Chapter three (some/any & plural)

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Lesson goals

1. I can use the words some and any in a correct way

2. I know how to use the plural in a correct way

Show what you know:
'some' and 'any' betekenen....

Wanneer gebruiken we 'some'?

• Bij positieve zinnen: "I need some books."
• Bij vragen waar je er van uit gaat dat het antwoord ja is:

 "Do you want some cake?"

Wanneer gebruiken we 'any'?

• Bij negatieve zinnen: " I don't have any books."
• Bij vragen waar je het antwoord niet op weet: 

"Do you have any tomatoes left?" 

I don't have some/any sugar left. I'll go and borrow some/any from the neighbour.

1. some / some
2. any / any
3. some / any
4. any / some

She ate any / some bread and cheese and then went to school.

1. any
2. some

I own _________ cats and dogs.

1. some
2. any

There's ... salt and pepper in the cupboard.

1. some
2. any

I want _____ peace and quiet.

1. Some
2. Any

We have ...... sandwiches and apple pie

1. any
2. some

Have you got ... brothers and sisters?

1. some
2. any

We have seen any / some really
beautiful animals here such as rhinos, giraffes and leopards.

1. any
2. some

I can see a dog, a cat and ... cows.

1. Some
2. Any

LESSON GOAL CHECK:
Wat is de vertaling van 'some' and 'any'?

LESSON GOAL CHECK:
What is the rule for SOME and ANY?

Plural (meervoud)

Most nouns (zelfstandige naamwoorden) have a regular form. You make these words plural by adding an -s.

gift - gifts

phone - phones

message - messages

Note! Never use -'s for the plural form.

Plural (meervoud)

Nouns that end with an -s, -ss, -x, -z or -ch get -es.

bus - buses

match - matches

glass - glasses

box - boxes

quiz - quizzes

Plural (meervoud)

Some nouns have different plural forms. Nouns that end with a consonant (medeklinker) and -o usually get -es.

hero - heroes

tomato - tomatoes

echo - echoes

There are exceptions, however:

photo - photos 

solo - solos

Plural (meervoud)

Nouns that end with an -f or sometimes with -fe get -ves.

shelf - shelves

dwarf - dwarves

knife - knives

Plural (meervoud)

Nouns that end with a -y that sound like /i:/ and have a consonant before the -y get -ies.

party - parties

baby - babies

penny - pennies

When the word ends in a vowel (klinker) +y, it just gets an -s.

key - keys

boy - boys

Plural (meervoud)

Some nouns have an irregular plural form and get a completely different plural form. You have to learn these by heart.

child - children

foot - feet

tooth - teeth

woman - women

man - men

mouse - mice

Plural (meervoud)

Some singular words are always used in plural form. The verbs and other words that go with them are also used in the plural form.

 My trousers/jeans/shorts are too long.

His sunglasses are cool.

These scissors are very sharp.

One notebook, two...

1. notebooks
2. notebook's
3. notebookes
4. noteboeks

One emergency, two...

1. emergencys
2. emergency's
3. emergencies
4. emergences

One fox, two...

1. foxs
2. fox's
3. foxxes
4. foxes

One wife, two...

1. wifes
2. wife's
3. wives
4. wiffes

One sunglass, two...

1. sunglas
2. sunglass
3. sunglasses
4. moonglash

One baby, two ...

1. baby's
2. babys
3. babie's
4. babies

Monkey

1. monky's
2. monkies
3. monkie's
4. monkeys

Butterfly

1. Butterflies
2. butterflys
3. butterflie's
4. butterfly's

Elf

1. elfs
2. elves
3. elfes
4. elf's

Pony

1. ponys
2. ponies
3. pony's
4. ponie's

Leaf

1. leaves
2. leafes
3. leafs
4. leaf's

Face

1. faces
2. face's
3. facies
4. facces

Children

Mice

Men

Teeth

Women

One child, two…..

1. childs
2. children
3. kids
4. childrens

One woman, four ….

1. womans
2. wimen
3. women
4. womman

One mouse, six ….

1. mouses
2. mices
3. moose
4. mice

One tooth, thirty-two ….

1. teeth
2. theet
3. tooths
4. teeths

One man, five ….

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

One louse, a hundred ….

1. Lais
2. lices
3. louses
4. lice