Plural Nouns: Regular vs Irregular Forms
Learn about regular and irregular plural nouns through examples and rules. Understand how to form plurals correctly, including adding -s, -es, and changing spellings. Explore common irregular plural forms in English nouns and improve your grammar skills.
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Monday Bell Ringer Vocabulary Word: arid
SPELLING WORDS MULTISYLLABIC WORDS
possibility linear ridiculous artificial calculator competitive curiosity organization individual encyclopedia peony tarantula correspondent cauliflower optimistic enthusiastic sophisticated satisfactory irritable simultaneously contemporary cinematography panoramic condominium glamorous
GRAMMAR REGULAR AND IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS
claire thought the martian costume look rediculous (5) Claire thought the Martian costume looked ridiculous. have you ever herd of monkies in space (4) Have you ever heard of monkeys in space?
Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns With a high-powered telescope, scientists discovered fifteen hundred galaxies in different stages of their lives. Scientists and galaxies are regular plural nouns. They are formed by adding s or ies to the singular noun. Lives is an irregular plural noun. It changes spelling.
Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns Plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing. Most plural nouns are formed by adding s. picture/pictures, wing/wings, pattern/patterns, day/days
Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns Add es to nouns ending in ch, sh, x, z, s, and ss. bunch/bunches, wish/wishes, box/boxes, class/classes If a noun ends in a consonant and y, change y to i and add es. berry/berries, spy/spies
Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns Some nouns have irregular plural forms. They change spelling. mouse/mice, goose/geese, child/children, woman/women For most nouns that end in f or fe, change f to v and add es. leaf/leaves, knife/knives, calf/calves, wife/wives
Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns Some nouns have the same singular and plural forms. sheep, deer, moose, headquarters, series For compound nouns, make only the important word plural. fathers-in-law, secretaries of state
Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns When a noun ends in a vowel and o, add s. video/videos, radio/radios Check a dictionary for plurals of nouns ending in a consonant and o: photo/photos, potato/potatoes, tomato/tomatoes, hero/heroes
Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns What is the plural form of the noun in parentheses? How many _____ (galaxy) are there in the universe? galaxies Micah took two ____ (photo) of the eclipse. photos
Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns What is the plural form of the noun in parentheses? Both of my ____ (brother-in-law) are stargazers. brothers-in-law People sat on their ____ (porch) to see the comet. porches
Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns What is the plural form of the noun in parentheses? How many ____ (child) are in your young scientists club? children We raked ____ (leaf) until the sun set. leaves
Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns What is the plural form of the noun in parentheses? Our teacher used ____ (tomato) to represent planets. tomatoes We watched two video ____ (series) about asteroids. series
Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns What is the plural form of the noun in parentheses? How many ____ (woman) astronauts have flown in space? women Astronauts risk their ____ (life) in space. lives
Tuesday Bell Ringer Vocabulary Word: Assailant pg. 24
SPELLING WORDS MULTISYLLABIC WORDS
possibility linear ridiculous artificial calculator competitive curiosity organization individual encyclopedia peony tarantula correspondent cauliflower optimistic enthusiastic sophisticated satisfactory irritable simultaneously contemporary cinematography panoramic condominium glamorous
GRAMMAR REGULAR AND IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS
chucks sofisticated telescope focused on saturn (5) Chuck s sophisticated telescope focused on Saturn. from the beach s of florida liza watched the rocket ascend (6) From the beaches of Florida, Liza watched the rocket ascend.
Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns Plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing. Most plural nouns are formed by adding s. Nouns ending in ch, sh, x, z, s, and ss add es to form the plural. For nouns ending in consonant y, change the y to i and add es.
Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns Nouns with irregular plurals change spelling or have the same singular and plural forms.
SPELLING WORDS MULTISYLLABIC WORDS
Wednesday Bell Ringer Vocabulary Word: billow pg. 24
possibility linear ridiculous artificial calculator competitive curiosity organization individual encyclopedia peony tarantula correspondent cauliflower optimistic enthusiastic sophisticated satisfactory irritable simultaneously contemporary cinematography panoramic condominium glamorous
GRAMMAR REGULAR AND IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS
adam used a calculater two figure the distance too the moon (5) Adam used a calculator to figure the distance to the moon. does the earth and the moon rotate simultaneusly (4) Does the Earth and the moon rotate simultaneously?
Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns Plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing. Most plural nouns are formed by adding s. Nouns ending in ch, sh, x, z, s, and ss add es to form the plural. For nouns ending in consonant y, change the y to i and add es.
Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns Nouns with irregular plurals change spelling or have the same singular and plural forms.
Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns Specific nouns help build interesting descriptions. Plural nouns should be spelled correctly so that they do not distract from the picture painted with words. Review something you have written to correct the spelling of plural nouns if needed.
Thursday Bell Ringer Vocabulary Word: confront Pg. 24
SPELLING WORDS MULTISYLLABIC WORDS
possibility linear ridiculous artificial calculator competitive curiosity organization individual encyclopedia peony tarantula correspondent cauliflower optimistic enthusiastic sophisticated satisfactory irritable simultaneously contemporary cinematography panoramic condominium glamorous
GRAMMAR REGULAR AND IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS
you cant watch the mercury video until the leafs are raked(5) You can t watch the Mercury video until the leaves are raked. both of lins brother-in-laws works at the observatory (5) Both of Lin s brothers-in-law work at the observatory.
Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns Plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing. Most plural nouns are formed by adding s. Nouns ending in ch, sh, x, z, s, and ss add es to form the plural. For nouns ending in consonant y, change the y to i and add es.
Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns Nouns with irregular plurals change spelling or have the same singular and plural forms.
Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns Test Tip: Most irregular plural nouns must be memorized. When you are studying for a test, the dictionary is a good tool for finding the unusual spellings of irregular plural nouns. Example: analysis/analyses
SPELLING WORDS MULTISYLLABIC WORDS
Friday Bell Ringer Would you rather have a pig nose or a monkey face?
possibility linear ridiculous artificial calculator competitive curiosity organization individual encyclopedia peony tarantula correspondent cauliflower optimistic enthusiastic sophisticated satisfactory irritable simultaneously contemporary cinematography panoramic condominium glamorous
Friday Question of the Day Why is it important to know about the universe?
Today we will learn about: Build Concept Vocabulary Main Idea Paraphrase Word Structure Grammar: Regular & Irregular Plural Nouns Spelling: Multisyllabic Words Skim and Scan Outer Space
Main Idea & Details To find the topic of a paragraph or section, ask yourself, What is this all about? To find the main idea, ask yourself, What is the most important idea about the topic? To help find the main idea, look for supporting details that explain or tell about the main idea.
Main Idea & Details Topic MainIdea Supporting Detail Supporting Detail Supporting Detail
Paraphrase Paraphrasing is explaining something in your own words while retaining the author s meaning and ideas. A paraphrase should be simpler to read than the original text.
Greek and Latin Roots Greek root tele-means far off and the Latin root mille- means thousand. Find at least four words that reflect both roots meaning. Use a dictionary to verify word meaning.
Skim and Scan Skimming is reading quickly to identify the main idea of a passage or to get an overview of a piece of writing. To skim a work, you read the first and last paragraphs and any headings or summaries. You might also read the first sentence of each paragraph.
Skim and Scan Scanningis moving one s eyes quickly down a page, searching for specific words and phrases. You scan a piece of writing to see if it will answer your questions or to specific information.
