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2G PLURALS AND DEMONSTRATIVE

PRONOUNS

OTHER PLURAL FORMS

Nouns ending in a CONSONANT +Y

we eliminate the Y and add IES

Nouns ending in a

VOWEL + Y, we

add S

Nouns ending in F or FE, we

eliminate the F or FE and add

VES

babybabies universityuniversities

partyparties ladyladies

boyboys keykeys daydays toytoys

leafleaves knifeknives wolfwolves wifewives

Exercise I. Transform the following nouns into plural form.

1. Butterfly _______________

2. Toy ___________________

3. Baby __________________

4. Nanny _________________

5. Leaf ___________________

6. Country ________________

7. Life ___________________

8. Strawberry _____________

9. Wolf __________________

10. Lady ___________________

11. Knife __________________

12. City ___________________

13. Boy ___________________

14. Library _________________

15. Raspberry _______________

16. Key ____________________

17. Thief ___________________

18. Shelf ___________________

19. Calf ____________________

20. Half ___________________

Exercise II. Transform the following nouns from plural to singular. Use all of the

plural rules.

1. Spoons _______________

2. Saucepans _____________

3. Cows _________________

4. Wives ________________

5. Countries ______________

6. Toys __________________

7. Horses ________________

8. Cats __________________

9. Rings _________________

10. Knives ________________

11. Cities ____________________

12. Boys _____________________

13. Leaves ___________________

14. Raspberries ________________

15. Keys _____________________

16. Bushes ___________________

17. Shelves __________________

18. Calves____________________

19. Hamburguers______________

20. Trees _____________________

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Demonstrative Pronouns

This, that, these, and those are the demonstrative pronouns. These pronouns are

used to replace specific people or things that have been previously mentioned.

Exercise III. Change the following sentences into plural.

Example. This is an apple. These are apples. That is a house. Those are houses.

1. This is a ring ___________________________________________

2. That is a necklace _______________________________________

3. This is a dog ___________________________________________

4. That is a cow __________________________________________

5. This is a pig ___________________________________________

6. That is a flower _________________________________________

7. That is a plant __________________________________________

8. This is an orange _______________________________________

9. This is an apple ________________________________________

10. That is a banana ________________________________________

Exercise IV. Change the following sentences into singular.

Example. These are oranges. This is an orange. Those are cars. That is a car.

1. These are bracelets ______________________________________

2. Those are dogs _________________________________________

3. These are pigs _________________________________________

4. Those are cows ________________________________________

5. These are birds _________________________________________

6. Those are oranges ______________________________________

7. These are peaches ______________________________________

8. Those are glasses _______________________________________

9. These are plates ________________________________________

10. Those are houses________________________________________