MYP - plurals part 2

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• Grammar: plurals part 2

What do you remember about plurals?

Plurals 

De basisregel voor het meervoud is: + s

one car - three cars

one girl - two girls

one dog - four dogs

Plurals 

Let op bij woorden op een s-klank: s, x, z, ch 

- woorden op een s-klank: + es

one bus - two buses

one watch - three watches

one box - four boxes

Plurals 

Let op bij woorden op een -y:

-  (na een medeklinker): + ies

one baby - two babies

one party - three parties

let op: one toy - two toys

Plurals 

Let op bij woorden op een -o:

- woorden op een -o: + es

one potato - two potatoes

one hero - six heroes

let op: photos, pianos, casinos

Plurals 

Let op bij woorden op een -f of -fe:

- de 'f' of 'fe' wordt vervangen door -ves

one knife - two knives

one leaf -  ten leaves

Plurals

Noun	Rule	Singular	Plural
Most nouns	add -s	umbrella	umbrella s
ends in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -o, -x, -z	add -es	wat ch her o	watch es hero es
ends in -y	y - i + add -es	dictionar y	dictionar ies
ends in -f or -fe	f - v + add -es	knif e	kni ves

In English, you don't use 's to make plurals:

Hobby's = Dutch               Hobbies = English

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Plurals

What are Irregular Plurals?

Irregular plurals are nouns that do not follow the standard rules for forming plurals in English.

There are no rules, you have to study them!

Explain what irregular plurals are and give a few examples.

Examples of Irregular Plurals

Some examples of irregular plurals include: 

child -> children

mouse -> mice

foot -> feet.

Provide more examples of irregular plurals and ask students to identify other irregular plurals they may know.

Common Irregular Plurals

Some common irregular plurals include: 

person -> people

tooth -> teeth

goose -> geese

foot -> feet

Provide a list of common irregular plurals and ask students to practice saying them aloud.

Irregular Plurals Ending in -en

Some irregular plurals end in -en, such as:

 ox -> oxen

 child -> children

Explain that some irregular plurals end in -en and give examples. Ask students to practice saying them aloud.

Irregular Plurals with No Change

Some irregular plurals have no change from the singular form, such as: 

sheep

deer

fish

aircraft

Explain that some irregular plurals have no change from the singular form and give examples. Ask students to practice saying them aloud.

1. fishes
2. fish
3. fishen
4. fishies

Thief

1. thiefs
2. thiefes
3. thiefies
4. thieves

strawberry

1. strawberries
2. strawberrys
3. strawberrys
4. strawberryes

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

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

1. bus's
2. buss
3. buses
4. busses

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

Wat is het meervoud van:
child

Wat is het meervoud van:
wolf

Wat is het meervoud van:
brush

Wat is het meervoud van:
sheep

Wat is het meervoud van:
biscuit

Write down the plural noun: watch

Write down the plural noun: hero

Write down the singular noun: feet

Write down the singular noun: oxen

Write down the singular noun: people

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irregular plurals 

I can understand and use: plurals

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Wrap-Up

In today's lesson, we learned about irregular plural forms in English. We identified different types of irregular plurals and practiced converting singular and plural nouns. 

Keep practicing and soon you'll be a master of irregular plurals!

Summarize the lesson and encourage students to keep practicing their skills with irregular plurals.