Grammar 1HC

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Lesson plan

• Lesson aims
• Explanation grammar
• Practice
• Homework
• Final questions 

Lesson aims

At the end of this lesson you can...

• Use some and any correctly;
• Use plurals (meervoud) correctly.

Some vs Any

Some:

• In positive sentences;
• In questions when you're sure the answer is yes.

Examples:

- I need some eggs.

- Can I have some water, please?

- They have some tasks for us.

Any:

• In negative sentences;
• In most questions.

Examples:

- Do you have any sugar?

- They don't have any money.

- He has not got any energy left.

Welke zin is correct?

1. I haven't got some apples.
2. Can I have any water?
3. They don't have any bananas in this shop.
4. I need any eggs.

Welke zin is correct?

1. Can I borrow some money?
2. I haven't got some food.
3. They have any sweets.
4. Have you got any apples left?

"I haven't got any good evidence."
Is this sentence correct? and why/why not?

Plurals

There are different plural forms:

- heroes

- buses/boxes/matches

- shelves

- parties

- mice/women/feet

- fish/sheep/moose

Plurals

Heroes:

When a noun ends with consonant + o you put -es at the end of the word

Examples:

Hero - Heroes

Tomato - Tomatoes

Echo - Echoes

Buses:

When a noun ends with s, x, z or ch you put -es at the end of the word

Examples:

Bus - Buses

Box - Boxes

Match - Matches

Plurals

Shelves:

When a noun ends with f or fe you get -ves

Examples:

Shelf - Shelves

Dwarf - Dwarves

Knife - Knives

Parties:

When a noun ends with consonant + y you get -ies

Examples:

Party - Parties

Baby - Babies

Penny - Pennies

Plurals

Irregular plurals:

Some plurals have an irregular form. You have to learn these by heart.

Examples:

Mouse - Mice

Woman - Women or Man - Men

Foot - feet

Tooth - Teeth

No different form:

Some nouns stay the same in their plural form. You have to learn these by heart.

Examples:

Fish - Fish

Sheep - Sheep

Moose - Moose

Which plural is correct?

1. Fish
2. Tomatos
3. Potatos
4. Potatoes

Which plural is correct?

1. Buses
2. Busses
3. Mosquitos
4. Elf

Which plural is correct?

1. Cities
2. Boxi
3. Shelfs
4. Knifes

Which plural is correct?

1. Childs
2. Elves
3. Mice
4. Foots

Homework

Exercises: 31 to 33

Write 33c in a word document and send it to me!

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Final questions?