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CHPT 8: SINGULAR/PLURAL ADJECTIVES THIS THESE THAT THOSE CLOTHINGS

SINGULAR NOUN: A SINGULAR NOUN NAMES ONE PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR IDEA.

EXAMPLE: BOY/ a bottle

PLURAL NOUN: A PLURAL NOUN NAMES MORE THAN ONE PERSON, PLACE, THING, OR IDEA

EX: BOYS

RULE 1: ADD ‘S” AT THE END OF THE NOUN.

EX: GIRL/GIRLS SCHOOL/SCHOOLS FLOWER/FLOWERS

OTHER EEXAMPLES OF ADDING “S” TO MAKE PLURAL NOUNS

SINGULAR PLURAL

COW COWS

HOUSE HOUSES

TURTLE TURTLES

CHICKEN CHICKENS

RULE 2: ADD “ES” TO NOUNS ENDINGS IN S-SS-CH-SH-X OR Z

EX: BOX/BOXES BRUSH/BRUSHES BUS/BUSES CHURCH/CHURCHES

OTHER EXAMPLES

SINGULAR PLURAL

AX AXES

WISH WISHES

WATCH WATCHES

GLASS GLASSES

DISH DISHES

 IF A WORD ENDS IN A CONSONANT FOLLOWED BY A Y CHANGE ‘Y” INTO “IES”

EX: FAMILY/FAMILIES
OTHER EXAMPLES

SINGULAR PLURAL

LADY LADIES

SKY SKIES

STORY STORIES

BABY BABIES

 WHEN THE NOUN ENDS IN VOWEL+ O. YOU JUST ADD S

EX: ZOO/ZOOS RADIO/RADIOS VIDEO/VIDEOS
KANGAROO/KANGAROOS
 WHEN THE NOUN ENDS IN CONSONANT + O. YOU JUST ADD ES AT THE END.
EX: HERO/Heroes TOMATO/TOMATOES POTATO/POTATOES
EXCEPTIONS: PIANO/PIANOS PHOTO/PHOTOS

 FOR MANY (BUT NOT ALL) NOUNS ENDING WITH “F” OR “FE’ CHANGE TO “VES”

EX: LOAF/LOAVES

A loaf of bread/ two loaves of bread

OTHER EXAMPLES

SINGULAR PLURAL

LIFE LIVES

WIFE WIVES

KNIFE KNIVES

THIEF THIEVES

LEAF LEAVES

HALF HALVES

SCARF SCARVES

WOLF WOLVES

SOME EXCEPTIONS:

ROOF/ROOFS CHIEF/CHIEFS BELIEF/BELIEFS CLIFF/CLIFFS

IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS

SINGULAR PLURAL

MAN MEN

Woman women

CHILD CHILDREN

FOOT FEET

TOOTH TEETH

MOUSE MICE

PERSON PEOPLE

 SOME NOUNS THAT DON’T CHANGE IN PLURAL.

SINGULAR PLURAL

SHEEP SHEEP

DEER DEER

FISH FISH

SERIES SERIES

SPECIES SPECIES

I have one sheep

I have two sheep

ADJECTIVE

ADJECTIVES ARE WORDS THAT DESCRIBE NOUNS, PEOPLE OR THINGS

WORDS THAT GIVE MORE MEANING TO NOUNS BY DESCRIBING THEM.

EX: LONG SHORT TALL BIG LARGE ETC…..

UNDERLINE THE ADJECTIVE(S) IN THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES.

1) THAT’S A GOOD POINT

2) THAT’S A VALID POINT
3) I HAD A LONG DAY YESTERDAY AND I HAD A DISTuRBED SLEEP.
4) YOUR EYES ARE PUFFY
5) I HAVE A BLUE INK PEN AND A BLACK INK PEN
6) DO YOU HAVE AN EXTRA PEN?
 7) I HAVE a BEAUTIFUL HOUSE
8) LASAGNA IS DELICIOUS
9) SHE HAS SHORT HAIR
10) I HAVE I BIG HOUSE.

VALID: WHEN YOU SAY SOMETIHNG THAT IS TRUE AND PEOPLE WILL ACCEPT IT.

PUFFY: SOMETHING THAT IS SWOLLEN OR BLOATED

THIS: WE USE IT FOR SINGULAR WHEN SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IS NEAR YOU. YOU CAN TOUCH IT

EX; THIS IS MY PHONE

THESE: WE USE IT FOR PLURAL WHEN THINGS OR PEOPLE ARE NEAR YOU, YOU CAN TOUCH THEM.

IT’S THE PLURAL OF THIS

EX: THESE ARE MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS.

EX; THESE ARE MY PHONES

THAT: WE USE IT FOR SINGULAR WHEN SOMETHING OR SOMEONE IS FAR FROM YOU. YOU CAN’T
TOUCH.

EX: THAT’S MY CAR IN THE PARKING.

THOSE: WE USE IT FOR PLURAL WHEN THINGS OF PEOPLE ARE FAR AWAY FROM YOU. YOU CAN’T
TOUCH THEM.

IT’S THE PLURAL OF THAT.

EX; THOSE ARE MY CARS OUTSIDE.

CLOTHINGS

 WARDROBE CLOTHING HANGINGS

 CLOTHES HANGERS POLO SHIRT TEE SHIRT
 SHIRT LONG SLEEVE SHORT SLEEVE
 COLLAR BUTTONS
 CREW NECK V-NECK HAWAIIAN SHIRTS
 PATTERN PLAID TO STACK
 A STACK OF ……. SHORTS KHAKIS/ TROUSERS
 DRAWER SOCKS ANKLE SOCKS/CREW SOCKS
 UNDERWEAR/UNDERPANTS UNDERSHIRTS SLEEVELESS
 TANKTOP/VEST
 BOXERS/BOXER BRIEFS SKIRT MINI-SKIRT
 TIE/BOW TIE SCARF HIGH-HEEL SHOES
 FLIP FLOPS

Long sleeve shirt

Underpants

Briefs, boxers

Underskirt

Undershirts: vest (tanktop) sleeveless

Panties: boyshort, G-string

To wear=to put on

To get dressed

To get undressed

To take off one’s clothes

Cloth

Fabric

Sample

What are you wearing today?

Bra

Take off your clothes

Wait for me, I am getting dressed