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LONGMAN ENGLISH GRAMMAR PRACTICE

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2 Nouns2.5 Number (singular and plural) (1)2.5A Nouns with plurals ending in -s or -es: 'friends', 'matches' [> LEG 2.20,2.21]Study:01 We add -s to form the plural of most nouns.We pronounce -s as /s/ after these sounds: /f/ chiefs; /к/ cakes; /р/ taps; Д/ pets; /6/ months.We pronounce -s as /z/ after these sounds: /Ь/ verbs; /d/ friends; /g/ bags; /1/ bells; /m/ names;/п/ lessons; /V songs; vowel (a, e, i, o, u) + s: eyes, or vowel sound + r: chairs.2 We add -es after nouns ending in -o: potato - potatoes; -s: class - classes;-x: box - boxes; -ch: match - matches; -sh: dish - dishes.We do not pronounce e in plurals like: cakes, clothes, tables, names, eyes.We pronounce the plural as /iz/ after these sounds:/z/: noises;/d^/: oranges;/s/: buses;/J/: dishes; /tJ/: matches; /ks/: boxes.Write:Write the plurals of these nouns in the columns below to show their pronunciation.address, beach, bottle, cinema, clock, guitar, hotel, island, lake, light, month, office, park, piece,smile, space, tape, village.M /z/ /iz/1 7 ¿ОШ^. 132 8 ,.: ....:..:.:.... .14 v...« ;3 : 9 154 10 165 11 176 12 182.5BStudy:[**]Nouns with plurals ending in -s or -es: 'countries', 'knives'[> LEG 2.20, 2.23, 2.36]1 Consonant (b, c, d, etc.) + -y becomes -ies: country/countries, strawberry/strawberries.2 Vowel (a, e, о and u) + -y adds an -s: days, keys, boys, guys.Proper nouns (names spelt with a capital letter) ending in -yjust add an -s:Have you met the Kennedys? The last four Januarys have been very cold.3 We change the ending -f or -fe into -ves in the plural with the following nouns:calf/calves, half/halves, knife/knives, leaf/leaves, life/lives, loaf/loaves, self/selves,sheaf/sheaves, shelf/shelves, thief/thieves, wife/wives and wolf/wolves.4 We add -s or -ves to: hoof- hoofs/hooves, scarf - scarfs/scarves.5 We just add -sto: handkerchief/handkerchiefs, roof/roofs.Write:Rewrite these sentences in the plural making necessary changes.1 This cherry is very sweet. 4 The leaf is turning yellow.çfàttiM.. СИЪ.2 I've lost my key. 5 The roof has been damaged.3 This knife is blunt. 6 We have a Henry in our family.We have three34

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