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    The document discusses rules for pluralizing nouns in English. It explains that most regular nouns are made plural by adding -s, but there are exceptions for nouns ending in certain letters which take -es instead. Irregular nouns do not follow these rules and must be memorized, such as changing "child" to "children" and "goose" to "geese".

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    The document discusses rules for pluralizing nouns in English. It explains that most regular nouns are made plural by adding -s, but there are exceptions for nouns ending in certain letters which take -es instead. Irregular nouns do not follow these rules and must be memorized, such as changing "child" to "children" and "goose" to "geese".

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    Plural Nouns

    Most singular nouns are made plural by simply putting an -s at the end. There are many different rules
    regarding pluralization depending on what letter a noun ends in. Irregular nouns do not follow plural noun
    rules, so they must be memorized or looked up in the dictionary.
    1. To make regular nouns plural, add -s to the end.
    cat – cats
    house – houses
    2. If the singular noun ends in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z, add -es to the end to make it plural.
    truss – trusses
    bus – buses
    marsh – marshes
    lunch – lunches
    tax – taxes
    blitz – blitzes
    3. In some cases, singular nouns ending in -s or -z, require that you double the -s or -z prior to
    adding the -es for pluralization.
    fez – fezzes
    gas –gasses
    4. If the noun ends with -f or -fe, the f is often changed to -ve before adding the -s to form the
    plural version.
    wife – wives
    wolf – wolves
    Exceptions:
    roof – roofs
    belief – beliefs
    chef – chefs
    chief – chiefs
    5. 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.
    city – cities
    puppy – puppies
    6. If the singular noun ends in -y and the letter before the -y is a vowel, simply add an -s to make
    it plural.
    ray – rays
    boy – boys
    7. If the singular noun ends in -o, add -es to make it plural.
    potato – potatoes
    tomato – tomatoes
    Exceptions:
    photo – photos
    piano – pianos
    halo – halos
    With the unique word volcano, you can apply the standard pluralization for words that end in -o or not. It’s
    your choice! Both of the following are correct:
    volcanoes / volcanos
    8. If the singular noun ends in -us, the plural ending is frequently -i.
    cactus – cacti
    focus – foci
    9. If the singular noun ends in -is, the plural ending is -es.
    analysis – analyses
    ellipsis – ellipses
    10. If the singular noun ends in -on, the plural ending is -a.
    phenomenon – phenomena
    criterion – criteria
    11. Some nouns don’t change at all when they’re pluralized.
    sheep – sheep
    series – series
    species – species
    deer –deer
    Plural Noun Rules for Irregular Nouns
    Irregular nouns follow no specific rules, so it’s best to memorize these or look up the proper pluralization in
    the dictionary.
    child – children tooth – teeth
    goose – geese foot – feet
    man – men mouse – mice
    woman – women person – people 

    Change the singular nouns to plural nouns.

    1. A pencil. Two _____________.

    2. A woman. Two _____________.

    3. A desk. Two _____________.

    4. A marker. Two _____________.

    5. A bench. Two _____________.

    6. A glass. Two _____________.

    7. A mango. Two _____________.


    8. A tooth. Two _____________.

    9. An apple. Two _____________.

    10. A bug. Two _____________.

    Time

    Timetables, TV,
    Analogue Digital Normal Use Hints
    etc.

    6:00 It's 6 o'clock.

    past and the previous


    hour (here: 6)

    6:05 It's 5 past 6. It's six oh five.

    6:15 It's quarter past 6. It's six fifteen.


    Timetables, TV,
    Analogue Digital Normal Use Hints
    etc.

    6:30 It's half past 6. It's six thirty.

    It's six thirty-


    6:35 It's 25 to 7.
    five.

    It's to and the following


    6:45 It's six forty-five.
    quarter to seven. hour (here: 7)

    6:55 It's 5 to 7. It's six fifty-five.


    Timetables, TV,
    Analogue Digital Normal Use Hints
    etc.

    7:00 It's 7o'clock.

    Write the times in figures.


    It's a quarter to five. = 4:45
    1. It's nine o'clock. =
    2. It's one fifteen. =
    3. It's three twenty-five. =
    4. It's half past two. =
    5. It's a quarter past twelve. =

    Write down the times.


    9:15 = It's a quarter past nine.
    1. 5:30 =
    2. 6:45 =
    3. 11:35 =
    4. 8:15 =
    5. 10:22 =

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