Числа в нашей жизни

Singular and plural forms

Author:dudina elena

1. Ending –s

Pronunciation

[Z]

[S]

-Voiced consonants

ba gs

-Voiceless consonants

-Vowel

ca ts

sol os

bal ls

mon ths

son gs

chell os

ga ps

-Vowel + r

do ors

baza ars

• To make the plural of most nouns we adds –s
• dog – dog s
• flower – flower s
• house – house s

2. Ending –es

Pronunciation

• If the noun ends in –s, -sh, -ch, -z, -x, we adds –es.
• box – boxes
• bush – bushes
• waltz – waltzes

– e s

cakes, clothes, lakes , eyes clothes [kloʊðz] cakes [ keɪks]

– es - [-iz]:

[z], [dʒ], [s], [ʃ], [tʃ], [ks]

classes, dishes, noises

3. Ending –ies

• Noun ends in a consonant + -y
• lad y lad ies
• bab y bab ies
• cand y cand ies
• BUT!!!
• Noun ends in a vowel + -y
• boy boies boys

4. If the noun ends in –f and –fe …

• life – li ves
• wolf – wol ves
• shelf – shel ves

5. Irregular nouns

6. If the noun ends in –o

Ending –es

Ending –s

echo – echoes

– es and–s

auto - autos

hero – heroes

photo - photos

memento – mementoes, mementos

potato - potatoes

radio - radios

zero – zeroes, zeros

tornado – tornadoes, tornados