{"id":806,"date":"2022-04-21T09:49:26","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T09:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=806"},"modified":"2025-11-04T10:04:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T10:04:48","slug":"e-aa-1-form-and-use-plurals-review","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-aa-1-form-and-use-plurals-review\/","title":{"rendered":"E- AA.1 Form and use plurals: review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color has-huge-font-size\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Form and use plurals: review<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG3ummgq7o\/H_YKS0OKX1E-jbzp_MM6oA\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAG3ummgq7o&#x2F;H_YKS0OKX1E-jbzp_MM6oA&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAG3ummgq7o&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Design<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-aae0d72b0df05b1a7d05750bd97517d2\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes :<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is a Plural?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Plural<\/strong> means <strong>more than one<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 cat \ud83d\udc31 \u2192 2 cats \ud83d\udc31\ud83d\udc31<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 book \ud83d\udcd6 \u2192 3 books \ud83d\udcd6\ud83d\udcd6\ud83d\udcd6<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Regular Plural Rules \u2705<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Most nouns:<\/strong> add <strong>-s<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>dog \u2192 dogs \ud83d\udc36\ud83d\udc36<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>chair \u2192 chairs \ud83e\ude91\ud83e\ude91<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, sh:<\/strong> add <strong>-es<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>box \u2192 boxes \ud83d\udce6\ud83d\udce6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>brush \u2192 brushes \ud83d\udd8c\ufe0f\ud83d\udd8c\ufe0f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nouns ending in y:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Consonant + y<\/strong> \u2192 change y \u2192 i + <strong>-es<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>baby \u2192 babies \ud83d\udc76\ud83d\udc76<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vowel + y<\/strong> \u2192 just add <strong>-s<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>key \u2192 keys \ud83d\udd11\ud83d\udd11<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nouns ending in f or fe:<\/strong> often change f \u2192 v + <strong>-es<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>leaf \u2192 leaves \ud83c\udf43\ud83c\udf43<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>knife \u2192 knives \ud83d\udd2a\ud83d\udd2a<br><em>(Some just add -s: roof \u2192 roofs \ud83c\udfe0\ud83c\udfe0)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Irregular Plurals \u2757<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Some nouns <strong>don\u2019t follow rules<\/strong>. You have to remember them:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>man \u2192 men \ud83d\udc68\ud83d\udc68<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>woman \u2192 women \ud83d\udc69\ud83d\udc69<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>child \u2192 children \ud83e\uddd2\ud83e\uddd2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>foot \u2192 feet \ud83e\uddb6\ud83e\uddb6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>tooth \u2192 teeth \ud83d\ude01\ud83d\ude01<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mouse \u2192 mice \ud83d\udc2d\ud83d\udc2d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Plurals of Foreign Words \ud83c\udf0d<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Words from Latin or Greek sometimes change differently:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>cactus \u2192 cacti \ud83c\udf35\ud83c\udf35<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>criterion \u2192 criteria \u2705<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>fungus \u2192 fungi \ud83c\udf44\ud83c\udf44<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Use of Plurals in Sentences \u270f\ufe0f<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Always match <strong>plural nouns with plural verbs<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The dogs <strong>are<\/strong> barking \ud83d\udc36\ud83d\udc36.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The children <strong>play<\/strong> in the park \ud83e\uddd2\ud83e\uddd2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Some nouns are always plural<\/strong>:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>scissors \u2702\ufe0f, pants \ud83d\udc56, glasses \ud83d\udc53<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: <em>The scissors <strong>are<\/strong> on the table.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Common Mistakes to Avoid \u274c<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adding <strong>-s<\/strong> to uncountable nouns: <em>wrong:<\/em> <em>furnitures<\/em> \u2705 correct: <em>furniture<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Using singular verb with plural noun: <em>wrong:<\/em> <em>The cats is cute<\/em> \u2705 correct: <em>The cats are cute<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Forgetting irregular plurals: <em>wrong:<\/em> <em>childs<\/em> \u2705 correct: <em>children<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quick Tips \ud83d\udca1<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If a noun is <strong>countable<\/strong>, it can have a plural form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If a noun is <strong>uncountable<\/strong>, it usually doesn\u2019t have a plural.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Memorize <strong>irregular plurals<\/strong> \u2013 they appear a lot in writing &amp; reading.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!\u2712\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/98362\/641\/675\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-207.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-207.png 500w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-207-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-207-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/98364\/217\/278\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-213.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-213.png 500w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-213-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/8thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-2-213-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Form and use plurals: review Design by Delta publications Key Notes : What is a Plural? 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