Unit 1
For nouns ending in ‘s’, ‘sh’, ‘tch’ or ‘x’ we add ‘ es ’: bus â bus es For most nouns ending in ‘o’ add ‘ es ’: tomato â tomato es For nouns ending in ‘y’ change ‘y’ to ‘ i ’ and add ‘ es ’: baby â bab ies For nouns ending in ‘f’ change ‘f’ to ‘ v ’ and add ‘ es ’: leaf â lea ves
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Write the correct plural nouns. a bus buses
three ________ a brush four ________ a box six ________ a patch two ________ a wife ten ________ a fly
two ________ five ________ two ________ three _______ ten ________
a glass
a branch
a loaf
a cherry
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Write the plurals of these nouns.
day
monkey
boy
story
toy
country
key
Abstract nouns name feelings and ideas we cannot see or touch such as luck or danger.
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Find four abstract nouns in the list below.
child courage friend trust garden
anger
honesty
neighbour happiness
branch
10 Find the nouns in these sentences. Write them in the table.
Mrs. James told her class to sit in silence while she read them a story about Anansi. The little spider was in trouble because he had stolen some bananas. Common nouns Proper nouns Abstract nouns
• Plurals in ‘es’: Help students to create their own mnemonics to help them remember the rule about adding ‘es’ to plural nouns, e.g. a series of words: bus, box, wash, watch . DA Students can prepare the answers to these exercises in mixed ability pairs. Allow some students to write fewer answers .
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