NUMBER NOUNS

• English
• Secondary Education

Begin your day with a smile...

Learners will be able to-

• Rewrite the poem by changing the singular nouns to plural.
  
• Analyse and reflect upon different rules to change singular to plural.
• Change compound words from singular to plural.
• Identify nouns which are always singular/ plural.
• Recognise and classify nouns under different types of genders..
• Change pronouns in the given sentences as per the gender.
  
• Match the words to their opposite gender.
  

 

Upon completion of this lesson-

Learners will be able to-

• Identify and change nouns from singular to plural and vice-versa.
• Analyse and reflect upon different rules to change singular to plural.
  
• Identify nouns which are always singular/ plural.
  
• Recognize and classify nouns under different types of genders to name their opposite gender.
• Change pronouns in the given sentences as per the gender. 

WARMUP

W.B. PG-33 EX-A

Q- Rewrite the poem again by changing the highlighted words into plural.

W.B. PG-33 EX-A
Q- Rewrite the poem again by changing the highlighted words into plural.

Check your answers....

Let's Observe the transformation pattern

Nouns ending with 'f' take 'ves'

scarf- scarves

Write down the plural of the following. loaf, half, calf, dwarf

Nouns ending with 'y' take 'ies'.

Example butterfly changes to butterflies

Write down the plural of the following. fly, library, army, pastry, softy

Those which end with 'o' transform with 'oes' in the end for eg:(avocado- avocadoes).

Write down the plural of the following.
buffalo, volcano, potato, tomato, mosquito, zero

WB-PG 35 EX-B
Q- Observe how compound nouns form their plurals in each question. Do the same in others.

Similarly, some nouns are always plural.

pyjamas, trousers etc.

Look at some more examples underneath.

lens, binoculars, spectacles, 

My spectacles are kept on the table.

W.B. PG-36 EX-E
Q- Pick up nouns which are always plural and use "a pair of" for one set and "____pairs of " for more than one item.

WB PG 37 EX- F
Q-Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below.
1)(This/These) (is/are) my new sunglasses. I carry (it/them) with me always.
2)My shorts (is/are)very tight, so I'll change into (this/these) pair of jeans.
3)(This/These) scissors are quite sharp. My mother bought (this/these) pair from Renu's Paradise.

Time to check your answers.

Addition of -ess after dropping the vowel.

Addition of -ess 

Changing gender of compound words

Changing gender using a new word.

Change the gender of the given nouns.
a)goose b) horse c) nephew d)peahen e)landlord

Change the gender in the given sentence.
The empress was angry with her maid servant.

1. The emperor was angry with her maid servant.
2. The emperor was angry with his man servant.
3. The empress was angry with her man servant.
4. The emperor was angry with its man servant.

Change the gender in the given sentence.
The bride rode a mare to her wedding.

1. The groom rode a stallion to his wedding.
2. The bridesman rode a mare to his wedding.
3. The groom rode a stallion to her wedding.
4. The groom rode a mareness to his wedding.

Change the given sentence from singular to plural.
The boys saw sheep, deer and oxen in the fields.

1. The boy saw sheeps, deers and oxen in the fields.
2. The boys saw a sheep, a deer and an oxen in the field.
3. The boy saw a sheep, a deer and an ox in the field.
4. The boys saw a sheep, a deer and an ox in the fields.

Change the given sentence from plural to singular.
The workmen told stories about fairies to the children.

1. The workmans told stories about fairys to the child.
2. The workman told story about fairy to the child.
3. The workman told stories about fairies to the child.
4. The workman told a story about a fairy to the child.

Home Assignment

*Attempt EX-C, H & I in your Eng W.Bs

*Revise nouns and attempt –SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW –A in your workbooks.