxes
blitz – blitzes





Slide 5 - Slide

What's the correct plural of tomato?
A
tomatos
B
tomato's
C
tomatoes
D
tomatoos

Slide 6 - Quiz

Rule 3
If the singular noun ends in –o, add –es .
potato – potatoes
tomato – tomatoes
veto - vetoes
hero - heroes 
echo - echoes
buffalo - buffaloes
mosquito/torpedo/domino

 Exceptions
photo – photos
piano – pianos
halo – halos

volcano - volcanoes/volcanos
both are correct






Slide 7 - Slide

What's the correct plural of hobby?
A
hobbies
B
hobby's
C
hobbys
D
hobbees

Slide 8 - Quiz

Rule 4 of making plurals 
1) A singular noun ends in –y and 2) the letter before the –y is a consonant(medeklank), change "y" to –ies.
city – cities
puppy – puppies
baby - babies
lady - ladies
country - countries
The noun ends in –y and the letter before the –y is a vowel, simply add an –s.

ray – rays
boy – boys
roof – roofs
belief – beliefs
chef – chefs

Slide 9 - Slide

What's the correct plural of knife?
A
knifs
B
knifes
C
knife's
D
knives

Slide 10 - Quiz

Rule 5
a noun ends with –f or –fe, the f or –fe are often changed to –ve, + s 
wife – wives
wolf – wolves
loaf - loaves
shelf - shelves
thief - thieves









leaf - leaves
life - lives
calf - calves
knife - knives
proof - proofs
chef - chefs

Slide 11 - Slide

What's the correct plural of woman?
A
womans
B
women

Slide 12 - Quiz

6: Irregular noun(learn them by heart)
child – children

goose – geese
man – men
woman – women / man - men
tooth – teeth
foot – feet
mouse – mice
person- persons/people








Slide 13 - Slide

1 sheep, 2 ...
A
sheeps
B
sheepes
C
sheep
D
sheep's

Slide 14 - Quiz

7: Same form singular & Plural


sheep – sheep
series – series
species – species
deer – deer
aircraft - aircraft
 



Exception:

fish - fish( most common, same species of fish/ fishes )

fish - fishes( less common, different species of fish, especially in scientific contexts.


Slide 15 - Slide

1 child, 2 ...
A
childs
B
children
C
childeren
D
childrens

Slide 16 - Quiz

What's the plural of fish? ( Common Cases)
A
fishs
B
fishes
C
fish
D
fish's

Slide 17 - Quiz

Dutch plural, English singular
just to spice it up a bit ;)

Slide 18 - Slide

Advanced but good to know
analysis – analyses

ellipsis – ellipses
crisis - crises 
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phenomenon – phenomena
criterion – criteria
medium - media

Slide 19 - Slide

Translate: Je moet zijn adviezen niet negeren.

Slide 20 - Open question

Dutch singular, English plural
Watching a series &stuff

Slide 21 - Slide

glasses - bril
pants - ondergoed
stairs - trap
binoculars - verrekijker
jeans - spijkerbroek
outskirts -  buitenwijk

police politie
shorts korte broek
trousers broek
series serie
scissors schaar
pyjamas pyjama
savings spaargeld

Slide 22 - Slide

Hoe vertaal je broek? ( more than 1 choices)
A
trouser
B
trousers
C
pair of trousers

Slide 23 - Quiz

Hoe vertaal je brillen? (plural)
A
pair of glasses
B
pairs of glasses
C
glass

Slide 24 - Quiz

I have 1 _______.
A
pair of glass
B
pairs of glass
C
pair of glasses
D
pairs of glasses

Slide 25 - Quiz

Ze bril is al stuk. (translate this sentence to English)
A
His glass is already broken.
B
His glasses are already broken.
C
His glass are already broken.

Slide 26 - Quiz

Deze schaar die hij heeft gekocht was niet zo makkelijk te gebruiken. (translate)
A
The scissor he bought was not so easy to use.
B
The scissors he bought was not so easy to use.
C
Those scissors he bought were not so easy to use.

Slide 27 - Quiz

Tom zijn broek heeft een gat aan de rechterkant.( pick the right translation)
A
Tom's jeans have a hole on the right side.
B
Tom's jeans has a hole on the right side.

Slide 28 - Quiz

Choose the right words:
You mean ____(this/these) pants? I am sure he loves____(it/them).
A
this ; it
B
this; them
C
these; them
D
these; it

Slide 29 - Quiz

____(that/those)stairs____(is/are) really steap. Let's climb ___( it/them) right now
A
that; is ; it
B
that ; are; them
C
those; are; it
D
those; are; them

Slide 30 - Quiz

Henry has 5 _______.
A
pair of glass
B
pair of glasses
C
pairs of glass
D
pair of glasses

Slide 31 - Quiz

Dominoes ___ a game that we used to play when we were 5 years old.
A
is
B
are

Slide 32 - Quiz

Mathematics ___the best subject in school, I love it!
A
are
B
is

Slide 33 - Quiz

Politics __ so interesting, especially in the United States of America!
A
are
B
is

Slide 34 - Quiz

Some _______( japanese) do not like sushi.
A
japaneses
B
japanese

Slide 35 - Quiz

Choose the correct translation:
Ik ben 16 jaar
A
I am 16 year old
B
I am 16 years old.

Slide 36 - Quiz

Translate: De politie onderzoekt de zaak.

Slide 37 - Open question

Hoe zeg je: Hij heeft twee scharen in de keuken.

Slide 38 - Open question

Hoe zeg je: Zij is 20 jaar oud.

Slide 39 - Open question