1 wrench

Josh has 1 wrench.


 

lots of wrenches

Peter has a lot of wrenches.

Singular Nouns

A

a... = 1 thing or person

  • I have a truck.
  • John is a manager.
  • Susan is a nice person.

An

an... (not a...) before a / e / i / o / u

  • Geoff is an accountant.
  • He drives an expensive car.
  • She works in an office.

Plural Nouns

...s

...s = 2 or more

  • motorcycles
    •  
  • photos
    •  
  • tools
    •  
  • jobs
    •  
  • streets
    •  
  • brothers
    •  
  • teams

...es

...s / ...sh / ...ch / ...x + es

  • addresses
    •  
  • glasses
    •  
  • buses
    •  
  • wrenches
    •  
  • boxes

...ies

...y → ies

  • countries
    •  
  • nationalities
    •  
  • babies
    •  
  • universities
    •  
  • cities

...ves

...fe → ves

  • knives
    •  
  • wives
    •  
  • leaves
    •  
  • shelves

Special Nouns

Some plural nouns do not end with an s:

  • tooth → teeth
    •  
  • foot → feet
    •  
  • child → children
    •  
  • person → people
    •  
  • man → men
    •  
  • woman → women

Verbs

If a noun is singular, it needs a singular verb. Use a plural verb if the noun is plural:

  • Students studies study English in the school.
  • Six construction workers is are working on the building.
  • My sister are is studying to be a mechanic.
  • My dog always sleep sleeps.

Exercise

Open the exercise to begin the activity. Follow the instructions in the document.

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