Plurals, Some and Any

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Plurals, Some and Any

Grammar Chapter 3

Learning goal

- I can use plurals and some and any in a sentence.

Find out the rule..

Some

In what kind of sentence is some used?

Any

In what kind of sentences is any used?

What do the words "some" and "any" mean?

Some and Any

1. There aren't ______ discos in town.

1. some
2. any

2. We need _____ extra eggs if we want to make omelettes.

1. some
2. any

3. I can't find _____ nice trousers.

1. some
2. any

4. ____ parts of the film are a bit boring.

1. Some
2. Any

5. Look at those apples! Schould we get ____ ?

1. Some
2. Any

6. Do you have ____ brothers or sister?

1. Some
2. Any

Plurals (meervouden)

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.

Plurals (meervouden)

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

bus - buses

match - matches

glass - glasses

box - boxes

Plurals (meervouden)

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

Plurals (meervouden)

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

shelf - shelves

dwarf - dwarves

knife - knives

Plurals (meervouden)

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

Plurals (meervouden)

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

Plurals (meervouden)

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 child, two..

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

Two sunglasses, one...

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

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