Singular or Plural in Nouns

hello every body ^^ today we have a lesson of singular & plural nouns ... 

I)- what is nouns ? :

 noun can be a name of  a person, place, thing, or idea.
Commonly, the first page of a grammar book tells you about nouns. Nouns give names Nouns are usually the first words which small children & bébes learn. like : mom and dad or  milk as their first word. nouns should be the first lesson when you study a foreign language.

II)- singular & plural :

1/ For the plural form of most nouns, add s.0

      1. echo– echoes
      2. cup – cups
      3. pencil – pencils
      4. sticker – stickers
      5. window – windows

2/ For nouns that end in CH, X, S, or s sounds, add es.

       1.  box – boxes
       2.  watch – watches
       3.  moss – mosses
       4.  bus – buses

3/ For nouns ending in For FE : change the letter F to V and add es.

      1.  wolf - wolves
      2.  wharf - wharves
      3.  leaf - leaves
      4.  life - lives

4/ Some nouns have different plural forms.

      1.  child – children
      2.  woman – women
      3.  man – men
      4.  mouse – mice
      5.  goose – geese

5/ Nouns ending in vowels like y or o do not have definite rules.

      1.  baby – babies
      2.  toy – toys
      3.  kidney – kidneys
      4.  potato – potatoes
      5.  memo – memos
      6.  stereo – stereos

6/ few nouns didn't change.
      1.  sheep – sheep
      2.  deer – deer
      3.  series – series
      4.  species – species

III)- (test) :

Pick up the correct form .

1) I have one (child, children).
2) In this room three (man, men) and one (woman, women).
3) I hit a (mouse, mice) by my foot.
4) I buy three big (toy, toys).
5) A few men wear (watch, watches).
6) I put a (rabbit, rabbits) on the cage.
7) (Baby, Babies) play with bottles as toys.

writer: abdo hadji