阿卡索中级英语

Lesson 8
Countable
Nouns
“-s” “-es”

Intermediate I
countable /‘kaʊntəbl/ adj. 可数的
plural /‘plʊrəl/ n. 复数
church /tʃɝtʃ/ n. 教堂
wolf /wʊlf/ n. 狼
thief /θif/ n. 小偷
 Do you remember what a noun is?

 A noun is the name of a person, a place or thing.

 When there is more than one object (either it is
a person, a place or a thing), we call it plural.
 A countable noun is a count noun.

 If a noun is countable:
 we can use a/an in front of it.
 it has a plural and can be used in questions with How
many?
 we can use a number in front of it.
 How many apples can you see in each box?
 Rule 1
 Most words add “s” to make the plural.

 E.g.
 desk → desks
 name → names
 town → towns
 card → cards
 park → parks
 Can you try these?
 pencil cup book month
 tree plant teacher truck
 Rule 2
 For nouns that end in “ch”, “x”, “s” or “s sounds”,
add “es”.

 E.g.
 church → churches
 glass → glasses
 box → boxes
 watch → watches
 Rule 3
 For nouns that end in “f” or “fe”, change “f” to
“v” and add “es”.

 E.g.
 wolf → wolves
 knife → knives
 thief → thieves
 leaf → leaves
 Rule 4
 For nouns that end in “y”, change “y” to “i” and
add “es”.

 E.g.
 puppy → puppies
 baby → babies
 candy → candies
Write the plural forms of the following nouns.
 penny → _________
 scarf → _________
 dish → _________
 peach → _________
 cherry → _________
 wish → _________
 shelf → _________
 fox → _________
 berry → _________
 box → _________
Write the plural forms of the following nouns.
 penny → pennies
 scarf → scarves
 dish → dishes
 peach → peaches
 cherry → cherries
 wish → wishes
 shelf → shelves
 fox → foxes
 berry → berries
 box → boxes