Plurals

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Plurals

Plural

De meeste vormen eindigen in het meervoud op -s. Dus plak een -s achter het woord.

parent - parents

star - stars

friend - friends

Plural

Eindigen op -sis klank is -es erachter. 

watch - watches

dish - dishes

Plural

Eindigen op medeklinker + -y. De -y veranderd in -ies.

lady - ladies

story - stories

Plural

Eindigen op medeklijnker + -o. Plak -es erachter.

potato - potatoes

tornado - tornadoes

Plural

Eindigen op -f (klank). De -f veranderd in -ves. 

life - lives

leaf - leaves

Plural

Onregelmatig. (leer deze!)

child - children

foot - feet

mouse - mice

sheep - sheep

tooth - teeth

What is the plural of tomato?

1. tomatos
2. tomaten
3. tomato's
4. tomatoes

What is the plural of elf?

1. elfs
2. elvs
3. elfes
4. elves

What is the plural of knife?

1. knife's
2. knifes
3. knives
4. kniven

What is the plural of wolf?

1. wolves
2. wolfs
3. wolvs
4. wolfes

What is the plural of child?

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

What is the plural of mouse?

1. mouses
2. mice
3. mices
4. mouse's

What is the plural of baby?

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

What is the plural of puppy?

1. puppies
2. puppy's
3. puppys
4. puppen

What is the plural of watch?

1. watchs
2. watches
3. watch's
4. watchis

What is the plural of taxi?

1. taxies
2. taxi's
3. taxis
4. taxie's

What is the plural of:
party

What is the plural of:
tooth

What is the plural of:
shoe

What is the plural of:

phone

What is the plural of:
table

What is the plural of:
watch

What is the plural of:
child

What is the plural of:
wife

Ik snap de grammatica over de plurals en kan dit ook toepassen.

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Nee

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Explanation of regular plural nouns:

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Regular nouns: (-s)

* To make regular nouns plural, add ‑s to the end.

Examples:

cat – cats

dog - dogs

house – houses 

Regular nouns: (-s)

To make regular nouns plural, add ‑s to the end.

Examples:

cat – cats

dog - dogs

house – houses 

Regular nouns: (-es) "hissing sound"

If the singular noun ends in ‑s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z, add ‑es to the end to make it plural.

Examples:

bus – buses

marsh – marshes

lunch – lunches

tax – taxes

blitz – blitzes

Singular nouns ending in -s or -z: you double the -s or -z prior to adding the -es

Examples:

fez – fezzes

gas –gasses

Consonant -y:

* If a singular noun ends in ‑y and the letter before the -y is a consonant, change the ending to ‑ies to make the noun plural.

Examples:

baby babies

city – cities

puppy – puppies

puppy's - Is singular in English! 

Example: A puppy's life (Is ONE puppy!)

Consonant -y:

If a singular noun ends in ‑y and the letter before the -y is a consonant, change the ending to ‑ies to make the noun plural.

Examples:

baby babies

city – cities

puppy – puppies

puppy's - Is singular in English!

Example: A puppy's life (Is ONE puppy!)

Vowel + -y

If the singular noun ends in -y and the letter before the -y is a vowel, simply add an -s to make it plural.

Examples:

ray – rays

play - plays

boy – boys

toy - toys

Letter -o:

If the singular noun ends in ‑o, preceded by a consonant, add ‑es to make it plural.

Examples:

hero - heroes

potato – potatoes

tomato – tomatoes

Exceptions:

photo – photos

piano – pianos

halo – halos

Letter -o:

If the singular noun ends in ‑o, preceded by a consonant, add ‑es to make it plural.

Examples:

hero - heroes

potato – potatoes

tomato – tomatoes

Exceptions:

photo – photos

piano – pianos

halo – halos

Plural Rules - Irregular Nouns

* Spelling changes

* No specific rules

* Memorize often!

* Use a dictionary if necessary

Spelling change: (-f /-fe)

* If the noun ends with ‑f or ‑fe, the -f is often changed to ‑ve before adding the -s to form the plural version.

Examples:

life - lives 

wife - wives

wolf - wolves

Spelling change: (-f /-fe)

If the noun ends with ‑f or ‑fe, the -f is often changed to ‑ve before adding the -s to form the plural version.

Examples:

life - lives

wife - wives

wolf - wolves

Exceptions: (-f/-fe)

roof – roofs

belief – beliefs

chef – chefs

chief – chiefs

(The -f is preceded by a vowel letter, thus no spelling change is needed.)

child – children

goose – geese

man – men

woman – women

tooth – teeth

foot – feet

mouse – mice

person – people

ox - oxen

policeman - policemen

fish - fish

spacecraft - spacecraft

louse – lice

Letter -ex/-ix:

Final -ex/-ix becomes - ces

Examples: 

Index – indices /indexes

Matrix – matrices

Vertex – vertices

Appendix – appendices

Letter -is:

Final -is becomes -es

Examples:

Axis – axes

Genesis – geneses

Nemesis – nemeses

Crisis – crises

Letter -um:

Final um becomes -a, or just adds -s

Examples:

Datum – data

Forum – fora/forums

Medium – media/ mediums

Memorandum – memoranda/memorandums

Millennium – millennia

Ovum – ova

Spectrum – spectra

Letter -us:

Final -us becomes -i or -era or -ora or just adds -es

Examples:

Alumnus – alumni

Corpus – corpora

Focus – foci

Campus – campuses

Syllabus – syllabi/syllabuses

Virus – viruses/virii

Cactus – cactuses/cacti

Fungus – fungi

Terminus – termini/terminuses

Uterus – uteri/uteruses

Unchangable nouns:

sheep

series

species

deer

cattle

aircraft

bass

bison

elk

moose

shrimp 

Noncountable nouns:

Water, grass, sand, snow, hair, mud, dress (style, not hanging in the closet), wind, rain, sun, moon(light), heat

Example sentences:

There are many different styles of hair.

There are several varieties of grass.

There are three different kinds of mud.

The ancient people had a few styles of dress.