English lesson: Singular and Plural Nouns

 

Objective:

Understand the concept of singular and plural nouns.

Learn the rules for forming plural nouns.

Practice identifying and using singular and plural nouns.

INTRODUCTION:

Begin with a brief discussion on what nouns are and their role in a sentence.
Explain that nouns can be singular or plural, depending on whether they refer to one or more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

Singular Nouns:

Definition: A singular noun refers to one person, place, thing, or idea.

Examples: cat, book, table, teacher

Rule: Most singular nouns are formed by simply adding -s to the base form.

cat cats book books table tables

Plural Nouns (15 minutes):

 

Definition: A plural noun refers to more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

 

Rules for forming plural nouns:

 

Add -s to the base form (e.g., dogs, cars).

If the noun ends in -s, -x, -z, -sh, or -ch, add -es (e.g., boxes, buses).

For nouns ending in -y preceded by a consonant, change -y to -ies (e.g., babies, cities).

If the noun ends in -y preceded by a vowel, add -s (e.g., toy → toys).

Examples:

 

box → boxes

city → cities

toy → toys

Exercises (20 minutes):

Exercise 1: Identifying Singular and Plural Nouns (5 minutes): 

Identify whether the following nouns are singular or plural.

Chair

Birds

Flower

Computers

Child

Exercise 2: Forming Plural Nouns (7 minutes)

Apply the rules for forming plural nouns to the following singular nouns :

Dish

Fox

Baby

Party

City

Exercise 3: Writing Sentences (8 minutes) :

Write sentences using both singular and plural nouns.

Create a sentence using the singular noun "book."

Create a sentence using the plural noun "pencil."

Write a sentence with a singular noun that ends in -y.

Write a sentence with a plural noun that ends in -es.

Form a sentence with a singular noun that ends in -ch.