Plurals are quite easy to understand. In English 1 is a singular and more than 1 is plural. To put it easy you add -s to the end of a singular form to create the plural. However, it is not always that easy, as there are several exceptions.
In this post I would like to present this simple grammar in a mind map, two mnemonics and two games.
I hope you will find this post useful.
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Plurals – mind map
To remember the irregular plural here is a simple and short story to help.
Three men and women have six children. It is a lot of people.
Then the students should decide whether they need to add -es. -es is added if the singular ends with x, s, z or h (this rule is simplified. The singular must not end with -ath, but there are no words at elementary level with this ending.) To remember the letters here is a simple mnemonic:
haz six (do not worry if your students change it to haz sex. In fact, they will remember this much better).
Plurals – mind map
The first one is called reaction and you should type the singular form of the noun and then click on the frog as soon as it appears.
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The second game is a quizz. Type the plurals and if you pass the test you will get a chance to play a car race. The aim of the game is to get to the end.
Plurals – Car raceCategory: Elementary, English games, Grammar
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